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The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance

by Lucas Malet (1852–1931)

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  • 66 chapters
  • Reading level: 7th grade

"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."

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  • People with disabilities
  • Psychological fiction
  • Cousins
  • Triangles (Interpersonal relations)
  • Mothers and sons
  • Lesbians

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Book I

THE CLOWN

CHAP. PAGE

I. Acquainting the Reader with a Fair Domain
and the Maker Thereof 1

II. Giving the Very Earliest Information
Obtainable of the Hero of this Book 7

III. Touching Matters Clerical and Controversial 19

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Contents

Show all 66 chapters
  1. Book I
  2. Book II
  3. Book III
  4. Book IV
  5. Book V
  6. Book VI
  7. Book I
  8. Chapter I: Acquainting the Reader with a Fair Domain and the Maker Thereof
  9. Chapter II
  10. Chapter III
  11. Chapter IV: Raising Problems Which It Is the Purpose of This History to Resolve
  12. Chapter V
  13. Chapter VI
  14. Chapter VII
  15. Chapter VIII
  16. Chapter IX
  17. Chapter X
  18. Book II
  19. Chapter I
  20. Chapter II
  21. Chapter III
  22. Chapter IV
  23. Chapter V
  24. Chapter VI: Dealing with a Physician of the Body and a Physician of the Soul
  25. Chapter VII
  26. Chapter VIII: Telling, Incidentally, of a Broken-Down Postboy and a Country Fair
  27. Book III
  28. Chapter I
  29. Chapter II
  30. Chapter III
  31. Chapter IV
  32. Chapter V
  33. Chapter VI
  34. Chapter VII
  35. Chapter VIII: Richard Puts His Hand to a Plough from Which There Is No Turning Back
  36. Chapter IX
  37. Chapter X
  38. Chapter XI
  39. Book IV
  40. Chapter I
  41. Chapter II: Telling How Vanity Fair Made Acquaintance with Richard Calmady
  42. Chapter III: In Which Katherine Tries to Nail Up the Weatherglass to Set Fair
  43. Chapter IV: A Lesson Upon the Eleventh Commandment — "Parents Obey Your Children"
  44. Chapter V
  45. Chapter VI
  46. Chapter VII
  47. Chapter VIII
  48. Chapter IX
  49. Book V
  50. Chapter I
  51. Chapter II
  52. Chapter III
  53. Chapter IV: "Mater Admirabilis"
  54. Chapter V
  55. Chapter VI
  56. Chapter VII
  57. Chapter VIII
  58. Chapter IX: Concerning That Daughter of Cupid and Psyche Whom Men Call Voluptas
  59. Chapter X
  60. Chapter XI: In Which Dickie Goes to the End of the World and Looks Over the Wall
  61. Book VI
  62. Chapter I: In Which Miss St. Quentin Bears Witness to the Faith That Is in Her
  63. Chapter II: Telling How, Once Again, Katherine Calmady Looked on Her Son
  64. Chapter III
  65. Chapter IV
  66. Chapter V: Telling How Dickie Came to Untie a Certain Tag of Rusty, Black Ribbon
  67. Chapter VI
  68. Chapter VII
  69. Chapter VIII
  70. Chapter IX
  71. Chapter X
  72. Chapter XI: In Which Richard Calmady Bids the Long-Suffering Reader Farewell

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This free edition of The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance by Lucas Malet comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #23784, released 2007-12-09. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Romance, Novels, British Literature.

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