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The Cloister and the HearthCharles Reade

The Cloister and the Hearth

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Original author: Charles Reade

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"The Cloister and the Hearth" by Charles Reade is a historical novel published in 1861. Set in 15th-century Europe, it follows Gerard Eliassoen, a young scribe whose journey takes him far from his beloved Margaret. When false news of her death reaches him, Gerard's path leads him toward the Church, setting up a profound conflict between earthly love and religious duty. Based on fragmentary details about Erasmus's parents, this richly detailed tale explores the collision between family devotion and clerical obligation across a vividly rendered medieval landscape.

The Cloister and the Hearth, by Charles Reade. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #1366.

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102 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I4,830 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: “The soup is hot,” said Gerard4,593 words
  3. 3.Chapter III3,286 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV1,819 words
  5. 5.Chapter V420 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI1,072 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII2,912 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII1,822 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX3,384 words
  10. 10.Chapter X4,177 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI1,536 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII1,384 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII1,164 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV1,525 words
  15. 15.Chapter XV784 words
  16. 16.Chapter XVI402 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVII1,295 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVIII285 words
  19. 19.Chapter XIX1,978 words
  20. 20.Chapter XX1,977 words
  21. 21.Chapter XXI574 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXII424 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXIII1,480 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXIV11,141 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXV4,414 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXVI4,310 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXVII2,347 words
  28. 28.Chapter XXVIII1,742 words
  29. 29.Chapter XXIX306 words
  30. 30.Chapter XXX2,075 words
  31. 31.Chapter XXXI1,286 words
  32. 32.Chapter XXXII2,109 words
  33. 33.Chapter XXXIII: They met the landlord in the passage10,684 words
  34. 34.Chapter XXXIV: “Where be the true men?”2,598 words
  35. 35.Chapter XXXV489 words
  36. 36.Chapter XXXVI: “In prison, sir; good lack, for what misdeed?”4,856 words
  37. 37.Chapter XXXVII10,003 words
  38. 38.Chapter XXXVIII3,699 words
  39. 39.Chapter XXXIX2,708 words
  40. 40.Chapter XL4,730 words
  41. 41.Chapter XLI948 words
  42. 42.Chapter XLII3,959 words
  43. 43.Chapter XLIII1,433 words
  44. 44.Chapter XLIV749 words
  45. 45.Chapter XLV1,042 words
  46. 46.Chapter XLVI4,323 words
  47. 47.Chapter XLVII3,418 words
  48. 48.Chapter XLVIII886 words
  49. 49.Chapter XLIX1,840 words
  50. 50.Chapter L6,063 words
  51. 51.Chapter LI946 words
  1. 52.Chapter LI1,288 words
  2. 53.Chapter LIII (1)8,605 words
  3. 54.Chapter LIII (2)8,828 words
  4. 55.Chapter LIII (3)1,008 words
  5. 56.Chapter LIV5,650 words
  6. 57.Chapter LV3,242 words
  7. 58.Chapter LVI2,861 words
  8. 59.Chapter LVII846 words
  9. 60.Chapter LVIII3,275 words
  10. 61.Chapter LIX2,025 words
  11. 62.Chapter LX5,852 words
  12. 63.Chapter LXI5,337 words
  13. 64.Chapter XLII999 words
  14. 65.Chapter LXIII: A dark cloud fell on a noble mind2,920 words
  15. 66.Chapter LXIV975 words
  16. 67.Chapter LXV517 words
  17. 68.Chapter LXVI977 words
  18. 69.Chapter LXVII496 words
  19. 70.Chapter LXVIII709 words
  20. 71.Chapter LXIX1,374 words
  21. 72.Chapter LXX766 words
  22. 73.Chapter LXXI537 words
  23. 74.Chapter LXXII: The Cloister6,296 words
  24. 75.Chapter LXXIII: The Hearth1,454 words
  25. 76.Chapter LXXIV: The Cloister4,092 words
  26. 77.Chapter LXXV1,079 words
  27. 78.Chapter LXXVI: The Hearth1,701 words
  28. 79.Chapter LXXVII2,091 words
  29. 80.Chapter LXXVIII1,895 words
  30. 81.Chapter LXXIX1,101 words
  31. 82.Chapter LXXX: The Cloister1,146 words
  32. 83.Chapter LXXXI: The Hearth633 words
  33. 84.Chapter LXXXII: “Mistress, they all say he is dead.”4,271 words
  34. 85.Chapter LXXXIII: The Hearth1,860 words
  35. 86.Chapter LXXXIV: The Hearth990 words
  36. 87.Chapter LXXXV: The Cloister and the Hearth1,097 words
  37. 88.Chapter LXXXVI: The Cloister and the Hearth1,160 words
  38. 89.Chapter LXXXVII2,408 words
  39. 90.Chapter LXXXVIII1,338 words
  40. 91.Chapter LXXXIX1,216 words
  41. 92.Chapter XC1,449 words
  42. 93.Chapter XCI7,114 words
  43. 94.Chapter XCII3,511 words
  44. 95.Chapter XCIII3,635 words
  45. 96.Chapter XCIV4,283 words
  46. 97.Chapter XCV4,308 words
  47. 98.Chapter XCVI11,355 words
  48. 99.Chapter XCVII490 words
  49. 100.Chapter XCVIII242 words
  50. 101.Chapter XCIX1,891 words
  51. 102.Chapter C641 words