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Dorothea and Celia divide their mother's jewelry on the six-month anniversary of her death.
Chapter 1Lydgate is newly married, and he is professionally ostracized by his fellow medical men.
Chapter 42Casaubon dies; Dorothea is disinherited if she marries Ladislaw. Lowick living goes to Farebrother.
Chapter 48Dorothea returns home and meets with Ladislaw. Mr. Garth takes Fred Vincy on as an apprentice.
Chapter 54Will meets Raffles and learns more about his mother. Bulstrode offers Will money, which he refuses.
Chapter 60Bulstrode loans Lydgate money, then kills Raffles. Dorothea supports Lydgate.
Chapter 67| Chapter | Summary |
|---|---|
| Prelude and Book 1, Chapters 1–3 | A third-person omniscient narrator introduces two of Middlemarch's major themes—the definition of a hero and the probl... Read More |
| Book 1, Chapters 4–6 | Dorothea and Celia are coming back from Sir James's estate in Freshitt, where they have been inspecting the new cottag... Read More |
| Book 1, Chapters 7–10 | As Casaubon courts Dorothea, he wonders at his own lack of enthusiasm. At first he thinks Dorothea's deficiencies may ... Read More |
| Book 1, Chapters 11–12 | The next two chapters are flashbacks, occurring before Dorothea's engagement. Chapter 11 begins by connecting Dr. Lydg... Read More |
| Book 2, Chapters 13–15 | In a conference with Lydgate in his office at the bank, Bulstrode gives him the superintendence of the new fever hospi... Read More |
| Book 2, Chapters 16–18 | The subject of the chaplaincy is a hot topic of conversation at the Vincys when Lydgate comes to dine. He begins to re... Read More |
| Book 2, Chapters 19–22 | Will Ladislaw and his German artist friend Naumann, with whom he is studying painting, see Dorothea in the Vatican mus... Read More |
| Book 3, Chapters 23–26 | The narrator relates that the Vincys live "in an easy profuse way," and the elder children are spoiled. Although the G... Read More |
| Book 3, Chapters 27–29 | The narrator begins this chapter with a metaphor that symbolizes an important theme running through the novel: a pier ... Read More |
| Book 3, Chapters 30–33 | Casaubon recovers from his heart attack. When Dorothea speaks to Lydgate in private, he says that Casaubon could sudde... Read More |
| Book 4, Chapters 34–36 | Peter Featherstone's funeral is a major event, since the old man left details and explicit instructions for a huge sen... Read More |
| Book 4, Chapters 37–39 | Will is in the neighborhood and makes an excuse to visit Dorothea by taking his sketchbook to Lowick. When it begins t... Read More |
| Book 4, Chapters 40–42 | Caleb Garth is asked to take over the management of Mr. Brooke's and Sir James's estates, and the Garth family is over... Read More |
| Book 5, Chapters 43–45 | Dorothea visits Lydgate to ask about her husband's condition. She finds Mrs. Lydgate at home with a guest—Ladislaw, wh... Read More |
| Book 5, Chapters 46–50 | The Reform Bill of 1831 is being debated in Middlemarch, and Ladislaw encourages Brooke to wait to run for office beca... Read More |
| Book 5, Chapters 51–53 | Ladislaw is upset that Brooke has stopped inviting him to the Grange and surmises that he is being viewed with some su... Read More |
| Book 6, Chapters 54–57 | Three months after Casaubon's death, and despite the protests of the Chettams and Mrs. Cadwallader, Dorothea returns t... Read More |
| Book 6, Chapters 58–62 | A pregnant Rosamund is so enamored of her husband's empty-headed cousin, Captain Lydgate, who has come for a visit, th... Read More |
| Book 7, Chapters 63–65 | Mr. Farebrother learns from Mr. Toller, one of Lydgate's rivals, that Lydgate is deeply in debt. He wants to offer Lyd... Read More |
| Book 7, Chapters 66–68 | As Lydgate waits for the horse trader at the Green Dragon, he notices the billiard room. Soon he is playing, becoming ... Read More |
| Book 7, Chapters 69–71 | Mr. Garth visits Bulstrode at the bank for two reasons. First, he tells him that he has found a sick stranger on the r... Read More |
| Book 8, Chapters 72–75 | Dorothea speaks to her family about what they can do to clear Lydgate's name. Mr. Farebrother says that he can imagine... Read More |
| Book 8, Chapters 76–79 | Dorothea asks Lydgate to Lowick to discuss the management of the fever hospital now that Bulstrode is leaving town. He... Read More |
| Book 8, Chapters 80–83 | Dorothea gives way to her grief, suffering a literal dark night of the soul. The next day she resolves to put her own ... Read More |
| Book 8, Chapters 84–86 and Finale | The Chettams and Cadwalladers have gathered at Freshitt and are expecting Mr. Brooke. After they discuss the Reform Bi... Read More |
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