Laodicean

by Thomas Hardy

58 chapters14h 19mEnglish1881

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The Laodicean (someone whose religious beliefs are “lukewarm”) of the title is Paula Power who bought the ancient castle De Stancy which she is determined to restore. Being of a modern frame of mind, she has the telegraph connected to the castle – and uses it all the time in the course of the story. George Somerset is a young architect who is invited to compete for the chance of the commission to restore the castle and who falls in love with Paula. However, the brother of Paula’s great friend Charlotte De Stancy – of the aristocratic family that once owned the castle – aided by his villainous illegitimate son, sets out to win Paula for himself. Although Paula likes the idea of being a De Stancy, she is drawn to George from the start. The various machinations of De Stancy and his son keep the narrative moving along at a fast pace. Summary by Simon Evers

Chapters (57)

1Book the First, Part 1

845

2Book the First, Part 2

1514

3Book the First, Part 3

766

4Book the First, Part 4

1389

5Book the First, Part 5

1370

6Book the First, Part 6

873

7Book the First, Part 7

906

8Book the First, Part 8

1075

9Book the First, Part 9

850

10Book the First, Part 10

603

11Book the First, Part 11

957

12Book the First, Part 12

968

13Book the First, Part 13

763

14Book the First, Part 14

748

15Book the First, Part 15

1210

16Book the Second, Part 1

1010

17Book the Second, Part 2

1095

18Book the Second, Part 3

645

19Book the Second, Part 4

1053

20Book the Second, Part 5

1177

21Book the Second, Part 6

595

22Book the Second, Part 7

510

23Book the Third, Part 1

1005

24Book the Third, Part 2

1146

25Book the Third, Part 3

1083

26Book the Third, Part 4

1020

27Book the Third, Part 5

880

28Book the Third, Part 6

1084

29Book the Third, Part 7

455

30Book the Third, Part 8

709

31Book the Third, Part 9

779

32Book the Third, Part 10

968

33Book the Third, Part 11

1237

34Book the Fourth, Part 1

955

35Book the Fourth, Part 2

581

36Book the Fourth, Part 3

798

37Book the Fourth, Part 4

794

38Book the Fourth, Part 5

606

39Book the Fifth, Part 1

844

40Book the Fifth, Part 2

768

41Book the Fifth, Part 3

755

42Book the Fifth, Part 4

746

43Book the Fifth, Part 5

800

44Book the Fifth, Part 6

570

45Book the Fifth, Part 7

830

46Book the Fifth, Part 8

614

47Book the Fifth, Part 9

793

48Book the Fifth, Part 10

1395

49Book the Fifth, Part 11

1383

50Book the Fifth, Part 12

767

51Book the Fifth, Part 13

612

52Book the Fifth, Part 14

699

53Book the Sixth, Part 1

939

54Book the Sixth, Part 2

1019

55Book the Sixth, Part 3

1211

56Book the Sixth, Part 4

743

57Book the Sixth, Part 5

939

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