THE RISE OF ISKANDER
By Benjamin Disraeli
CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11
CHAPTER 12
CHAPTER 13
CHAPTER 14
CHAPTER 15
CHAPTER 16
CHAPTER 17
CHAPTER 18
CHAPTER 19
CHAPTER 20
CHAPTER 21
CHAPTER 22
ENDYMION
by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl Of Beaconsfield, K.G.
First Published 1880
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX
CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI
CHAPTER XXII
CHAPTER XXIII
CHAPTER XXIV
CHAPTER XXV
CHAPTER XXVI
CHAPTER XXVII
CHAPTER XXVIII
CHAPTER XXIX
CHAPTER XXX
CHAPTER XXXI
CHAPTER XXXII
CHAPTER XXXIII
CHAPTER XXXIV
CHAPTER XXXV
CHAPTER XXXVI
CHAPTER XXXVII
CHAPTER XXXVIII
CHAPTER XXXIX
CHAPTER XL
CHAPTER XLI
CHAPTER XLII
CHAPTER XLIII
CHAPTER XLIV
CHAPTER XLV
CHAPTER XLVI
CHAPTER XLVII
CHAPTER XLVIII
CHAPTER XLIX
CHAPTER L
CHAPTER LI
CHAPTER LII
CHAPTER LIII
CHAPTER LIV
CHAPTER LV
CHAPTER LVI
CHAPTER LVII
CHAPTER LVIII
CHAPTER LIX
CHAPTER LX
CHAPTER LXI
CHAPTER LXII
CHAPTER LXIII
CHAPTER LXIV
CHAPTER LXV
CHAPTER LXVI
CHAPTER LXVII
CHAPTER LXVIII
CHAPTER LXIX
CHAPTER LXX
CHAPTER LXXI
CHAPTER LXXII
CHAPTER LXXIII
CHAPTER LXXIV
CHAPTER LXXV
CHAPTER LXXVI
CHAPTER LXXVII
CHAPTER LXXVIII
CHAPTER LXXIX
CHAPTER LXXX
CHAPTER LXXXI
CHAPTER LXXXII
CHAPTER LXXXIII
CHAPTER LXXXIV
CHAPTER LXXXV
CHAPTER LXXXVI
CHAPTER LXXXVII
CHAPTER LXXXVIII
CHAPTER LXXXXIX
CHAPTER XC
CHAPTER XCI
CHAPTER XCII
CHAPTER XCIII
CHAPTER XCIV
CHAPTER XCV
CHAPTER XCVI
CHAPTER XCVII
CHAPTER XCVIII
CHAPTER XCIX
CHAPTER C
CHAPTER CI
VIVIAN GREY
By The Earl Of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
The English Comédie Humaine
Second Series
CONTENTS
VIVIAN GREY
BOOK I
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
BOOK II
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
BOOK III
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
BOOK IV
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
BOOK V
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
BOOK VI
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
BOOK VII
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
BOOK VIII
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
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Frontispiece
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Small Silver Box
Is there anything you want, sir?
Dark Thought
HENRIETTA TEMPLE
By Benjamin Disraeli
Earl of Beaconsfield
CONTENTS
HENRIETTA TEMPLE
BOOK I.
CHAPTER I. Some Account of the Family of Armine.
CHAPTER II. Armine Described.
CHAPTER III. Arrival of Glastonbury.
CHAPTER IV. Progress of Affairs at Armine.
CHAPTER V. A Domestic Scene.
CHAPTER VI. Containing Another Domestic Scene.
CHAPTER VII. Containing an Unexpected Visit to London.
CHAPTER VIII. A Visit to Glastonbury's Chamber.
CHAPTER IX. The Last Day and the Last Night.
CHAPTER X. The Advantage of Being a Favourite Grandson.
BOOK II.
CHAPTER I. Partly Retrospective, yet Very Necessary to be Perused.
CHAPTER II. In Which Captain Armine Achieves with Rapidity.
CHAPTER III. Which Ferdinand Returns to Armine.
CHAPTER IV. In Which Some Light Is Thrown on the Title of This Work.
CHAPTER V. In Which Captain Armine Is Very Absent during Dinner.
CHAPTER VI. In Which Captain Armine Pays His First Visit to Ducie.
CHAPTER VII. In Which Captain Armine Indulges in a Reverie.
CHAPTER VIII. A Strange Dream.
CHAPTER IX. Which I Hope May Prove as Agreeable to the Reader.
CHAPTER X. Evening Stroll.
CHAPTER XI. A Morning Walk.
CHAPTER XII. Containing an Ominous Incident.
CHAPTER XIII. Armine Finds Reason to Believe in the Existence of Fairies.
CHAPTER XIV. Containing an Incident Which Is the Termination of Most Tales.
BOOK III.
CHAPTER I. In Which Captain Armine Proves Himself a Complete Tactician.
CHAPTER II. A Day of Love.
CHAPTER III. Which on the Whole Is Found Very Consoling.
CHAPTER IV. Henrietta Visits Armine--Leads to a Rather Perplexing Encounter.
CHAPTER V. Which Contains Something Very Unexpected.
BOOK IV.
CHAPTER I. Which Contains a Love-Letter.
CHAPTER II. Supposing the Reader Is Interested in the Correspondence.
CHAPTER III. Containing the Arrival at Ducie of a Distinguished Guest.
CHAPTER IV. Containing Some Account of the Viscountess Dowager Bellair.
CHAPTER V. In Which Lady Bellair Gives Some Account of Some of Her Friends.
CHAPTER VI. Containing a Conversation Not Quite so Amusing as the Last.
CHAPTER VII. In Which Mr. Temple Pays a Visit to His Daughter's Chamber.
CHAPTER VIII. In Which Mr. Temple Pays a Visit to His Daughter's Chamber.
CHAPTER IX. Serene Temper Does Not Always Bring a Serene Life.
CHAPTER X. In Which Ferdinand Armine Is Much Concerned.
CHAPTER XI. In Which Ferdinand Begins to Be a Little Troublesome.
CHAPTER XII. Containing the Intimation of a Somewhat Mysterious Adventure.
CHAPTER XIII. In Which the Family Perplexities Increase.
CHAPTER XIV. In Which Some Light Is Thrown upon Some Circumstances.
CHAPTER XV. Leaves Affairs in General in a Scarcely More Satisfactory Position.
BOOK V.
CHAPTER I. Appearance on Our Stage of a New and Important Character.
CHAPTER II. Lord Montfort Contrives That Miss Temple Should be Left Alone.
CHAPTER III. Mr. Temple and His Daughter, Make an Unexpected Excursion.
CHAPTER IV. SIt Is the First Step That Is Ever the Most Difficult.
CHAPTER V. Which Contains Some Rather Painful Explanations.
CHAPTER VI. Which Contains an Event Not Less Important
Than the One Which Concluded Our Second Book.
BOOK VI.
CHAPTER I. Which Contains a Remarkable Change of Fortune.
CHAPTER II. In Which the Reader Is Again Introduced to
Captain Armine, during His Visit to London.
CHAPTER III. Glastonbury Meets the Very Last Person in the World
He Expected, and the Strange Consequences.
BOOK VI. [Continued]
CHAPTER IV. Mr. Glastonbury Informs Captain Armine
of His Meeting with Miss Temple.
CHAPTER V. Which, on the Whole, Is Perhaps as Remarkable
a Chapter as Any in the Work.
CHAPTER VI. Containing an Evening Assembly at Bellair House.
CHAPTER VII. Containing a Very Important Communication.
CHAPTER VIII. Which Is Rather Strange.
CHAPTER IX. Which Is on the Whole Almost as Perplexing
as the Preceding One.
CHAPTER X. Captain Armine Increases His Knowledge of the Value of Money.
CHAPTER XI. Captain Armine Unexpectedly Resumes His Acquaintance
with Lord Catchimwhocan.
CHAPTER XII. Miss Grandison Makes a Remarkable Discovery.
CHAPTER XIII. Ferdinand Has the Honour of Dining with Mr. Bond Sharpe.
CHAPTER XIV. Miss Grandison Piques the Curiosity of Lord Montfort.
CHAPTER XV. Count Mirabel Commences His Operations with Great Success.
CHAPTER XVI. In Which Mr. Temple Surprises His Daughter Weeping.
CHAPTER XVII. Ferdinand Has a Very Stormy Interview with His Father.
CHAPTER XVIII. Ferdinand Is Arrested by Messrs. Morris and Levison,
and Taken to a Spunging-House.
CHAPTER XIX. The Crisis Rapidly Advances.
CHAPTER XX. Ferdinand Receives More than One Visit, and Finds
That Adversity Has Not Quite Deprived Him of His Friends.
CHAPTER XXI. The Crisis.
CHAPTER XXII. Ferdinand Meditates over His Good Fortune.
CHAPTER XXIII. Ferdinand Receives the Most Interesting
Invitation to Dinner Ever Offered to Him.
CHAPTER XXIV. Some Account of the Party, and Its Result.
CHAPTER XXV. Which, Though Final, It Is Hoped Will Prove Satisfactory.
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THE CARRIER PIGEON
CHAPTER I. Charolois and Branchimont
CHAPTER II. A Pert Page
CHAPTER III. Love's Messenger
CHAPTER IV. A Cruel Dart
CHAPTER V. Another Message
CHAPTER VI. Flight and Discovery
CHAPTER VII. The Dove Returns to Imogene
THE CONSUL’S DAUGHTER
CHAPTER I. Henrietta
CHAPTER II. A Fair Presentment
CHAPTER III. The Mysterious Stranger
CHAPTER IV. Mr. Ferrers Dines with the Consul
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI. A Tender Avowal
CHAPTER VII. More Mystery
CHAPTER VIII. A Welcome Message
CHAPTER IX. The Mystery Revealed
WALSTEIN; OR A CURE FOR MELANCHOLY
CHAPTER I. A Philosophical Conversation between
a Physician and His Patient.
CHAPTER II. Containing Some Future Conversation
CHAPTER III. Containing a Drive in the Park
with a Very Charming Lady.
IBRAHIM PASHA
THE COURT OF EGYPT
THE VALLEY OF THEBES
EGYPTIAN THEBES
SHOUBRA
EDEN AND LEBANON
A SYRIAN SKETCH
THE BOSPHORUS
AN INTERVIEW WITH A GREAT TURK
MUNICH
THE SPIRIT OF WHIGGISM
CHAPTER I. Object of the Whigs
CHAPTER II. Parliamentary Reform
CHAPTER III. The Menace to England
CHAPTER IV. The English Constitution
CHAPTER V. A True Democracy
CHAPTER VI. Results of Whiggism
ALROY
OR
THE PRINCE OF THE CAPTIVITY
By Benjamin Disraeli
CONTENTS
A L R O Y
PREFACE
CHAPTER I. A Great Day for Israel.
CHAPTER II. The Slaying of an Ishmaelite
CHAPTER III The Hope of Israel
CHAPTER IV. Alroy Falls Among Thieves
CHAPTER V. Lord Honain Rescues Alroy
CHAPTER VI. The Learned Rabbi Zimri
CHAPTER VII. Conquest of the Seljuks
CHAPTER VIII. Bagdad and the Princess
CHAPTER IX. The Death of Jabaster
CHAPTER X. The Fall of Alroy
NOTES TO ALROY.
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THE INFERNAL MARRIAGE
By Benjamin Disraeli
CONTENTS
THE INFERNAL MARRIAGE
PART I. A Sublime Elopement
PART II. A Visit to Elysium
PART III. An Account of Tiresias at His Rubber
PART IV. The First View of Elysium
TANCRED
OR
THE NEW CRUSADE
By Benjamin Disraeli
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. A Matter of Importance--
CHAPTER II. The House of Bellamont
CHAPTER III. A Discussion about Money
CHAPTER IV. Montacute Castle
CHAPTER V. The Heir Comes of Age
CHAPTER VI. A Festal Day
CHAPTER VII. A Strange Proposal
CHAPTER VIII. The Decision
CHAPTER IX. Tancred, the New Crusader
CHAPTER X. A Visionary
CHAPTER XI. Advice from a Man of the World
CHAPTER XII. The Dreamer Enters Society
CHAPTER XIII. A Feminine Diplomatist
CHAPTER XIV. The Coningsbys
CHAPTER XV. Disenchantment
CHAPTER XVI. Tancred Rescues a Lady in Distress
CHAPTER XVII. The Wizard of Fortune
CHAPTER XVIII. An Interesting Rencontre
CHAPTER XIX. Lord Henry Sympathises
CHAPTER XX. A Modern Troubadour
CHAPTER XXI. Sweet Sympathy
CHAPTER XXII. The Crusader Receives a Shock
CHAPTER XXIII. Jerusalem by Moonlight
CHAPTER XXIV. A Gathering of Sages
CHAPTER XXV. Gethsemane
CHAPTER XXVI. The Lady of Bethany
CHAPTER XXVII. Fakredeen and the Rose of Sharon
CHAPTER XXVIII. Besso, the Banker
CHAPTER XXIX. Capture of the New Crusader
CHAPTER XXX. Plans for Rescue
CHAPTER XXXI. Parleyings
CHAPTER XXXII. Suspense
CHAPTER XXXIII. A Pilgrim to Mount Sinai
CHAPTER XXXIV. In the Valley of the Shadow
CHAPTER XXXV. The New Crusader in Peril
CHAPTER XXXVI. The Angel's Message
CHAPTER XXXVII. Fakredeen is Curious
CHAPTER XXXVIII. Tancred's Recovery
CHAPTER XXXIX. Freedom
CHAPTER XL. The Romantic Story of Baroni
CHAPTER XLI. The Mountains of Lebanon
CHAPTER XLII. Strange Ceremonies.
CHAPTER XLIII. Festivities in Canobia
CHAPTER XLIV. Fakredeen's Debts
CHAPTER XLV. The People of Ansarey
CHAPTER XLVI. The Laurellas
CHAPTER XLVII. The Feast of Tabernacles
CHAPTER XLVIII. Eva's Affianced Bridegroom
CHAPTER XLIX. A Discussion About Scammony
CHAPTER L. The Mysterious Mountains
CHAPTER LI. Queen of the Ansarey
CHAPTER LII. A Royal Audience
CHAPTER LIII. Fakredeen's Plots
CHAPTER LIV. Astarte is Jealous
CHAPTER LV. Capture of a Harem
CHAPTER LVI. Eva a Captive
CHAPTER LVII. Message of the Pasha
CHAPTER LVIII. Three Letters of Cabala
CHAPTER LIX. Tancred Returns to Jerusalem
CHAPTER LX. The Road to Bethany
CHAPTER LXI. Arrival of the Duke and Duchess
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LORD GEORGE BENTINCK
A POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY
By Benjamin Disraeli
Contents
LORD GEORGE BENTINCK
CHAPTER I. The Man
CHAPTER II. The Protection Problem
CHAPTER III. The Irish Question
CHAPTER IV. The Cure for Irish Ills
CHAPTER V. The Passing of O'Connell.
CHAPTER VI. A Third Party
CHAPTER VII. Railroads for Ireland
CHAPTER VIII. The Versatility of Lord George Bentinck
CHAPTER IX. The Great Panic
CHAPTER X. The Jews
CHAPTER XI. Jewish Disabilities
CHAPTER XII. Leader Perforce
CHAPTER XIII. The Curtain Falls
THE YOUNG DUKE
By Benjamin Disraeli
CONTENTS
BOOK I.
CHAPTER I. Fortune's Favourite
CHAPTER II. Tender Relatives
CHAPTER III. The Duke Returns
CHAPTER IV. A Social Triumph
CHAPTER V. Sweeping Changes
CHAPTER VI. The Duke Visits Hauteville
CHAPTER VII. The First Fancy
CHAPTER VIII. A Noble Reprobate
CHAPTER IX. Old Friends Meet
CHAPTER X. His Grace Entertains
CHAPTER XI. Love at a Bazaar
CHAPTER XII. Royal Favour
CHAPTER XIII. A Lover's Trick
CHAPTER XIV. Close of the Season
BOOK II.
CHAPTER I. His Grace Meets an Early Love
CHAPTER II. A New Charmer
CHAPTER III. The Duke Apologises
CHAPTER IV. Innocence and Experience
CHAPTER V. Ruined Hopes
CHAPTER VI. A Complaisant Spouse
CHAPTER VII. At Castle Dacre
CHAPTER VIII. 'Fair Women and Brave Men.'
CHAPTER IX. The Châtelaine of Castle Dacre
CHAPTER X. Love's Young Dream
CHAPTER XI. Le Roi S'Amuse
CHAPTER XII. An Impromptu Excursion
CHAPTER XIII. The Charms of Hauteville
CHAPTER XIV. Pride Has a Fall
BOOK III.
CHAPTER I. If She Be Not Fair For Me.
CHAPTER II. Fresh Entanglements
CHAPTER III. A New Star Rises
CHAPTER IV. The Bird is Caged
CHAPTER V. His Grace's Rival
CHAPTER VI. Birds of a Feather
CHAPTER VII. A Dangerous Guide
CHAPTER VIII. An Epicurean Feast
CHAPTER IX. The Fête of Youth and Beauty
CHAPTER X. Sir Lucius Drops the Mask
CHAPTER XI. Grim Preparations
CHAPTER XII. An Affair of Honour.
CHAPTER XIII. A Mind Distraught
CHAPTER XIV. Reconciliation
CHAPTER XV. Arundel's Warning
CHAPTER XVI. Three Graces
CHAPTER XVII. A Second Refusal
CHAPTER XVIII. Joys of the Alhambra
BOOK IV.
CHAPTER I. Pen Bronnock Palace
CHAPTER II. A Dandy From Vienna
CHAPTER III. A Little Rift.
CHAPTER IV. Satiety.
CHAPTER V. A Startling Letter
CHAPTER VI. The Cost of Pleasure
CHAPTER VII. Dangerous Friends
CHAPTER VIII. Birds of Prey
CHAPTER IX. A Duke Without A Friend
CHAPTER X. A New Star Rises
CHAPTER XI. Lovely Woman Stoops to Folly.
CHAPTER XII. Kindly Words
BOOK V.
CHAPTER I. Once More at Dacre
CHAPTER II. The Moth and the Flame
CHAPTER III. Again the Rival
CHAPTER IV. Bitter is Jealousy
CHAPTER V. Arundel's Disappointment
CHAPTER VI. A Generous Action
BOOK V [Continued]
CHAPTER VII. To See Ourselves as Others See Us.
CHAPTER VIII. The Duke Makes a Speech
CHAPTER IX. A Last Appeal
CHAPTER X. Love is Like a Dizziness.
CHAPTER XI. Perfection in a Petticoat.
CHAPTER XII. Another Betrothal
CHAPTER XIII. Joy's Beginning
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IXION IN HEAVEN
By Benjamin Disraeli
CONTENTS
IXION IN HEAVEN
PART I. An Errant King
PART II. A Mortal Among the Gods.