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Diana of the Crossways — CompleteGeorge Meredith

Diana of the Crossways — Complete

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Original author: George Meredith

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"Diana of the Crossways — Complete" by George Meredith is a novel published in 1885, based on the life of socialite and writer Caroline Norton. Beautiful, intelligent, and hotheaded Diana Warwick becomes entangled in both political and social scandal. Her efforts to advance her husband's career through befriending a Cabinet Minister lead to alienation and public disgrace. Attempting to live independently through writing, Diana finds her involvement in politics brings personal and public ruin. Can she navigate a society that demands women remain passive?

Diana of the Crossways — Complete, by George Meredith. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #4470.

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47 Chapters

  1. 1.Book 161 words
  2. 2.Book 288 words
  3. 3.Book 371 words
  4. 4.Book 5130 words
  5. 5.Chapter I: Of Diaries and Diarists Touching the Heroine6,130 words
  6. 6.Chapter II: AN IRISH BALL. In the Assembly Rooms of the capital city of3,911 words
  7. 7.Chapter III: The Interior of Mr. Redworth, and the Exterior of Mr3,025 words
  8. 8.Chapter IV: Containing Hints of Diana's Experiences and of What They Led4,630 words
  9. 9.Chapter V: Concerning the Scrupulous Gentleman Who Came Too Late3,231 words
  10. 10.Chapter VI: The Couple3,163 words
  11. 11.Chapter VII: The Crisis2,944 words
  12. 12.Chapter VIII: In Which Is Exhibited How a Practical Man and a Divining4,706 words
  13. 13.Chapter IX: Shows How a Position of Delicacy for a Lady and Gentleman2,909 words
  14. 14.Chapter X: The Conflict of the Night1,451 words
  15. 15.Chapter XI: Recounts the Journey in a Chariot, with a Certain Amount of2,488 words
  16. 16.Chapter XII: Between Emma and Diana2,281 words
  17. 17.Chapter XIII: Touching the First Days of Her Probation3,270 words
  18. 18.Chapter XIV: Giving Glimpses of Diana Under Her Cloud Before the World4,942 words
  19. 19.Chapter XV: Introduces the Hon. Percy Dacier4,037 words
  20. 20.Chapter XVI: Treats of a Midnight Bell, and of a Scene of Early Morning5,134 words
  21. 21.Chapter XVII: 'the Princess Egeria'3,448 words
  22. 22.Chapter XVIII: The Authoress3,203 words
  23. 23.Chapter XIX: A Drive in Sunlight and a Drive in Moonlight3,567 words
  24. 24.Chapter XX: Diana a Night-Watch in the Chamber of Death2,677 words
  1. 25.Chapter XXI: 'the Young Minister of State'4,249 words
  2. 26.Chapter XXII: Between Diana and Dacier: the Wind East Over Bleak Land2,973 words
  3. 27.Chapter XXIII: Records a Visit to Diana From One of the World's Good3,438 words
  4. 28.Chapter XXIV: Indicates a Soul Prepared for Desperation2,072 words
  5. 29.Chapter XXV: Once More the Crossways and a Change of Turnings3,289 words
  6. 30.Chapter XXVI: In Which a Disappointed Lover Receives a Multitude of4,822 words
  7. 31.Chapter XXVII: Contains Matter for Subsequent Explosion4,980 words
  8. 32.Chapter XXVIII: Dialogue Round the Subject of a Portrait, with Some4,454 words
  9. 33.Chapter XXIX: Shows the Approaches of the Political and the Domestic5,051 words
  10. 34.Chapter XXX: In Which There Is a Taste of a Little Dinner and an2,861 words
  11. 35.Chapter XXXI: A Chapter Containing Great Political News and Therewith an1,632 words
  12. 36.Chapter XXXII: Wherein We Behold a Giddy Turn at the Spectral Crossways2,014 words
  13. 37.Chapter XXXIII: Exhibits the Springing of a Mine in a Newspaper Article2,186 words
  14. 38.Chapter XXXIV: In Which It Is Darkly Seen How the Criminal's Judge May2,316 words
  15. 39.Chapter XXXV: Reveals How the True Heroine of Romance Comes Finally to2,896 words
  16. 40.Chapter XXXVI: Is Conclusive as to the Heartlessness of Women with3,362 words
  17. 41.Chapter XXXVII: An Exhibition of Some Champions of the Stricken Lady3,550 words
  18. 42.Chapter XXXVIII: Convalescence of a Healthy Mind Distraught2,308 words
  19. 43.Chapter XXXIX: Of Nature with One of Her Cultivated Daughters and a4,115 words
  20. 44.Chapter XL: In Which We See Nature Making of a Woman a Maid Again, and3,649 words
  21. 45.Chapter XLI: Contains a Revelation of the Origin of the Tigress in Diana2,883 words
  22. 46.Chapter XLII: The Penultimate: Showing a Final Struggle for Liberty and3,750 words
  23. 47.Chapter XLIII: Nuptial Chapter; and of How a Barely Willing Woman Was5,848 words