# Barnaby Rudge — Chapters explained > Chapter companions for Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens. - [Barnaby Rudge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/barnaby-rudge.md): This is the opening chapter of Barnaby Rudge, introducing the novel's title character and setting the stage for the story of the Gordon Riots of 1780. - [Chapter 1](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-1.md): The chapter opens at the Maypole Inn on a stormy March evening, where the landlord John Willet presides over his regulars—Solomon Daisy, Tom Cobb, and Phil Parkes—and two strangers: a weather-beaten man with a scarred fa - [Chapter 2](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-2.md): A mysterious stranger at the Maypole Inn departs hastily for London despite the storm, after a tense exchange with Joe Willet. He rides recklessly through the dangerous, unpaved roads, nearly colliding with a chaise driv - [Chapter 3](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-3.md): Gabriel Varden, returning from the Maypole, encounters a wounded stranger and is aided by Barnaby, who is terrified of blood. After bringing the man to safety, Varden returns to the Maypole where he discusses the strange - [Chapter 4: The Locksmith's Household](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-4.md): The chapter introduces the Varden household in Clerkenwell, detailing the eccentricities of the house and its inhabitants. Gabriel Varden recounts his encounter with a masked young lady at a masquerade, which caused quit > 77 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=barnaby_rudge_se_1035kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest. - [Chapter 5](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-5.md) - [Chapter 6](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-6.md) - [Chapter 7](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-7.md) - [Chapter 8](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-8.md) - [Chapter 9](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-9.md) - [Chapter 10](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-10.md) - [Chapter 11](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-11.md) - [Chapter 12](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-12.md) - [Chapter 13](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-13.md) - [Chapter 14](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-14.md) - [Chapter 15](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-15.md) - [Chapter 16](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-16.md) - [Chapter 17](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-17.md) - [Chapter 18](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-18.md) - [Chapter 19](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-19.md) - [Chapter 20](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-20.md) - [Chapter 21](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-21.md) - [Chapter 22](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-22.md) - [Chapter 23](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-23.md) - [Chapter 24](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-24.md) - [Chapter 25](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-25.md) - [Chapter 26](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-26.md) - [Chapter 27](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-27.md) - [Chapter 28](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-28.md) - [Chapter 29](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-29.md) - [Chapter 30](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-30.md) - [Chapter 31](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-31.md) - [Chapter 32](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-32.md) - [Chapter 33](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-33.md) - [Chapter 34](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-34.md) - [Chapter 35](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-35.md) - [Chapter 36](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-36.md) - [Chapter 37](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-37.md) - [Chapter 38](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-38.md) - [Chapter 39](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-39.md) - [Chapter 40](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-40.md) - [Chapter 41](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-41.md) - [Chapter 42](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-42.md) - [Chapter 43](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-43.md) - [Chapter 44](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-44.md) - [Chapter 45](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-45.md) - [Chapter 46](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-46.md) - [Chapter 47](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-47.md) - [Chapter 48](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-48.md) - [Chapter 49](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-49.md) - [Chapter 50](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-50.md) - [Chapter 51](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-51.md) - [Chapter 52](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-52.md) - [Chapter 53](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-53.md) - [Chapter 54](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-54.md) - [Chapter 55](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-55.md) - [Chapter 56](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-56.md) - [Chapter 57](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-57.md) - [Chapter 58](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-58.md) - [Chapter 59](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-59.md) - [Chapter 60](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-60.md) - [Chapter 61](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-61.md) - [Chapter 62](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-62.md) - [Chapter 63](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-63.md) - [Chapter 64](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-64.md) - [Chapter 65](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-65.md) - [Chapter 66](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-66.md) - [Chapter 67](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-67.md) - [Chapter 68](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-68.md) - [Chapter 70](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-70.md) - [Chapter 71](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-71.md) - [Chapter 72](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-72.md) - [Chapter 73](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-73.md) - [Chapter 74](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-74.md) - [Chapter 75](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-75.md) - [Chapter 76](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-76.md) - [Chapter 77](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-77.md) - [Chapter 78](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-78.md) - [Chapter 79](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-79.md) - [Chapter 80](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-80.md) - [Chapter 81](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-81.md) - [Chapter the Last](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-the-last.md) HTML index: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters