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The Dodsons are invited for dinner; Mrs. Glegg quarrels with Mr. Tulliver.
Book 1, Chapter 7Maggie meets Philip Wakem at King's Lorton and spends time with him in Tom's sickroom.
Book 2, Chapter 6Tom leaves school after Mr. Tulliver loses the lawsuit and is bankrupted.
Book 2, Chapter 7Mr. Tulliver recovers and agrees to tenant the mill; he curses Mr. Wakem in the Bible.
Book 3, Chapter 9Tom pays off the Tullivers' debt; Mr. Tulliver whips Mr. Wakem and then dies.
Book 5, Chapter 7Maggie returns to town after two years and meets Lucy's beau, Stephen Guest, at the Deanes' home.
Book 6, Chapter 2Stephen declares his love for Maggie, and she refuses him rather than hurt Lucy and Philip.
Book 6, Chapter 11Mr. Deane purchases the mill from Mr. Wakem; Tom will manage it for Guest & Co. and work off the debt.
Book 6, Chapter 12Maggie leaves Stephen at Mudport and returns to St. Ogg's unmarried.
Book 7, Chapter 1Tom disowns Maggie, and she moves with her mother to Bob Jakin's lodgings.
Book 7, Chapter 1Maggie burns Stephen's letter renewing his proposal, then realizes Bob Jakin's house is flooding.
Book 7, Chapter 5Maggie rows to the mill in Bob's boat to save Tom; they both die in the flood.
Book 7, Chapter 5| Chapter | Summary |
|---|---|
| Book 1, Chapters 1–3 | The narrator directly addresses the reader, describing the great Floss River and the black ships, "laden with the fres... Read More |
| Book 1, Chapters 4–6 | Maggie is not allowed to go with her father to pick up Tom from his school because of the rain, and in a fit of pique,... Read More |
| Book 1, Chapters 7–9 | The narrator ironically says the eldest of the Dodson sisters, Jane Glegg, who though still attractive at 50 seemed ug... Read More |
| Book 1, Chapters 10–13 | Tom is angry with Maggie because she knocked over his house of cards in the morning after he said he wished Lucy was h... Read More |
| Book 2, Chapters 1–3 | Tom becomes very unhappy when put under the care of Rev. Walter Stelling at King's Lorton. He first must reconcile him... Read More |
| Book 2, Chapters 4–7 | Although Tom continues to regard Philip with wariness, he accepts his help with Latin and is happy to listen to storie... Read More |
| Book 3, Chapters 1–3 | At first Mr. Tulliver had thought he could save his disastrous situation by selling his property to the mortgage holde... Read More |
| Book 3, Chapters 4–6 | Mr. Glegg and Tom enter Mr. Tulliver's bedroom to look for the £300 promissory note from Mr. Moss. Mr. Tulliver awaken... Read More |
| Book 3, Chapters 7–9 | Mr. Tulliver begins to recover, and Dorlcote Mill is on the market. Mr. Deane is thinking that his firm, Guest & C... Read More |
| Book 4, Chapters 1–3 | Book 4 opens with a rumination on history, using journeys down the Rhone and Rhine rivers, respectively, as metaphors ... Read More |
| Book 5, Chapters 1–3 | On one day late in June, Mr. Wakem calls on Mr. Tulliver with his son Philip, and Maggie runs upstairs to avoid a reun... Read More |
| Book 5, Chapters 4–7 | The narrator fast-forwards to April of the following year: Maggie and Philip have been meeting regularly in the Red De... Read More |
| Book 6, Chapters 1–3 | Book 6 opens two years later in the Deanes' drawing room. Lucy Deane wears mourning for her mother and is entertaining... Read More |
| Book 6, Chapters 4–6 | Maggie visits her brother at Bob Jakin's house where Tom is a lodger. Jakin has since married and bought a house by th... Read More |
| Book 6, Chapters 7–10 | Philip arrives the next day, and Maggie greets him with warmth and tears. Lucy leaves so they can talk privately, and ... Read More |
| Book 6, Chapters 11–14 | Maggie has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Moss, when Stephen suddenly shows up and asks Maggie to walk on the lane with ... Read More |
| Book 7, Chapters 1–3 | Five days later Maggie shows up at the mill, asking Tom to take her in, but he turns her away. "You have been base—dec... Read More |
| Book 7, Chapters 4–5 and Conclusion | After his exertions on Maggie's behalf, Dr. Kenn must admit that no one will hire her. He is recently widowed, so he h... Read More |
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