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Ordeal of Richard Feverel

English· 18:42:15· 45 chapters

After his wife's desertion, Sir Austin wants to bring up his son according to a strict educational system governing every aspect of his life. However Richard has to make his own mistakes, fall in love, and generally live his own life. This book tells about the clashes between Richard's wish to govern his own life to his father's constant interference. This book was very influential. The leading libraries of the day considered it too frank and sexually explicit and refused to buy it. Later authors including E. M. Forster, Oscar Wilde and Virginia Woolf admired and respected it. - Summary by Stav Nisser and Wikipedia

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Chapters

Chapter 1
01. The Inmates of Raynham Abbey
19:08
Chapter 2
02. Showing How the Fates Selected the Fourteenth Birthday to Try the Strength of the System
19:42
Chapter 3
03. The Magian Conflict
10:04
Chapter 4
04. Arson
23:47
Chapter 5
05. Adrian Plies His Hook
10:56
Chapter 6
06. Juvenile Stratagems
17:47
Chapter 7
07. Daphne’s Bower
12:36
Chapter 8
08. The Bitter Cup
18:53
Chapter 9
09. A Fine Distinction
13:38
Chapter 10
10. Richard Passes Through His Preliminary Ordeal, and is the Occasion of an Aphorism
16:51
Chapter 11
11. In which the Last Act of the Bakewell Comedy is Closed in a Letter
13:36
Chapter 12
12. The Blossoming Season
29:54
Chapter 13
13. The Magnetic Age
22:17
Chapter 14
14. An Attraction
15:18
Chapter 15
15. Ferdinand and Miranda
23:16
Chapter 16
16. Unmasking of Master Ripton Thompson
24:26
Chapter 17
17. Good Wine and Good Blood
14:48
Chapter 18
18. The System Encounters the Wild Oats Special Plea
10:08
Chapter 19
19. A Diversion Played on a Penny-Whistle
09:42
Chapter 20
20. Celebrates the Time-Honoured Treatment of a Dragon by the Hero
43:28
Chapter 21
21. Richard is Summoned to Town to Hear a Sermon
21:13
Chapter 22
22. Indicates the Approaches of Fever
25:20
Chapter 23
23. Crisis in the Apple-Disease
31:29
Chapter 24
24. Of the Spring Primrose and the Autumnal
13:41
Chapter 25
25. In which the Hero Takes a Step
37:14
Chapter 26
26. Records the Rapid Development of the Hero
36:08
Chapter 27
27. Contains an Intercession for the Heroine
08:03
Chapter 28
28. Relates How Preparations for Action Were Conducted Under the April of Lovers
43:56
Chapter 29
29. In which the Last Act of a Comedy Takes the Place of the First
33:12
Chapter 30
30. Celebrates the Breakfast
21:49
Chapter 31
31. The Philosopher Appears in Person
19:32
Chapter 32
32. Procession of the Cake
42:47
Chapter 33
33: Norsing The Devil
26:55
Chapter 34
34. Conquest of an Epicure
52:22
Chapter 35
35. Clare’s Marriage
39:14
Chapter 36
36. A Dinner-Party at Richmond
41:27
Chapter 37
37. Mrs. Berry on Matrimony
30:25
Chapter 38
38. An Enchantress
43:54
Chapter 39
39. The Little Bird and the Falcon; a Berry to the Rescue!
32:39
Chapter 40
40. Clare’s Diary
39:17
Chapter 41
41. Austin Returns
22:39
Chapter 42
42. Nature Speaks
21:24
Chapter 43
43. Again the Magian Conflict
15:59
Chapter 44
44. The Last Scene
41:37
Chapter 45
45. Lady Blandish to Austin Wentworth
09:44

Ordeal of Richard Feverel

Chapters

01. The Inmates of Raynham Abbey

02. Showing How the Fates Selected the Fourteenth Birthday to Try the Strength of the System

03. The Magian Conflict

04. Arson

05. Adrian Plies His Hook

06. Juvenile Stratagems

07. Daphne’s Bower

08. The Bitter Cup

09. A Fine Distinction

10. Richard Passes Through His Preliminary Ordeal, and is the Occasion of an Aphorism

11. In which the Last Act of the Bakewell Comedy is Closed in a Letter

12. The Blossoming Season

13. The Magnetic Age

14. An Attraction

15. Ferdinand and Miranda

16. Unmasking of Master Ripton Thompson

17. Good Wine and Good Blood

18. The System Encounters the Wild Oats Special Plea

19. A Diversion Played on a Penny-Whistle

20. Celebrates the Time-Honoured Treatment of a Dragon by the Hero

21. Richard is Summoned to Town to Hear a Sermon

22. Indicates the Approaches of Fever

23. Crisis in the Apple-Disease

24. Of the Spring Primrose and the Autumnal

25. In which the Hero Takes a Step

26. Records the Rapid Development of the Hero

27. Contains an Intercession for the Heroine

28. Relates How Preparations for Action Were Conducted Under the April of Lovers

29. In which the Last Act of a Comedy Takes the Place of the First

30. Celebrates the Breakfast

31. The Philosopher Appears in Person

32. Procession of the Cake

33: Norsing The Devil

34. Conquest of an Epicure

35. Clare’s Marriage

36. A Dinner-Party at Richmond

37. Mrs. Berry on Matrimony

38. An Enchantress

39. The Little Bird and the Falcon; a Berry to the Rescue!

40. Clare’s Diary

41. Austin Returns

42. Nature Speaks

43. Again the Magian Conflict

44. The Last Scene

45. Lady Blandish to Austin Wentworth