Like Wuthering Heights, the center of this story is a dramatic love triangle, the setting is a huge English manor. Olivia Marchmont has always "done her duty." However, when she falls in love and her beloved is in love with another woman, the malice of her heart is released in full view. In this dramatic tale, the vivid description of the country is also important- as if nature has a part in it. Unlike many novels, nobody gets what they deserve at the end. Or do they? Read and decide for yourself. (Summary by Stav Nisser)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Volume 1, Chapter 01. The Man with the Banner
25:23 - Chapter 2
Volume 1, Chapter 02. Little Mary
21:17 - Chapter 3
Volume 1, Chapter 03. About the Lincolnshire Property
27:26 - Chapter 4
Volume 1, Chapter 04. Going Away
12:46 - Chapter 5
Volume 1, Chapter 05. Marchmont Towers
27:44 - Chapter 6
Volume 1, Chapter 06. The Young Soldier's Return
25:51 - Chapter 7
Volume 1, Chapter 07. Olivia
25:03 - Chapter 8
Volume 1, Chapter 08. "My Life is Cold, and Dark, and Dreary."
25:48 - Chapter 9
Volume 1, Chapter 09. "When Shall I Cease to be All Alone?"
10:43 - Chapter 10
Volume 1, Chapter 10. Mary's Stepmother
33:35 - Chapter 11
Volume 1, Chapter 11. The Day of Desolation
10:30 - Chapter 12
Volume 1, Chapter 12. Paul
32:37 - Chapter 13
Volume 1, Chapter 13. Olivia's Despair
46:04 - Chapter 14
Volume 1, Chapter 14. Driven Away
41:00 - Chapter 15
Volume 2, Chapter 01. Mary's Letter
17:04 - Chapter 16
Volume 2, Chapter 02. A New Protector
27:21 - Chapter 17
Volume 2, Chapter 03. Paul's Sister
29:25 - Chapter 18
Volume 2, Chapter 04. A Stolen Honeymoon
30:20 - Chapter 19
Volume 2, Chapter 05. Sounding the Depths
15:13 - Chapter 20
Volume 2, Chapter 06. Risen from the Grave
26:55 - Chapter 21
Volume 2, Chapter 07. Face to Face
40:49 - Chapter 22
Volume 2, Chapter 08. The Painting-Room by the River
16:17 - Chapter 23
Volume 2, Chapter 09. In the Dark
24:17 - Chapter 24
Volume 2, Chapter 10. The Paragraph in the Newspaper
24:24 - Chapter 25
Volume 2, Chapter 11. Edward Arundel's Despair
26:24 - Chapter 26
Volume 2, Chapter 12. Edward's Visitors
25:37 - Chapter 27
Volume 2, Chapter 13. One More Sacrifice
13:06 - Chapter 28
Volume 2, Chapter 14. The Child's Voice in the Pavilion by the Water
21:13 - Chapter 29
Volume 3, Chapter 01. Captain Arundel's Revenge
24:54 - Chapter 30
Volume 3, Chapter 02. The Deserted Chambers
15:55 - Chapter 31
Volume 3, Chapter 03. Taking it Quietly
16:57 - Chapter 32
Volume 3, Chapter 04. Miss Lawford Speaks Her Mind
30:31 - Chapter 33
Volume 3, Chapter 05. The Return of the Wanderer
15:03 - Chapter 34
Volume 3, Chapter 06. A Widower's Proposal
14:55 - Chapter 35
Volume 3, Chapter 07. How the Tidings Were Received in Lincolnshire
11:01 - Chapter 36
Volume 3, Chapter 08. Mr. Weston Refuses to be Trampled On
16:22 - Chapter 37
Volume 3, Chapter 09. "Going to be Married!"
12:34 - Chapter 38
Volume 3, Chapter 10. The Turning of the Tide
18:09 - Chapter 39
Volume 3, Chapter 11. Belinda's Wedding Day
24:09 - Chapter 40
Volume 3, Chapter 12. Mary's Story
35:10 - Chapter 41
Volume 3, Chapter 13. "All Within is Dark as Night."
34:55 - Chapter 42
Volume 3, Chapter 14. "There is Confusion Worse Than Death."
32:11 - Chapter 43
Volume 3, Chapter 15 - the Last and The Epilogue. "Dear is the Memory of Our Wedded Lives."
19:41