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Love and Mr. LewishamH. G. Wells

Love and Mr. Lewisham

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Original author: H. G. Wells

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"Love and Mr. Lewisham" by H. G. Wells is a novel published in 1900. An eighteen-year-old teacher falls in love with a young woman, loses his position, and later reunites with her in London while studying science. Their marriage forces him to abandon his dreams of a brilliant career. The story explores the tension between ambition and love, closely mirroring events from Wells's own life as a struggling student and teacher in 1880s England.

Love and Mr. Lewisham, by H. G. Wells. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #11640.

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32 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: Introduces Mr. Lewisham1,927 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: "as the Wind Blows."2,096 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: The Wonderful Discovery1,243 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: Raised Eyebrows1,628 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: Hesitations1,139 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: The Scandalous Ramble2,980 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: The Reckoning2,458 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: The Career Prevails1,690 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: Alice Heydinger1,304 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: In the Gallery of Old Iron976 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: Manifestations2,906 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII: Lewisham Is Unaccountable524 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII: Lewisham Insists1,908 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV: Mr. Lagune's Point of View1,157 words
  15. 15.Chapter XV: Love in the Streets2,123 words
  16. 16.Chapter XVI: Miss Heydinger's Private Thoughts821 words
  1. 17.Chapter XVII: In the Raphael Gallery1,264 words
  2. 18.Chapter XVIII: The Friends of Progress Meet3,004 words
  3. 19.Chapter XIX: Lewisham's Solution1,585 words
  4. 20.Chapter XX: The Career Is Suspended1,979 words
  5. 21.Chapter XXI: Home!522 words
  6. 22.Chapter XXII: Epithalamy1,413 words
  7. 23.Chapter XXIII: Mr. Chaffery at Home5,050 words
  8. 24.Chapter XXIV: The Campaign Opens1,959 words
  9. 25.Chapter XXV: The First Battle3,956 words
  10. 26.Chapter XXVI: The Glamour Fades1,713 words
  11. 27.Chapter XXVII: Concerning a Quarrel3,411 words
  12. 28.Chapter XXVIII: The Coming of the Roses1,919 words
  13. 29.Chapter XXIX: Thorns and Rose Petals2,967 words
  14. 30.Chapter XXX: A Withdrawal2,367 words
  15. 31.Chapter XXXI: In Battersea Park1,737 words
  16. 32.Chapter XXXII: The Crowning Victory1,101 words