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The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A RomanceLucas Malet

The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance

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Original author: Lucas Malet

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"The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance" by Lucas Malet is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set against the backdrop of a family lineage and revolves around the experiences of Sir Richard Calmady, exploring themes of love, social relations, and the legacies of family history." "The opening of the story introduces the setting of Brockhurst, a grand estate built by Denzil Calmady, and highlights the beauty of the landscape and the weight of familial legacy. The narrative hints at a family curse affecting the male descendants of Denzil Calmady, suggesting an ominous future for Sir Richard. In a close-up view, we meet Richard and Katherine Calmady amidst a post-wedding celebration, where Katherine reflects on her new life and the urgency of motherhood, setting the stage for deeper exploration of love and destiny intertwined with the family's troubled past."

The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance, by Lucas Malet. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #23784.

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63 Chapters

  1. 1.Book III: La Belle Dame Sans Merci210 words
  2. 2.Book V: Rake's Progress102 words
  3. 3.Book VI: The New Heaven and the New Earth128 words
  4. 4.Chapter I: Acquainting the Reader with a Fair Domain and the Maker Thereof2,130 words
  5. 5.Chapter II4,762 words
  6. 6.Chapter III: Touching Matters Clerical and Controversial2,016 words
  7. 7.Chapter IV: Raising Problems Which It Is the Purpose of This History to Resolve3,511 words
  8. 8.Chapter V: In Which Julius March Beholds the Vision of the New Life3,910 words
  9. 9.Chapter VI: Accident or Destiny, According to Your Humour4,694 words
  10. 10.Chapter VII: Mrs. William Ormiston Sacrifices a Wine-Glass to Fate4,560 words
  11. 11.Chapter VIII: Enter a Child of Promise2,761 words
  12. 12.Chapter IX: In Which Katherine Calmady Looks on Her Son2,792 words
  13. 13.Chapter X: The Birds of the Air Take Their Breakfast3,298 words
  14. 14.Chapter I: Recording Some Aspects of a Small Pilgrim's Progress4,414 words
  15. 15.Chapter II4,961 words
  16. 16.Chapter III: Concerning That Which, Thank God, Happens Almost Every Day4,027 words
  17. 17.Chapter IV: Which Smells Very Vilely of the Stable4,493 words
  18. 18.Chapter V3,091 words
  19. 19.Chapter VI: Dealing with a Physician of the Body and a Physician of the Soul3,920 words
  20. 20.Chapter VII: An Attempt to Make the Best of It3,548 words
  21. 21.Chapter VIII: Telling, Incidentally, of a Broken-Down Postboy and a Country Fair4,136 words
  22. 22.Chapter I: In Which Our Hero's World Grows Sensibly Wider2,077 words
  23. 23.Chapter II3,341 words
  24. 24.Chapter III: In Which Richard Confirms One Judgment and Reverses Another3,037 words
  25. 25.Chapter IV: Julius March Bears Testimony4,578 words
  26. 26.Chapter V: Telling How Queen Mary's Crystal Ball Came to Fall on the Gallery Floor6,159 words
  27. 27.Chapter VI3,216 words
  28. 28.Chapter VII4,381 words
  29. 29.Chapter VIII: Richard Puts His Hand to a Plough From Which There Is No Turning Back4,363 words
  30. 30.Chapter IX: Which Touches Incidentally on Matters of Finance6,074 words
  31. 31.Chapter X: Mr. Ludovic Quayle Among the Prophets3,462 words
  32. 32.Chapter XI: Containing Samples Both of Earthly and Heavenly Love4,453 words
  1. 33.Chapter I: Lady Louisa Barking Traces the Finger of Providence4,322 words
  2. 34.Chapter II: Telling How Vanity Fair Made Acquaintance with Richard Calmady3,704 words
  3. 35.Chapter III: In Which Katherine Tries to Nail Up the Weatherglass to Set Fair5,039 words
  4. 36.Chapter IV: A Lesson Upon the Eleventh Commandment--"parents Obey Your Children"4,822 words
  5. 37.Chapter V: Iphigenia4,545 words
  6. 38.Chapter VI: In Which Honoria St. Quentin Takes the Field4,610 words
  7. 39.Chapter VII4,286 words
  8. 40.Chapter VIII: A Manifestation of the Spirit4,260 words
  9. 41.Chapter IX: In Which Dickie Shakes Hands with the Devil7,370 words
  10. 42.Chapter I4,533 words
  11. 43.Chapter II: Wherein Time Is Discovered to Have Worked Changes3,533 words
  12. 44.Chapter III: Helen De Vallorbes Apprehends Vexatious Complications3,009 words
  13. 45.Chapter IV: "mater Admirabilis"3,040 words
  14. 46.Chapter V: Exit Camp4,986 words
  15. 47.Chapter VI3,892 words
  16. 48.Chapter VII: Splendide Mendax3,950 words
  17. 49.Chapter VIII: In Which Helen De Vallorbes Learns Her Rival's Name5,990 words
  18. 50.Chapter IX: Concerning That Daughter of Cupid and Psyche Whom Men Call Voluptas1,648 words
  19. 51.Chapter X: The Abomination of Desolation5,903 words
  20. 52.Chapter XI: In Which Dickie Goes to the End of the World and Looks Over the Wall6,436 words
  21. 53.Chapter I: In Which Miss St. Quentin Bears Witness to the Faith That Is in Her3,963 words
  22. 54.Chapter II: Telling How, Once Again, Katherine Calmady Looked on Her Son3,992 words
  23. 55.Chapter III: Concerning a Spirit in Prison3,444 words
  24. 56.Chapter IV: Dealing with Matters of Hearsay and Matters of Sport4,449 words
  25. 57.Chapter V: Telling How Dickie Came to Untie a Certain Tag of Rusty, Black Ribbon4,683 words
  26. 58.Chapter VI: A Litany of the Sacred Heart4,435 words
  27. 59.Chapter VII: Wherein Two Enemies Are Seen to Cry Quits6,264 words
  28. 60.Chapter VIII3,861 words
  29. 61.Chapter IX6,026 words
  30. 62.Chapter X9,478 words
  31. 63.Chapter XI: In Which Richard Calmady Bids the Long-Suffering Reader Farewell3,051 words