The Nether World
THE
Nether World
A NOVEL
BY
GEORGE GISSING
AUTHOR OF “DEMOS,” ETC.
“La peinture d’un fumier peut être justifiée pourvu qu’il y pousse une belle fleur; sans cela, le fumier n’est que repoussant.”
M. Renan, at the Académie Française, Feb. 21, 1889.
IN THREE VOLS.
LONDON
SMITH, ELDER, & CO., 15 WATERLOO PLACE
1889
CONTENTS OF VOL. I.
| Chap. | Page | |
| I. | A THRALL OF THRALLS | 1 |
| II. | A FRIEND IN REQUEST | 23 |
| III. | A SUPERFLUOUS FAMILY | 45 |
| IV. | CLARA AND JANE | 71 |
| V. | JANE IS VISITED | 92 |
| VI. | GLIMPSES OF THE PAST | 119 |
| VII. | MRS. BYASS'S LODGINGS | 143 |
| VIII. | PENNYLOAF CANDY | 166 |
| IX. | PATHOLOGICAL | 190 |
| X. | THE LAST COMBAT | 215 |
| XI. | A DISAPPOINTMENT | 234 |
| XII. | "IO SATURNALIA!" | 252 |
| XIII. | THE BRINGER OF ILL NEWS | 276 |
CONTENTS OF VOL. II.
| Chap. | Page | |
| I. | A WELCOME GUEST | 1 |
| II. | SUNLIGHT IN DREARY PLACES | 17 |
| III. | DIALOGUE AND COMMENT | 42 |
| IV. | CLEM MAKES A DISCLOSURE | 59 |
| V. | THE JOKE IS COMPLETED | 78 |
| VI. | A RETREAT | 98 |
| VII. | A VISION OF NOBLE THINGS | 121 |
| VIII. | DEATH THE RECONCILER | 149 |
| IX. | WATCHING FROM AMBUSH | 174 |
| X. | ON THE EVE OF TRIUMPH | 195 |
| XI. | THE FAMILY HISTORY PROGRESSES | 216 |
| XII. | A DOUBLE CONSECRATION | 245 |
| XIII. | SIDNEY'S STRUGGLE | 266 |
| XIV. | CLARA'S RETURN | 290 |
CONTENTS OF VOL. III.
| Chap. | Page | |
| I. | THE SOUP-KITCHEN | 1 |
| II. | PHANTOMS | 24 |
| III. | ON A BARREN SHORE | 47 |
| IV. | WOMAN AND ACTRESS | 70 |
| V. | A HAVEN | 93 |
| VI. | A FALL FROM THE IDEAL | 120 |
| VII. | THE DEBT REPAID | 136 |
| VIII. | THE TREASURY UNLOCKED | 156 |
| IX. | THE HEIR | 170 |
| X. | MAD JACK'S DREAM | 193 |
| XI. | JOSEPH TRANSACTS MUCH BUSINESS | 217 |
| XII. | SIDNEY | 251 |
| XIII. | JANE | 285 |
This work was published before January 1, 1930, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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