# Hudson River Bracketed — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Hudson River Bracketed by Edith Wharton.

- [Epigraph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/epigraph.md): The epigraph juxtaposes a reflective sentiment from Charles Auchester with a historical note on A. J. Downing's classification of architectural styles, including 'Hudson River Bracketed,' which hints at the novel's thema
- [Hudson River Bracketed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/hudson-river-bracketed.md): Vance Weston, a young aspiring writer from the Midwest, arrives in New York City and becomes entangled with a group of intellectuals and artists. He meets Halo Tarrant, a sophisticated woman who introduces him to a world
- [Book I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/book-i.md): The opening section introduces Vance Weston, a young man from the Midwest who moves to New York City to pursue a literary career. He becomes involved with a group of intellectuals and artists, grappling with his own crea
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/i.md): Vance Weston, at nineteen, has graduated from the College of Euphoria, invented a new religion, and had a brief engagement to Floss Delaney. The chapter explores his family background, particularly his grandparents the S
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/ii.md): Vance Weston walks through Crampton, reflecting on the spring landscape, his failed romance with Floss Delaney, and his grandmother's religious piety. He struggles to articulate his artistic and spiritual yearnings, feel

> 49 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=hudson_river_bracketed_se_1684kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/v.md)
- [Book II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/book-ii.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/x.md)
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xi.md)
- [Book III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/book-iii.md)
- [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xii.md)
- [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xiii.md)
- [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xiv.md)
- [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xv.md)
- [Book IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/book-iv.md)
- [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xvi.md)
- [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xvii.md)
- [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xviii.md)
- [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xix.md)
- [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xx.md)
- [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xxi.md)
- [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xxii.md)
- [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xxiii.md)
- [Book V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/book-v.md)
- [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xxiv.md)
- [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xxv.md)
- [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xxvi.md)
- [XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xxvii.md)
- [XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xxviii.md)
- [XXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xxix.md)
- [Chapter XXX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xxx.md)
- [XXXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xxxi.md)
- [Book VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/book-vi.md)
- [XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xxxii.md)
- [XXXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xxxiii.md)
- [XXXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xxxiv.md)
- [XXXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xxxv.md)
- [XXXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xxxvi.md)
- [XXXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xxxvii.md)
- [XXXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xxxviii.md)
- [XXXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xxxix.md)
- [XL](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xl.md)
- [Book VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/book-vii.md)
- [XLII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xlii.md)
- [XLIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xliii.md)
- [XLIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xliv.md)
- [XLV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xlv.md)
- [XLVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xlvi.md)

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