George MacDonald

Guild Court

First published
1868
Length
162,000 words, about 12 hours' reading

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A London story of clerks, shopkeepers and the people of a city court.

Contents

  1. Chapter I. The Walk to the Counting-House
  2. Chapter II. The Invalid Mother
  3. Chapter III. Expostulation
  4. Chapter IV. Guild Court
  5. Chapter V. More About Guild Court
  6. Chapter VI. The Morning of Christmas Day
  7. Chapter VII. Poppie
  8. Chapter VIII. Mr. Simon's Attempt
  9. Chapter IX. Business
  10. Chapter X. Mother and Daughter
  11. Chapter XI. Mattie for Poppie
  12. Chapter XII. A Comparison
  13. Chapter XIII. Mattie's Microcosm
  14. Chapter XIV. The Jewess and her Neighbors
  15. Chapter XV. The Two Old Women
  16. Chapter XVI. On the River
  17. Chapter XVII. Captain Boxall's Proposal
  18. Chapter XVIII. The Tempter
  19. Chapter XIX. How Tom Spent the Evening
  20. Chapter XX. How Lucy Spent the Night
  21. Chapter XXI. More Shuffling
  22. Chapter XXII. A Coming Event
  23. Chapter XXIII. Mattie's Illness
  24. Chapter XXIV. Fishing for a Daughter
  25. Chapter XXV. Mr. Fuller
  26. Chapter XXVI. The Ningpo is Lost
  27. Chapter XXVII. Of Useful Odds and Ends
  28. Chapter XXVIII. Mattie in the Country
  29. Chapter XXIX. Poppie in Town
  30. Chapter XXX. Mr. Fuller in his Church
  31. Chapter XXXI. A Dreary One
  32. Chapter XXXII. An Explosion
  33. Chapter XXXIII. Down at Last
  34. Chapter XXXIV. Mrs. Boxall and Mr. Stopper
  35. Chapter XXXV. Mattie Falls and Rises Again
  36. Chapter XXXVI. Business
  37. Chapter XXXVII. Mr. Sargent Labors
  38. Chapter XXXVIII. How Thomas Did and Fared
  39. Chapter XXXIX. Poppie Chooses a Profession
  40. Chapter XL. Thomas's Mother
  41. Chapter XLI. Lucy's New Trouble
  42. Chapter XLII. Mrs. Boxall Finds a Companion in Misfortune
  43. Chapter XLIII. What Thomas Was About
  44. Chapter XLIV. Thomas Returns to London
  45. Chapter XLV. Thomas is Captured
  46. Chapter XLVI. The Confession
  47. Chapter XLVII. Thomas and Mr. Stopper
  48. Chapter XLVIII. Thomas and his Father
  49. Chapter XLIX. Thomas and his Mother
  50. Chapter L. Thomas and Lucy
  51. Chapter LI. Jack of the Ningpo
  52. Chapter LII. Lucy, and Mattie, and Poppie
  53. Chapter LIII. Molken on the Scent
  54. Chapter LIV. Grannie Appeals to Widdles
  55. Chapter LV. Guild Court Again
  56. Chapter LVI. Wound Up or Run Down

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