The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family was written in serial form in 1854- 1855 by the author of such works as Vanity Fair, The Book Of Snobs. It tells the story of a few generations of the Newcome family: their rise to respectability, marriages, love, and the culture in which they lived. The novel teaches the reader what it was like to live in Victorian England - Summary by Stav Nisser
Chapter 1: The Overture—After which the Curtain rises upon a Drinking ChorusChapter 2: Colonel Newcome's Wild OatsChapter 3: Colonel Newcome's Letter-boxChapter 4: In which the Author and the Hero resume their AcquaintanceChapter 5: Clive's UnclesChapter 6: Newcome BrothersChapter 7: In which Mr. Clive's School-days are overChapter 8: Mrs. Newcome at Home (a Small Early Party)Chapter 9: Miss Honeyman'sChapter 10: Ethel and her RelationsChapter 11: At Mrs. Ridley'sChapter 12: In which everybody is asked to DinnerChapter 13: In which Thomas Newcome sings his Last SongChapter 14: Park LaneChapter 15: The Old LadiesChapter 16: In which Mr. Sherrick lets his House in Fitzroy SquareChapter 17: A School of ArtChapter 18: New CompanionsChapter 19: The Colonel at HomeChapter 20: Contains more Particulars of the Colonel and his BrethrenChapter 21: Is Sentimental, but ShortChapter 22: Describes a Visit to Paris; with Accidents and IncidentsChapter 23: In which we hear a Soprano and a ContraltoChapter 24: In which the Newcome Brothers once more meet together in UnityChapter 25: Is passed in a Public-houseChapter 26: In which Colonel Newcome's Horses are soldChapter 27: Youth and SunshineChapter 28: In which Clive begins to see the WorldChapter 29: In which Barnes comes a-wooingChapter 30: A RetreatChapter 31: Madame la DuchesseChapter 32: Barnes's CourtshipChapter 33: Lady Kew at the CongressChapter 34: The End of the Congress of BadenChapter 35: Across the AlpsChapter 36: In which M. de Florac is promotedChapter 37: Return to Lord KewChapter 38: In which Lady Kew leaves his Lordship quite convalescentChapter 39: Amongst the PaintersChapter 40: Returns from Rome to Pall MallChapter 41: An Old StoryChapter 42: Injured InnocenceChapter 43: Returns to some Old FriendsChapter 44: In which Mr. Charles Honeyman appears in an Amiable LightChapter 45: A Stag of TenChapter 46: The Hotel de FloracChapter 47: Contains two or three Acts of a Little ComedyChapter 48: In which Benedick is a Married ManChapter 49: Contains at least six more Courses and two DessertsChapter 50: Clive in New QuartersChapter 51: An Old FriendChapter 52: Family SecretsChapter 53: In which Kinsmen fall outChapter 54: Has a Tragical EndingChapter 55: Barnes's Skeleton ClosetChapter 56: Rosa quo locorum sera moraturChapter 57: Rosebury and NewcomeChapter 58: “One more Unfortunate”Chapter 59: In which Achilles loses BriseisChapter 60: In which we write to the ColonelChapter 61: In which we are introduced to a New NewcomeChapter 62: Mr. and Mrs. Clive NewcomeChapter 63: Mrs. Clive at HomeChapter 64: Absit OmenChapter 65: In which Mrs. Clive comes into her FortuneChapter 66: In which the Colonel and the Newcome Athenaeum are both lecturedChapter 67: Newcome and LibertyChapter 68: A Letter and a ReconciliationChapter 69: The ElectionChapter 70: Chiltern HundredsChapter 71: In which Mrs. Clive Newcome's Carriage is orderedChapter 72: BelisariusChapter 73: In which Belisarius returns from ExileChapter 74: In which Clive begins the WorldChapter 75: Founder's Day at the Grey FriarsChapter 76: Christmas at RoseburyChapter 77: The Shortest and Happiest in the Whole HistoryChapter 78: In which the Author goes on a Pleasant ErrandChapter 79: In which Old Friends come togetherChapter 80: In which the Colonel says “Adsum” when his Name is called
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