# Backwater — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Backwater by Dorothy M. Richardson.

- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/backwater_se/chapters/i.md): Miriam Henderson travels with her mother through London, reflecting on her new teaching position at a school in Banbury Park. She experiences a mix of anxiety and fascination with the city's sights, and after an intervie
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/backwater_se/chapters/ii.md): Miriam reflects on her feelings for Ted and anticipates a dance where she will see him. She experiences a moment of intense happiness during a musical evening at home, with Margaret Wedderburn playing the violin. The cha
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/backwater_se/chapters/iii.md): Miriam reads 'The Story of Adèle' and reflects on the limited library at Banbury Park, feeling trapped by the school's environment and the other girls. She observes Nancie, Beadie, Trixie, and Charlotte, finding brief co
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/backwater_se/chapters/iv.md): Miriam observes a dying old woman and her cold daughter in church, reflecting on isolation and mortality. Back at school, she teaches her junior class with Miss Perne's approval, then reads a devotional book by a living 
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/backwater_se/chapters/v.md): Miriam returns to the Perne School for her second term, feeling a mix of pride in Miss Perne and despair at leaving home. She reflects on the difficulty of sharing her life with family, the temptation to save money versu

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- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/backwater_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/backwater_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/backwater_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [Crystal Palace Fireworks Evening](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/backwater_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/backwater_se/chapters/x.md)

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