Though Beatrice is a significant departure from most of his literary output, critics and fans alike regard this fine novel as one of H. Rider Haggard's most accomplished works. A richly detailed account of an ill-fated but spiritually significant...
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Though Beatrice is a significant departure from most of his literary output, critics and fans alike regard this fine novel as one of H. Rider Haggard's most accomplished works. A richly detailed account of an ill-fated but spiritually significant romance, the tale contains some of Haggard's most affecting writing in terms of emotional resonance and in-depth characterization
BEATRICE; Contents; Chapter I - A Mist Wraith; Chapter II - At the Bell Rock; Chapter III - A Confession of Faith; Chapter IV - The Watcher at the Door; Chapter V - Elizabeth is Thankful; Chapter VI - Owen Davies at Home; Chapter VII - A Matrimonial Tale; Chapter VIII - Explanatory; Chapter IX - What Beatrice Dreamed; Chapter X - Lady Honoria Makes Arrangements; Chapter XI - Beatrice Makes an Appointment; Chapter XII - The Writing on the Sand; Chapter XIII - Geoffrey Lectures; Chapter XIV - Drifting; Chapter XV - Only Good-Night; Chapter XVI - The Flat Near the Edgware Road
Chapter XVII - Geoffrey Wins His CaseChapter XVIII - The Rising Star; Chapter XIX - Geoffrey Has a Visitor; Chapter XX - Back at Bryngelly; Chapter XXI - The Third Appeal; Chapter XXII - A Night of Storm; Chapter XXIII - A Dawn of Rain; Chapter XXIV - Lady Honoria Takes the Field; Chapter XXV - Elizabeth Shows Her Teeth; Chapter XXVI - What Beatrice Swore; Chapter XXVII - The House of Commons; Chapter XXVIII - I Will Wait for You; Chapter XXIX - A Woman's Last Word; Chapter XXX - Ave Atque Vale; Chapter XXXI - The Duchess's Ball; Envol; Endnotes;
