The Little Minister
by J. M. Barrie
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About This Book
The Little Ministeris set in Thrums, a Scottish weaving village based on Barrie’s birthplace, and concerns Gavin Dishart, a young impoverished minister with his first congregation. The weavers he serves soon riot in protest against reductions in their wages and harsh working conditions.
Chapters (48)
- The Little Minister
- CONTENTS
- NOTE
- Chapter One. THE LOVE-LIGHT.
- Chapter Two. RUNS ALONGSIDE THE MAKING OF A MINISTER.
- Chapter Three. THE NIGHT-WATCHERS.
- Chapter Four. FIRST COMING OF THE EGYPTIAN WOMAN.
- Chapter Five. A WARLIKE CHAPTER, CULMINATING IN THE FLOUTING OF THE MINISTER BY THE WOMAN.
- Chapter Six. IN WHICH THE SOLDIERS MEET THE AMAZONS OF THRUMS.
- Chapter Seven. HAS THE FOLLY OF LOOKING INTO A WOMAN’S EYES BY WAY OF TEXT.
- Chapter Eight. 3 A.M.—MONSTROUS AUDACITY OF THE WOMAN.
- Chapter Nine. THE WOMAN CONSIDERED IN ABSENCE—ADVENTURES OF A MILITARY CLOAK.
- Chapter Ten. FIRST SERMON AGAINST WOMEN.
- Chapter Eleven. TELLS IN A WHISPER OF MAN’S FALL DURING THE CURLING SEASON.
- Chapter Twelve. TRAGEDY OF A MUD HOUSE.
- Chapter Thirteen. SECOND COMING OF THE EGYPTIAN WOMAN.
- Chapter Fourteen. THE MINISTER DANCES TO THE WOMAN’S PIPING.
- Chapter Fifteen. THE MINISTER BEWITCHED—SECOND SERMON AGAINST WOMEN.
- Chapter Sixteen. CONTINUED MISBEHAVIOUR OF THE EGYPTIAN WOMAN.
- Chapter Seventeen. INTRUSION OF HAGGART INTO THESE PAGES AGAINST THE AUTHOR’S WISH.
- Chapter Eighteen. CADDAM—LOVE LEADING TO A RUPTURE.
- Chapter Nineteen. CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO THE FIRST SERMON IN APPROVAL OF WOMEN.
- Chapter Twenty. END OF THE STATE OF INDECISION.
- Chapter Twenty-One. NIGHT—MARGARET—FLASHING OF A LANTERN.
- Chapter Twenty-Two. LOVERS.
- Chapter Twenty-Three. CONTAINS A BIRTH, WHICH IS SUFFICIENT FOR ONE CHAPTER.
- Chapter Twenty-Four. THE NEW WORLD, AND THE WOMAN WHO MAY NOT DWELL THEREIN.
- Chapter Twenty-Five. BEGINNING OF THE TWENTY-FOUR HOURS.
- Chapter Twenty-Six. SCENE AT THE SPITTAL.
- Chapter Twenty-Seven. FIRST JOURNEY OF THE DOMINIE TO THRUMS DURING THE TWENTY-FOUR HOURS.
- Chapter Twenty-Eight. THE HILL BEFORE DARKNESS FELL—SCENE OF THE IMPENDING CATASTROPHE.
- Chapter Twenty-Nine. STORY OF THE EGYPTIAN.
- Chapter Thirty. THE MEETING FOR RAIN.
- Chapter Thirty-One. VARIOUS BODIES CONVERGING ON THE HILL.
- Chapter Thirty-Two. LEADING SWIFTLY TO THE APPALLING MARRIAGE.
- Chapter Thirty-Three. WHILE THE TEN O’CLOCK BELL WAS RINGING.
- Chapter Thirty-Four. THE GREAT RAIN.
- Chapter Thirty-Five. THE GLEN AT BREAK OF DAY.
- Chapter Thirty-Six. STORY OF THE DOMINIE.
- Chapter Thirty-Seven. SECOND JOURNEY OF THE DOMINIE TO THRUMS DURING THE TWENTY-FOUR HOURS.
- Chapter Thirty-Eight. THRUMS DURING THE TWENTY-FOUR HOURS—DEFENCE OF THE MANSE.
- Chapter Thirty-Nine. HOW BABBIE SPENT THE NIGHT OF AUGUST FOURTH.
- Chapter Forty. BABBIE AND MARGARET—DEFENCE OF THE MANSE CONTINUED.
- Chapter Forty-One. RINTOUL AND BABBIE—BREAKDOWN OF THE DEFENCE OF THE MANSE.
- Chapter Forty-Two. MARGARET, THE PRECENTOR, AND GOD BETWEEN.
- Chapter Forty-Three. RAIN—MIST—THE JAWS.
- Chapter Forty-Four. END OF THE TWENTY-FOUR HOURS.
- Chapter Forty-Five. TALK OF A LITTLE MAID SINCE GROWN TALL.
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