# Chance — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Chance by Joseph Conrad.

- [Epigraph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/chapters/epigraph.md): The epigraph, a quotation from Sir Thomas Browne, introduces the novel's central meditation on the role of Fortune or fate in human affairs, suggesting that while Fortune governs all things, human error lies in persistin
- [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/chapters/dedication.md): The book is dedicated to Sir Hugh Clifford, K.C.M.G., acknowledging his steadfast friendship as the reason for the book's existence.
- [Author's Note](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/chapters/author-s-note.md): In the Author's Note, Joseph Conrad reflects on the genesis of the novel 'Chance,' explaining how he was initially torn between two narrative directions and ultimately decided to follow Captain Anthony's pursuit of Flora
- [Chance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/chapters/chance.md): The opening chapter of 'Chance' introduces the novel's narrative frame. The narrator, Marlow, recounts his meeting with Powell, a young man who has just passed his examination to become a second mate. Powell's story begi
- [Part I: The Damsel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/chapters/part-i-the-damsel.md): The chapter introduces Charles Powell, a young sailor who, after passing his examination, meets Marlow at an inn and secures a berth as second mate on the Ferndale. The narrative also introduces Flora de Barral, a young 

> 14 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=chance_se_646kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [I: Young Powell and His Chance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/chapters/i-young-powell-and-his-chance.md)
- [II: The Fynes and the Girlfriend](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/chapters/ii-the-fynes-and-the-girlfriend.md)
- [III: Thrift—and the Child](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/chapters/iii-thrift-and-the-child.md)
- [IV: The Governess](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/chapters/iv-the-governess.md)
- [V: The Tea-Party](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/chapters/v-the-tea-party.md)
- [VI: Flora](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/chapters/vi-flora.md)
- [VII: On the Pavement](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/chapters/vii-on-the-pavement.md)
- [Part II: The Knight](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/chapters/part-ii-the-knight.md)
- [I: The Ferndale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/chapters/i-the-ferndale.md)
- [II: Young Powell Sees and Hears](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/chapters/ii-young-powell-sees-and-hears.md)
- [III: Devoted Servants—and the Light of a Flare](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/chapters/iii-devoted-servants-and-the-light-of-a-flare.md)
- [IV: Anthony and Flora](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/chapters/iv-anthony-and-flora.md)
- [V: The Great de Barral](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/chapters/v-the-great-de-barral.md)
- [VI: … a Moonless Night, Thick with Stars Above, Very Dark on the Water](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chance_se/chapters/vi-a-moonless-night-thick-with-stars-above-very-dark-on-the-water.md)

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