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A husband, a wife, and the governess in the house — and then the divorce court, where English law of 1886 hands the child to whichever parent society decides is respectable. Collins invented the detective novel with The Moonstone and spent his last years in laudanum and two households; this late novel is a straight attack on the custody law, and the woman who has done nothing wrong is punished most efficiently of all. Fifty-seven plates, from Richard Redgrave and James Tissot among others, picture the domestic interiors, partings and homely scenes that this story of a broken household turns against itself.
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- Cover
- Copyright
- Miss Westerfield’s Education. 1.—The Trial
- 2.—The Sentence
- 3.—The Letter
- 4.—The Garret
- 5.—The Landlord
- 6.—The Brute
- 7.—The Cipher
- 8.—The Diamonds
- 9.—The Mother
- 10.—The School
- Chapter I. Mrs. Presty Presents Herself
- Chapter II. The Governess Enters
- Chapter III. Mrs. Presty Changes Her Mind
- Chapter IV. Randal Receives His Correspondence
- Chapter V. Randal Writes to New York
- Chapter VI. Sydney Teaches
- Chapter VII. Sydney Suffers
- Chapter VIII. Mrs. Presty Makes a Discovery
- Chapter IX. Somebody Attends to the Door
- Chapter X. Kitty Mentions Her Birthday
- Chapter XI. Linley Asserts His Authority
- Chapter XII. Two of Them Sleep Badly
- Chapter XIII. Kitty Keeps Her Birthday
- Chapter XIV. Kitty Feels the Heartache
- Second Book. Chapter XV. The Doctor
- Chapter XVI. The Child
- Chapter XVII. The Husband
- Chapter XVIII. The Nursemaid
- Chapter XIX. The Captain
- Chapter XX. The Mother-In-Law
- Chapter XXI. The Governess
- Third Book. Chapter XXII. Retrospect
- Chapter XXIII. Separation
- Chapter XXIV. Hostility
- Chapter XXV. Consultation
- Chapter XXVI. Decision
- Chapter XXVII. Resolution
- Fourth Book. Chapter XXVIII. Mr. Randal Linley
- Chapter XXIX. Mr. Sarrazin
- Chapter XXX. The Lord President
- Chapter XXXI. Mr. Herbert Linley
- Chapter XXXII. Miss Westerfield
- Chapter XXXIII. Mrs. Romsey
- Chapter XXXIV. Mrs. Presty
- Chapter XXXV. Captain Bennydeck
- Chapter XXXVI. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
- Chapter XXXVII. Mrs. Norman
- Fifth Book. Chapter XXXVIII. Hear the Lawyer
- Chapter XXXIX. Listen to Reason
- Chapter XL. Keep Your Temper
- Chapter XLI. Make the Best of It
- Chapter XLII. Try to Excuse Her
- Chapter XLIII. Know Your Own Mind
- Chapter XLIV. Think of Consequences
- Chapter XLV. Love Your Enemies
- Chapter XLVI. Nil Desperandum
- Chapter XLVII. Better Do It Than Wish It Done
- Chapter XLVIII. Be Careful!
- Chapter XLIX. Keep the Secret
- Chapter L. Forgiveness to the Injured Doth Belong
- Chapter LI. Dum Spiro, Spero
- Chapter LII. L’homme Propose, Et Dieu Dispose
- Chapter LIII. The Largest Nature, the Longest Love
- Chapter LIV. Let Bygones Be Bygones
- Chapter LV. Leave It to the Child
- 1.—The Lawyer’s Apology
- 2.—The Lawyer’s Defense
- 3.—The Lawyer’s Last Word
- About the Author
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