Catherine: A StoryWilliam Makepeace Thackeray
Catherine: A Story
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Original author: William Makepeace Thackeray
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"Catherine: A Story" by William Makepeace Thackeray is a novel serialized between 1839 and 1840. Written as a deliberate critique of popular crime fiction that romanticized criminals, Thackeray based his story on Catherine Hayes, a real eighteenth-century woman executed for murdering her husband. His goal was to portray criminals as utterly vile and unredeemable. Yet despite his intentions, Thackeray developed an unexpected sympathy for his heroine, and the novel's rogues emerged as oddly appealing—a result the author considered a failure.
Catherine: A Story, by William Makepeace Thackeray. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #1969.
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14 Chapters
- 1.Chapter I: Introducing to the reader the chief personages of this10,726 words
- 2.Chapter II: In Which Are Depicted the Pleasures of a Sentimental4,287 words
- 3.Chapter III: In Which a Narcotic Is Administered, and a Great Deal of3,633 words
- 4.Chapter IV: In Which Mrs. Catherine Becomes an Honest Woman Again4,170 words
- 5.Chapter V: Contains Mr. Brock's Autobiography, and Other Matters4,594 words
- 6.Chapter VI: Adventures of the Ambassador, Mr. Macshane6,510 words
- 7.Chapter VII: Which Embraces a Period of Seven Years6,622 words
- 8.Chapter VIII: Enumerates the Accomplishments of Master Thomas5,431 words
- 9.Chapter IX: Interview Between Count Galgenstein and Master Thomas3,991 words
- 10.Chapter X: Showing How Galgenstein and Mrs. Cat Recognise Each Other in3,818 words
- 11.Chapter XI: Of Some Domestic Quarrels, and the Consequence Thereof5,213 words
- 12.Chapter XII: Treats of Love, and Prepares for Death1,567 words
- 13.Chapter XIII: Being a Preparation for the End634 words
- 14.Chapter THE LAST4,951 words