Man and Wife, by Wilkie Collins

Table of Contents

Prologue.— The Irish Marriage.

1. The Villa at Hampstead.
2. The March of Time.

The Story.

• First Scene.— The Summer-House.
  1. The Owls.
  2. The Guests.
  3. The Discoveries.
  4. The Two.
  5. The Plan.
  6. The Suitor.
  7. The Debt.
  8. The Scandal.
• Second Scene.— The Inn.
  9. Anne.
  10. Mr. Bishopriggs.
  11. Sir Patrick.
  12. Arnold.
  13. Blanche.
• Third Scene.— London.
  14. Geoffrey as a Letter-Writer.
  15. Geoffrey in the Marriage Market.
  16. Geoffrey as a Public Character.
• Fourth Scene.— Windygates.
  17. Near it.
  18. Nearer Still.
  19. Close on it.
  20. Touching it.
  21. Done!
  22. Gone.
  23. Traced.
  24. Backward.
  25. Forward.
  26. Dropped.
  27. Outwitted.
  28. Stifled.
• Fifth Scene.— Glasgow.
  29. Anne Among the Lawyers.
  30. Anne in the Newspapers.
• Sixth Scene.— Swanhaven Lodge.
  31. Seeds of the Future (First Sowing).
  32. Seeds of the Future (Second Sowing).
  33. Seeds of the Future (Third Sowing).
• Seventh Scene.— Ham Farm.
  34. The Night Before.
  35. The Day.
  36. The Truth at Last.
  37. The Way Out.
  38. The News from Glasgow.
• Eighth Scene — The Pantry.
  39. Anne Wins a Victory.
• Ninth Scene.— The Music-Room.
  40. Julius Makes Mischief.
• Tenth Scene — The Bedroom.
  41. Lady Lundie Does Her Duty.
• Eleventh Scene.— Sir Patrick’s House.
  42. The Smoking-Room Window.
  43. The Explosion.
• Twelfth Scene.— Drury Lane.
  44. The Letter and the Law.
• Thirteenth Scene.— Fulham.
  45. The Foot-Race.
• Fourteenth Scene.— Portland Place.
  46. A Scotch Marriage.
• Fifteenth Scene.— Holchester House.
  47. The Last Chance.
• Sixteenth Scene.— Salt Patch.
  48. The Place.
  49. The Night.
  50. The Morning.
  51. The Proposal.
  52. The Apparition.
  53. What had happened in the hours of darkness?
  54. The Manuscript.
  55. The Signs of the End.
  56. The Means.
  57. The End.

Epilogue. A Morning Call.