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Lothair

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Original author: Earl of Beaconsfield Benjamin Disraeli

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"Lothair" by Earl of Beaconsfield Benjamin Disraeli is a novel published in 1870. A wealthy young Scottish nobleman finds himself torn between three compelling women, each representing different religious and political allegiances: the Church of England, Roman Catholicism, and revolutionary idealism. His journey takes him from English aristocratic society to the battlefields of Italian unification, and ultimately to Jerusalem's spiritual crossroads. This sensational work sparked "Lothair-mania" across Britain and America, selling thousands of copies within days of publication.

Lothair, by Earl of Beaconsfield Benjamin Disraeli. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #7835.

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  1. 1.Chapter 1: “I remember him a little boy,” said the duchess, “a pretty912 words
  2. 2.Chapter 2: Lothair was the little boy whom the duchess remembered. He was708 words
  3. 3.Chapter 3: Although Lothair was the possessor of as many palaces and683 words
  4. 4.Chapter 4: The breakfast-room at Brentham was very bright. It opened on884 words
  5. 5.Chapter 5: Lord Montairy was passionately devoted to croquet. He1,710 words
  6. 6.Chapter 6: One of the least known squares in London is Hexham Square,1,624 words
  7. 7.Chapter 7: Mr. Giles was a leading partner in the firm of Roundells,1,765 words
  8. 8.Chapter 8: It was a great day for Apollonia; not only to have Lothair at1,933 words
  9. 9.Chapter 9: About the same time that Lothair had repaired to the residence2,290 words
  10. 10.Chapter 10: As the cardinal was regaining his carriage on leaving Mrs917 words
  11. 11.Chapter 11: The Standing Committee of the Holy Alliance of Peoples all1,091 words
  12. 12.Chapter 12: “Did you read that paragraph, mamma?” inquired Lady Corisande1,337 words
  13. 13.Chapter 13: Vauxe, the seat of the St. Jeromes, was the finest specimen882 words
  14. 14.Chapter 14: “Now, you know,” said Lady St. Jerome to Lothair in a hushed812 words
  15. 15.Chapter 15: There were Tenebrae on the following days, Maundy Thursday1,138 words
  16. 16.Chapter 16: Lothair began to meditate on two great ideas—the1,009 words
  17. 17.Chapter 17: A few days before Lothair’s visit was to terminate, the1,478 words
  18. 18.Chapter 18: Lothair returned to town excited and agitated. He felt that1,686 words
  19. 19.Chapter 19: It seemed that the duchess and Lady St. Jerome were intimate,603 words
  20. 20.Chapter 20: The duke was one of the few gentlemen in London who lived1,247 words
  21. 21.Chapter 21: One’s life changes in a moment. Half a month ago, Lothair,1,836 words
  22. 22.Chapter 22: Although Lothair was not in the slightest degree shaken in1,223 words
  23. 23.Chapter 23: Lothair’s stables were about three miles from Oxford. They1,004 words
  24. 24.Chapter 24: The Oxford professor, who was the guest of the American1,036 words
  25. 25.Chapter 25: They were in the private gardens at Blenheim. The sun was947 words
  26. 26.Chapter 26: When they had arrived at the hotel, Colonel Campian proposed778 words
  27. 27.Chapter 27: Lothair reached London late in the afternoon. Among the notes2,510 words
  28. 28.Chapter 28: The Fenian adventure furnished the distraction which Lothair4,409 words
  29. 29.Chapter 29: There is something very pleasant in a summer suburban ride2,664 words
  30. 30.Chapter 30: Lothair returned to town in a not altogether satisfactory4,121 words
  31. 31.Chapter 31: “Belmont is the only house I know that is properly lighted,”3,228 words
  32. 32.Chapter 32: When the stranger, who had proved so opportune an ally1,946 words
  33. 33.Chapter 33: “The Goodwood Cup, my lord—the Doncaster. This pair1,678 words
  34. 34.Chapter 34: Lothair had returned home from his last visit to Belmont1,756 words
  35. 35.Chapter 35: Mr. Phoebus had just finished a picture which he had painted1,462 words
  36. 36.Chapter 36: The lodge-gate of Belmont was opening as Lothair one morning1,163 words
  37. 37.Chapter 37: Muriel Tower crowned a wooded steep, part of a wild, and1,520 words
  38. 38.Chapter 38: Yes; Lothair wished to be alone. He had naturally a love1,369 words
  39. 39.Chapter 39: Lothair was quite glad to see Mr. Putney Giles. That1,275 words
  40. 40.Chapter 40: There never was any thing so successful as the arrangements565 words
  41. 41.Chapter 41: The arrival of the guests was arranged with judgment. The1,977 words
  42. 42.Chapter 42: Next day the cardinal, with his secretary and his chaplain,2,559 words
  43. 43.Chapter 43: St. Aldegonde loved to preside over the mysteries of the973 words
  44. 44.Chapter 44: The bishop was particularly playful on the morrow at2,598 words
  45. 45.Chapter 45: Under all this flowing festivity there was already a current2,757 words
  1. 46.Chapter 46: There can be little doubt, generally speaking, that it is2,062 words
  2. 47.Chapter 47: On the morrow, the early celebration in the chapel was1,800 words
  3. 48.Chapter 48: The ball at Muriel which followed the concert on the lake2,859 words
  4. 49.Chapter 49: Mrs. Campian did not appear at luncheon, which was observed1,906 words
  5. 50.Chapter 50: The month of September was considerably advanced when a2,090 words
  6. 51.Chapter 51: The continuous gathering of what, in popular language, were1,635 words
  7. 52.Chapter 52: The life of Lothair had been so strange and exciting since he1,143 words
  8. 53.Chapter 53: During the week that elapsed after the arrival of Theodora at1,494 words
  9. 54.Chapter 54: The “Madre Natura” is the oldest, the most powerful, and the1,679 words
  10. 55.Chapter 55: The open country extending from the Apennines to the very1,017 words
  11. 56.Chapter 56: When they assembled again in the saloon there was an addition1,460 words
  12. 57.Chapter 57: When Captain Muriel and his detachment returned to the camp,1,378 words
  13. 58.Chapter 58: This exaltation of feeling in the camp did not evaporate. All1,336 words
  14. 59.Chapter 59: The troops were rushing through the gates of the city when1,178 words
  15. 60.Chapter 60: It was a November day in Rome, and the sky was as gloomy1,572 words
  16. 61.Chapter 61: When Lothair in some degree regained consciousness, he2,810 words
  17. 62.Chapter 62: This recognition of Rome by Lothair evinced not only a815 words
  18. 63.Chapter 63: Lothair was not destined to meet Clare Arundel alone or only1,531 words
  19. 64.Chapter 64: Although the reception of Lothair by his old friends and by2,313 words
  20. 65.Chapter 65: Lady St. Jerome was much interested in the accounts which the949 words
  21. 66.Chapter 66: The Jesuit church of St. George of Cappadocia was situate in1,162 words
  22. 67.Chapter 67: The Princess Tarpeia-Cinque Cento gave an entertainment in2,434 words
  23. 68.Chapter 68: It is proverbial to what drowning men will cling. Lothair, in1,372 words
  24. 69.Chapter 69: It was the darkest hour in Lothair’s life. He had become1,876 words
  25. 70.Chapter 70: “They have overdone it, Gertrude, with Lothair,” said Lord1,108 words
  26. 71.Chapter 71: The terrace of the Villa Catalano, with its orange and palm1,774 words
  27. 72.Chapter 72: Phoebus, in his steam-yacht Pan, of considerable1,436 words
  28. 73.Chapter 73: Mr. Phoebus pursued a life in his island partly feudal,1,802 words
  29. 74.Chapter 74: Very shortly after his arrival at Malta, Mr. Phoebus had928 words
  30. 75.Chapter 75: The Prince Agathonides seemed quite to monopolize the973 words
  31. 76.Chapter 76: Time, which changes every thing, is changing even the2,718 words
  32. 77.Chapter 77: There are few things finer than the morning view of Jerusalem2,077 words
  33. 78.Chapter 78: Time passed very agreeably to St. Aldegonde and Bertram at1,513 words
  34. 79.Chapter 79: Lothair was delighted with Galilee, and particularly with the1,488 words
  35. 80.Chapter 80: Mrs. Putney Giles, in full toilet, was standing before the1,412 words
  36. 81.Chapter 81: It was the first night that Lothair had slept in his own1,627 words
  37. 82.Chapter 82: Lothair was breakfasting alone on the morrow, when his2,935 words
  38. 83.Chapter 83: On the morning of the very Saturday on which Lothair was2,133 words
  39. 84.Chapter 84: They breakfasted at Vauxe, in the long gallery. It was always1,877 words
  40. 85.Chapter 85: They say there is a skeleton in every house; it may be1,754 words
  41. 86.Chapter 86: The world goes on with its aching hearts and its smiling1,582 words
  42. 87.Chapter 87: A day or two after this adventure of the crucifix, Lothair1,443 words
  43. 88.Chapter 88: It was August, and town was thinning fast. Parliament still1,259 words
  44. 89.Chapter 89: Lothair, who was very sensible to the charms of Nature, found2,958 words