John Caldigate
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About This Book
John Caldigate (1879) possesses in abundance the virtues of Trollope's an engrossing story told by a worldly-wise, kindly, fair-minded narrator, and a tale strong on what Trollope claimed as the leading feature of his novels, "real" characters. But John Caldigate has some strikingand distinctive calls on the reader's Australian gold-mining scenes, the prominence given to matters of law and a criminal trial, and the stronger than usual attack on religious fanaticism. Moreover, the main character is accused of and standing trial for bigamy on the testimony of hisformer mistress.
Chapters (130)
- John Caldigate
- Anthony Trollope
- Chapter I
- Folking
- Chapter II.
- Puritan Grange
- Chapter III.
- Daniel Caldigate
- Chapter IV.
- The Shands
- Chapter V.
- The Goldfinder
- Chapter VI.
- Mrs. Smith
- Chapter VII.
- The Three Attempts
- Chapter VIII.
- Reaching Melbourne
- Chapter IX.
- Nobble
- Chapter X.
- Polyeuka Hall
- Chapter XI.
- Ahalala
- Chapter XII.
- Mademoiselle Cettini
- Chapter XIII.
- Coming Back
- Chapter XIV.
- Again at Home
- Chapter XV.
- Again At Pollington
- Chapter XVI.
- Again at Babington
- Chapter XVII.
- Again at Puritan Grange
- Chapter XVIII.
- Robert Bolton
- Chapter XIX.
- Men Are So Wicked
- Chapter XX.
- Hester's Courage
- Chapter XXI.
- The Wedding
- Chapter XXII
- As To Touching Pitch
- Chapter XXIII.
- The New Heir
- Chapter XXIV.
- News from the Gold Mines
- Chapter XXV.
- The Baby's Sponsors
- Chapter XXVI.
- A Stranger in Cambridge
- Chapter XXVII.
- The Christening
- Chapter XXVIII.
- Tom Crinkett at Folking
- Chapter XXIX.
- 'Just by Telling Me that I Am'
- Chapter XXX.
- The Conclave at Puritan Grange
- Chapter XXXI.
- Hester Is Lured Back
- Chapter XXXII.
- The Babington Wedding
- Chapter XXXIII.
- Persuasion
- Chapter XXXIV.
- Violence
- Chapter XXXV.
- In Prison
- Chapter XXXVI.
- The Escape
- Chapter XXXVII.
- Again at Folking
- Chapter XXXVIII.
- Bollum
- Chapter XXXIX.
- Restitution
- Chapter XL.
- Waiting For The Trial
- Chapter XLI
- The First Day
- Chapter XLII.
- The Second Day
- Chapter XLIII.
- The Last Day
- Chapter XLIV.
- After the Verdict
- Chapter XLV.
- The Boltons Are Much Troubled
- Chapter XLVI.
- Burning Words
- Chapter XLVII.
- Curlydown and Bagwax
- Chapter XLVIII.
- Sir John Joram's Chambers
- Chapter XLIX.
- All the Shands
- Chapter L.
- Again at Sir John's Chambers
- Chapter LI.
- Dick Shand Goes To Cambridgeshire
- Chapter LII.
- The Fortunes of Bagwax
- Chapter LIII.
- Sir John Backs His Opinion
- Chapter LIV.
- Judge Bramber
- Chapter LV.
- How the Conspirators Throve
- Chapter LVI.
- The Boltons Are Very Firm
- Chapter LVII.
- Squire Caldigate at the Home Office
- Chapter LVIII.
- Mr. Smirkie Is Ill-used
- Chapter LIX.
- How The Big-Wigs Doubted
- Chapter LX.
- How Mrs. Bolton Was Nearly Conquered
- Chapter LXI.
- The News Reaches Cambridge
- Chapter LXII.
- John Caldigate's Return
- Chapter LXIII.
- How Mrs. Bolton Was Quite Conquered
- Chapter LXIV.
- Conclusion
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