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The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable FamilyWilliam Makepeace Thackeray

The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family

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Original author: William Makepeace Thackeray

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"The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family" by William Makepeace Thackeray is a novel published in 1854-1855. The story follows Colonel Thomas Newcome, a virtuous man, and his son Clive, who aspires to become a painter despite family disapproval. Spanning generations and continents, the novel traces the Newcome family's rise to wealth and respectability while exploring themes of marriage for money and social ambition. Set in Victorian England, it offers rich cultural detail of the era.

The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family, by William Makepeace Thackeray. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #7467.

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80 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: The Overture—After which the Curtain rises upon a Drinking Chorus5,108 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: Colonel Newcome’s Wild Oats5,920 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: Colonel Newcome’s Letter-box3,673 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: In which the Author and the Hero resume their Acquaintance3,586 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: Clive’s Uncles7,018 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: Newcome Brothers4,333 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: In which Mr. Clive’s School-days are over3,243 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: Mrs. Newcome at Home (a Small Early Party)6,591 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: Miss Honeyman’s5,871 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: Ethel and her Relations4,882 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: At Mrs. Ridley’s6,277 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII: In which everybody is asked to Dinner3,038 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII: In which Thomas Newcome sings his Last Song2,982 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV: Park Lane4,838 words
  15. 15.Chapter XV: The Old Ladies4,299 words
  16. 16.Chapter XVI: In which Mr. Sherrick lets his House in Fitzroy Square2,473 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVII: A School of Art3,721 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVIII: New Companions2,272 words
  19. 19.Chapter XIX: The Colonel at Home3,288 words
  20. 20.Chapter XX: Contains more Particulars of the Colonel and his Brethren4,199 words
  21. 21.Chapter XXI: Is Sentimental, but Short3,824 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXII: Describes a Visit to Paris; with Accidents and Incidents in London6,096 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXIII: In which we hear a Soprano and a Contralto5,769 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXIV: In which the Newcome Brothers once more meet together in Unity5,994 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXV: Is passed in a Public-house4,998 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXVI: In which Colonel Newcome’s Horses are sold4,653 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXVII: Youth and Sunshine4,014 words
  28. 28.Chapter XXVIII: In which Clive begins to see the World8,678 words
  29. 29.Chapter XXIX: In which Barnes comes a-wooing3,907 words
  30. 30.Chapter XXX: A Retreat6,519 words
  31. 31.Chapter XXXI: Madame la Duchesse5,094 words
  32. 32.Chapter XXXII: Barnes’s Courtship3,508 words
  33. 33.Chapter XXXIII: Lady Kew at the Congress4,071 words
  34. 34.Chapter XXXIV: The End of the Congress of Baden7,785 words
  35. 35.Chapter XXXV: Across the Alps3,763 words
  36. 36.Chapter XXXVI: In which M. de Florac is promoted5,141 words
  37. 37.Chapter XXXVII: Returns to Lord Kew3,020 words
  38. 38.Chapter XXXVIII: In which Lady Kew leaves his Lordship quite convalescent5,217 words
  39. 39.Chapter XXXIX: Amongst the Painters5,727 words
  40. 40.Chapter XL: Returns from Rome to Pall Mall3,638 words
  1. 41.Chapter XLI: An Old Story5,907 words
  2. 42.Chapter XLII: Injured Innocence5,462 words
  3. 43.Chapter XLIII: Returns to some Old Friends4,543 words
  4. 44.Chapter XLIV: In which Mr. Charles Honeyman appears in an Amiable Light5,489 words
  5. 45.Chapter XLV: A Stag of Ten3,143 words
  6. 46.Chapter XLVI: The Hotel de Florac4,820 words
  7. 47.Chapter XLVII: Contains two or three Acts of a Little Comedy7,782 words
  8. 48.Chapter XLVIII: In which Benedick is a Married Man4,188 words
  9. 49.Chapter XLIX: Contains at least six more Courses and two Desserts3,634 words
  10. 50.Chapter L: Clive in New Quarters3,196 words
  11. 51.Chapter LI: An Old Friend3,845 words
  12. 52.Chapter LII: Family Secrets4,684 words
  13. 53.Chapter LIII: In which Kinsmen fall out7,729 words
  14. 54.Chapter LIV: Has a Tragical Ending2,763 words
  15. 55.Chapter LV: Barnes’s Skeleton Closet4,005 words
  16. 56.Chapter LVI: Rosa quo locorum sera moratur3,095 words
  17. 57.Chapter LVII: Rosebury and Newcome8,129 words
  18. 58.Chapter LVIII: “One more Unfortunate”2,925 words
  19. 59.Chapter LIX: In which Achilles loses Briseis8,795 words
  20. 60.Chapter LX: In which we write to the Colonel1,783 words
  21. 61.Chapter LXI: In which we are introduced to a New Newcome2,204 words
  22. 62.Chapter LXII: Mr. and Mrs. Clive Newcome3,762 words
  23. 63.Chapter LXIII: Mrs. Clive at Home3,849 words
  24. 64.Chapter LXIV: Absit Omen2,532 words
  25. 65.Chapter LXV: In which Mrs. Clive comes into her Fortune4,895 words
  26. 66.Chapter LXVI: In which the Colonel and the Newcome Athenæum are both lectured4,231 words
  27. 67.Chapter LXVII: Newcome and Liberty3,090 words
  28. 68.Chapter LXVIII: A Letter and a Reconciliation2,544 words
  29. 69.Chapter LXIX: The Election5,151 words
  30. 70.Chapter LXX: Chiltern Hundreds2,978 words
  31. 71.Chapter LXXI: In which Mrs. Clive Newcome’s Carriage is ordered4,654 words
  32. 72.Chapter LXXII: Belisarius3,161 words
  33. 73.Chapter LXXIII: In which Belisarius returns from Exile3,777 words
  34. 74.Chapter LXXIV: In which Clive begins the World4,116 words
  35. 75.Chapter LXXV: Founder’s Day at the Grey Friars4,790 words
  36. 76.Chapter LXXVI: Christmas at Rosebury3,238 words
  37. 77.Chapter LXXVII: The Shortest and Happiest in the Whole History1,040 words
  38. 78.Chapter LXXVIII: In which the Author goes on a Pleasant Errand3,522 words
  39. 79.Chapter LXXIX: In which Old Friends come together5,065 words
  40. 80.Chapter LXXX: In which the Colonel says “Adsum” when his Name is called4,626 words