THE HISTORY OF PENDENNIS

His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy

By William Makepeace Thackeray

Contents

[PREFACE]
[CHAPTER I. Shows how First Love may interrupt Breakfast]
[CHAPTER II. A Pedigree and other Family Matters]
[CHAPTER III. In which Pendennis appears as a very young Man indeed]
[CHAPTER IV. Mrs. Haller]
[CHAPTER V. Mrs. Haller at Home]
[CHAPTER VI. Contains both Love and War]
[CHAPTER VII. In which the Major makes his Appearance]
[CHAPTER VIII. In which Pen is kept waiting at the Door, while the Reader is informed who little Laura was.]
[CHAPTER IX. In which the Major opens the Campaign]
[CHAPTER X. Facing the Enemy]
[CHAPTER XI. Negotiation]
[CHAPTER XII. In which a Shooting Match is proposed]
[CHAPTER XIII. A Crisis]
[CHAPTER XIV. In which Miss Fotheringay makes a new Engagement]
[CHAPTER XV. The happy Village]
[CHAPTER XVI. More Storms in the Puddle]
[CHAPTER XVII. Which concludes the first Part of this History]
[CHAPTER XVIII. Alma Mater]
[CHAPTER XIX. Pendennis of Boniface]
[CHAPTER XX. Rake’s Progress]
[CHAPTER XXI. Flight after Defeat]
[CHAPTER XXII. Prodigal’s Return]
[CHAPTER XXIII. New Faces]
[CHAPTER XXIV. A Little Innocent]
[CHAPTER XXV. Contains both Love and Jealousy]
[CHAPTER XXVI. A House full of Visitors]
[CHAPTER XXVII. Contains some Ball-practising]
[CHAPTER XXVIII. Which is both Quarrelsome and Sentimental]
[CHAPTER XXIX. Babylon]
[CHAPTER XXX. The Knights of the Temple]
[CHAPTER XXXI. Old and new Acquaintances]
[CHAPTER XXXII. In which the Printer’s Devil comes to the Door]
[CHAPTER XXXIII. Which is passed in the Neighbourhood of Ludgate Hill]
[CHAPTER XXXIV. In which the History still hovers about Fleet Street]
[CHAPTER XXXV. Dinner in the Row]
[CHAPTER XXXVI. The Pall Mall Gazette]
[CHAPTER XXXVII. Where Pen appears in Town and Country]
[CHAPTER XXXVIII. In which the Sylph reappears]
[CHAPTER XXXIX. In which Colonel Altamont appears and disappears]
[CHAPTER XL. Relates to Mr. Harry Foker’s Affairs]
[CHAPTER XLI. Carries the Reader both to Richmond and Greenwich]
[CHAPTER XLII. Contains a novel Incident]
[CHAPTER XLIII. Alsatia]
[CHAPTER XLIV. In which the Colonel narrates some of his Adventures]
[CHAPTER XLV. A Chapter of Conversations]
[CHAPTER XLVI. Miss Amory’s Partners]
[CHAPTER XLVII. Monseigneur s’amuse]
[CHAPTER XLVIII. A Visit of Politeness]
[CHAPTER XLIX. In Shepherd’s Inn]
[CHAPTER L. In or near the Temple Garden]
[CHAPTER LI. The happy Village again]
[CHAPTER LII. Which had very nearly been the last of the Story]
[CHAPTER LIII. A critical Chapter]
[CHAPTER LIV. Convalescence]
[CHAPTER LV. Fanny’s Occupation’s gone]
[CHAPTER LVI. In which Fanny engages a new Medical Man]
[CHAPTER LVII. Foreign Ground]
[CHAPTER LVIII. “Fairoaks to let”]
[CHAPTER LIX. Old Friends]
[CHAPTER LX. Explanations]
[CHAPTER LXI. Conversations]
[CHAPTER LXII. The Way of the World]
[CHAPTER LXIII. Which accounts perhaps for Chapter LXI.]
[CHAPTER LXIV. Phyllis and Corydon]
[CHAPTER LXV. Temptation]
[CHAPTER LXVI. In which Pen begins his Canvass]
[CHAPTER LXVII. In which Pen begins to doubt about his Election]
[CHAPTER LXVIII. In which the Major is bidden to Stand and Deliver]
[CHAPTER LXIX. In which the Major neither yields his Money nor his Life]
[CHAPTER LXX. In which Pendennis counts his Eggs]
[CHAPTER LXXI. Fiat Justitia]
[CHAPTER LXXII. In which the Decks begin to clear]
[CHAPTER LXXIII. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Huxter]
[CHAPTER LXXIV. Shows how Arthur had better have taken a Return-ticket]
[CHAPTER LXXV. A Chapter of Match-making]
[CHAPTER LXXVI. Exeunt Omnes]

TO DR. JOHN ELLIOTSON

My Dear Doctor,

Thirteen months ago, when it seemed likely that this story had come to a close, a kind friend brought you to my bedside, whence, in all probability, I never should have risen but for your constant watchfulness and skill. I like to recall your great goodness and kindness (as well as many acts of others, showing quite a surprising friendship and sympathy) at that time, when kindness and friendship were most needed and welcome.

And as you would take no other fee but thanks, let me record them here in behalf of me and mine, and subscribe myself