Diana of the Crossways
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| Diana of the Crossways is a novel by George Meredith which was published in 1885. It is an account of an intelligent and forceful woman trapped in a miserable marriage and was prompted by Meredith's friendship with society beauty and author Caroline Norton. — Excerpted from Diana of the Crossways on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. |
DIANA OF THE CROSSWAYS
By George Meredith
1897
Contents [edit]
BOOK 1.
- Chapter 1: Of Diaries And Diarists Touching The Heroine
- Chapter 2: An Irish Ball
- Chapter 3: The Interior Of Mr. Redworth And The Exterior Of Mr. Sullivan Smith
- Chapter 4: Containing Hints Of Diana's Experiences And Of What They Led To
- Chapter 5: Concerning The Scrupulous Gentleman Who Came Too Late
- Chapter 6: The Couple
- Chapter 7: The Crisis
- Chapter 8: In Which Is Exhibited How A Practical Man And A Divining Woman Learn To Respect One Another
BOOK 2.
- Chapter 9: Shows How A Position Of Delicacy For A Lady And Gentleman Was Met In Simple Fashion Without Hurt To Either.
- Chapter 10: The Conflict Of The Night
- Chapter 11: Recounts The Journey In A Chariot, With A Certain Amount Of Dialogue, And A Small Incident On The Road
- Chapter 12: Between Emma And Diana
- Chapter 13: Touching The First Days Of Her Probation
- Chapter 14: Giving Glimpses Of Diana Under Her Cloud Before The World And Of Her Further Apprenticeship
- Chapter 15: Introduces The Hon. Percy Dacier
- Chapter 16: Treats Of A Midnight Bell, And Of A Scene Of Early Morning
- Chapter 17: The Princess Egeria
BOOK 3.
- Chapter 18: The Authoress
- Chapter 19: A Drive In Sunlight And A Drive In Moonlight
- Chapter 20: Diana's Night-WATCH In The Chamber Of Death
- Chapter 21: The Young Minister Of State
- Chapter 22: Between Diana And Dacier : The Wind East Over Bleak Land
- Chapter 23: Records A Visit To Diana From One Of The World's Good Women
- Chapter 24: Indicates A Soul Prepared For Desperation
- Chapter 25: Once More The Crossways And A Change Of Turnings
- Chapter 26: In Which A Disappointed Lover Receives A Multitude Of Lessons
BOOK 4.
- Chapter 27: Contains Matter For Subsequent Explosion
- Chapter 28: Dialogue Round The Subject Of A Portrait, With Some Indications Of The Task For Diana
- Chapter 29: Shows The Approaches Of The Political And The Domestic Crisis In Company
- Chapter 30: In Which There Is A Taste Of A Little Dinner And An Aftertaste
- Chapter 31: A Chapter Containing Great Political News And Therewith An Intrusion Of The Love-GOD
- Chapter 32: Wherein We Behold A Giddy Turn At The Spectral Crossways
- Chapter 33: Exhibits The Springing Of A Mine In A Newspaper Article
- Chapter 34: In Which It Is Darkly Seen How The Criminal's Judge May Be Love's Criminal
- Chapter 35: Reveals How The True Heroine Of Romance Comes Finally To Her, Time Of Triumph
BOOK 5.
- Chapter 36: Is Conclusive As To The Heartlessness Of Women With Brains
- Chapter 37: An Exhibition Of Some Champions Of The Stricken Lady
- Chapter 38: Convalescence Of A Healthy Mind Distraught
- Chapter 39: Of Nature With One Of Her Cultivated Daughters And A Short Excursion In Anti-CLIMAX
- Chapter 40: In Which We See Nature Making Of A Woman A Maid Again, And A Thrice Whimsical
- Chapter 41: Contains A Revelation Of The Origin Of The Tigress In Diana
- Chapter 42: The Penultimate : Showing A Final Struggle For Liberty And Run Into Harness
- Chapter 43: Nuptial Chapter: And Of How A Barely Willing Woman Was Led To Bloom With Nuptial Sentiment
- A lady of high distinction for wit and beauty the daughter of an illustrious Irish House, came under the shadow of a calumny. It has latterly been examined and exposed as baseless. The story of Diana of the Crossways is to be read as fiction.
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This work published before January 1, 1923 is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. |
