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CHAPTER 1

The description of the family of Wakefield; in which a kindred likeness prevails as well of minds as of persons

CHAPTER 2

Family misfortunes. The loss of fortune only serves to encrease the pride of the worthy

CHAPTER 3

A migration. The fortunate circumstances of our lives are generally found at last to be of our own procuring

CHAPTER 4

A proof that even the humblest fortune may grant happiness, which depends not on circumstance, but constitution

CHAPTER 5

A new and great acquaintance introduced. What we place most hopes upon, generally proves most fatal

CHAPTER 6

The happiness of a country fire-side

CHAPTER 7

A town wit described. The dullest fellows may learn to be comical for a night or two

CHAPTER 8

An amour, which promises little good fortune, yet may be productive of much

CHAPTER 9

Two ladies of great distinction introduced. Superior finery ever seems to confer superior breeding

CHAPTER 10

The family endeavours to cope with their betters. The miseries of the poor when they attempt to appear above their circumstances

CHAPTER 11

The family still resolve to hold up their heads

CHAPTER 12

Fortune seems resolved to humble the family of Wakefield. Mortifications are often more painful than real calamities

CHAPTER 13

Mr Burchell is found to be an enemy; for he has the confidence to give disagreeable advice

CHAPTER 14

Fresh mortifications, or a demonstration that seeming calamities may be real blessings

CHAPTER 15

All, Mr Burchell’s villainy at once detected. The folly of being over-wise

CHAPTER 16

The family use art, which is opposed with, still greater

CHAPTER 17

Scarce any virtue found to resist the power of long and pleasing temptation

CHAPTER 18

The pursuit of a father to reclaim a lost child to virtue

CHAPTER 19

The description of a person discontented with the present government, and apprehensive of the loss of our liberties

CHAPTER 20

The history of a philosophic vagabond, pursuing novelty, but losing content

CHAPTER 21

The short continuance of friendship amongst the vicious, which is coeval only with mutual satisfaction

CHAPTER 22

Offences are easily pardoned where there is love at bottom

CHAPTER 23

None but the guilty can be long and completely miserable

CHAPTER 24

Fresh calamities

CHAPTER 25

No situation, however wretched it seems, but has some sort of comfort attending it

CHAPTER 26

A reformation in the gaol. To make laws complete, they should reward as well as punish

CHAPTER 27

The same subject continued

CHAPTER 28

Happiness and misery rather the result of prudence than of virtue in this life. Temporal evils or felicities being regarded by heaven as things merely in themselves trifling and unworthy its care in the distribution

CHAPTER 29

The equal dealings of providence demonstrated with regard to the happy and the miserable here below. That from the nature of pleasure and pain, the wretched must be repaid the balance of their sufferings in the life hereafter

CHAPTER 30

Happier prospects begin to appear. Let us be inflexible, and fortune will at last change in our favour

CHAPTER 31

Former benevolence now repaid with unexpected interest

CHAPTER 32.

The Conclusion

The Vicar of Wakefield

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