# Lud-in-the-Mist — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees.

- [Epigraph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/epigraph.md): The epigraph, a quotation from Jane Harrison, reflects on the Sirens as symbols of life's untamed impulses—imperious longings and ecstasies of love, art, or philosophy—that call to a man from his 'Land of Heart's Desire,
- [Lud-in-the-Mist](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/lud-in-the-mist.md): The chapter introduces the town of Lud-in-the-Mist, a prosperous but peculiar community that denies the existence of Fairyland despite its proximity. The townspeople are practical, law-abiding, and deeply suspicious of a
- [I: Master Nathaniel Chanticleer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/i-master-nathaniel-chanticleer.md): The chapter introduces the small country of Dorimare and its capital Lud-in-the-Mist, focusing on Master Nathaniel Chanticleer, a seemingly typical Dorimarite who is secretly haunted by a nameless fear. This fear origina
- [II: The Duke Who Laughed Himself Off a Throne and Other Traditions of Dorimare](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/ii-the-duke-who-laughed-himself-off-a-throne-and-other-traditions-of-dorimare.md): This chapter provides a historical and cultural overview of Dorimare, focusing on the revolution that ousted Duke Aubrey and the subsequent taboo against all things fairy. It describes how the merchant class replaced the
- [III: The Beginning of Trouble](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/iii-the-beginning-of-trouble.md): Master Nathaniel learns that his son Ranulph has eaten fairy fruit, given to him by the mischievous Willy Wisp. Ranulph confesses his terror and longing for the fairy world, while Nathaniel struggles with his own hidden 

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- [Endymion Leer Prescribes for Ranulph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/iv-endymion-leer-prescribes-for-ranulph.md)
- [Ranulph Goes to the Widow Gibberty’s Farm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/v-ranulph-goes-to-the-widow-gibberty-s-farm.md)
- [VI: The Wind in the Crabapple Blossoms](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/vi-the-wind-in-the-crabapple-blossoms.md)
- [VII: Master Ambrose Chases a Wild Goose and Has a Vision](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/vii-master-ambrose-chases-a-wild-goose-and-has-a-vision.md)
- [Endymion Leer Looks Frightened, and a Breach Is Made in an Old Friendship](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/viii-endymion-leer-looks-frightened-and-a-breach-is-made-in-an-old-friendship.md)
- [IX: Panic and the Silent People](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/ix-panic-and-the-silent-people.md)
- [X: Hempie's Song](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/x-hempie-s-song.md)
- [XI: A Stronger Antidote Than Reason](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/xi-a-stronger-antidote-than-reason.md)
- [XII: Dame Marigold Hears the Tap of a Woodpecker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/xii-dame-marigold-hears-the-tap-of-a-woodpecker.md)
- [What Master Nathaniel and Master Ambrose Found in the Guildhall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/xiii-what-master-nathaniel-and-master-ambrose-found-in-the-guildhall.md)
- [XIV: Dead in the Eye of the Law](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/xiv-dead-in-the-eye-of-the-law.md)
- [XV: “Ho, Ho, Hoh!”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/xv-ho-ho-hoh.md)
- [The Widow Gibberty's Trial](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/xvi-the-widow-gibberty-s-trial.md)
- [XVII: The World-in-Law](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/xvii-the-world-in-law.md)
- [XVIII: Mistress Ivy Peppercorn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/xviii-mistress-ivy-peppercorn.md)
- [XIX: The Berries of Merciful Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/xix-the-berries-of-merciful-death.md)
- [XX: Watching the Cows](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/xx-watching-the-cows.md)
- [XXI: The Old Goatherd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/xxi-the-old-goatherd.md)
- [XXII: Who Is Portunus?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/xxii-who-is-portunus.md)
- [The Northern Firebox and Dead Men's Tales](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/xxiii-the-northern-firebox-and-dead-men-s-tales.md)
- [XXIV: Belling the Cat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/xxiv-belling-the-cat.md)
- [XXV: The Law Crouches and Springs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/xxv-the-law-crouches-and-springs.md)
- [XXVI: “Neither Trees nor Men”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/xxvi-neither-trees-nor-men.md)
- [XXVII: The Fair in the Elfin Marches](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/xxvii-the-fair-in-the-elfin-marches.md)
- [XXVIII: “By the Sun, Moon and Stars and the Golden Apples of the West”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/xxviii-by-the-sun-moon-and-stars-and-the-golden-apples-of-the-west.md)
- [XXIX: A Message Comes to Hazel and the First Swallow to Dame Marigold](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/xxix-a-message-comes-to-hazel-and-the-first-swallow-to-dame-marigold.md)
- [Master Ambrose Keeps His Vow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/xxx-master-ambrose-keeps-his-vow.md)
- [XXXI: The Initiate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/xxxi-the-initiate.md)
- [Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/xxxii-conclusion.md)

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