# Man and Wife — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Man and Wife by Wilkie Collins.

- [Man and Wife](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/man-and-wife.md): The chapter explores the legal and social entanglements of marriage, focusing on the plight of Anne Silvester as she navigates the consequences of a secret marriage and societal hypocrisy.
- [Prologue: The Irish Marriage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/prologue-the-irish-marriage.md): The prologue recounts the story of an Irish marriage, detailing the union and its immediate consequences, setting the stage for the novel's exploration of legal and social bonds.
- [The Villa at Hampstead](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/i-the-villa-at-hampstead.md): Lady Jane Parnell visits the Vanborough villa, leading to a confrontation where Mr. Vanborough denies his wife, Mrs. Vanborough, in front of the lawyer Mr. Delamayn. Mrs. Vanborough produces a marriage certificate, but t
- [Parting of Friends](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/i.md): Two eighteen-year-old girls, Blanche and Anne, part tearfully on an East Indian passenger ship bound for Bombay. Blanche is going to India as a governess, while Anne is to wait in England before being sent to Milan for t
- [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/ii.md): Mr. Vanborough reveals to his friend Mr. Kendrew his dissatisfaction with his wife, Mrs. Vanborough, whom he married from the stage. He expresses regret for his marriage, claiming it hinders his ambition for a Parliament

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- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [The March of Time](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/ii-the-march-of-time.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [Chapter VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [The Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/the-story.md)
- [First Scene: The Summerhouse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/first-scene-the-summerhouse.md)
- [The Owls](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/i-the-owls.md)
- [The Guests](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/ii-the-guests.md)
- [III: The Discoveries](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/iii-the-discoveries.md)
- [The Two](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/iv-the-two.md)
- [The Plan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/v-the-plan.md)
- [The Suitor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/vi-the-suitor.md)
- [VII: The Debt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/vii-the-debt.md)
- [VIII: The Scandal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/viii-the-scandal.md)
- [Second Scene: The Inn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/second-scene-the-inn.md)
- [IX: Anne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/ix-anne.md)
- [X: Mr. Bishopriggs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/x-mr-bishopriggs.md)
- [XI: Sir Patrick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xi-sir-patrick.md)
- [XII: Arnold](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xii-arnold.md)
- [Blanche](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xiii-blanche.md)
- [Third Scene: London](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/third-scene-london.md)
- [XIV: Geoffrey as a Letter-Writer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xiv-geoffrey-as-a-letter-writer.md)
- [Geoffrey in the Marriage Market](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xv-geoffrey-in-the-marriage-market.md)
- [Geoffrey as a Public Character](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xvi-geoffrey-as-a-public-character.md)
- [Fourth Scene: Windygates](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/fourth-scene-windygates.md)
- [XVII: Near It](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xvii-near-it.md)
- [Nearer Still](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xviii-nearer-still.md)
- [Close on It](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xix-close-on-it.md)
- [XX: Touching It](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xx-touching-it.md)
- [XXI: Done!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xxi-done.md)
- [XXII: Gone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xxii-gone.md)
- [Traced](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xxiii-traced.md)
- [Backward](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xxiv-backward.md)
- [XXV: Forward](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xxv-forward.md)
- [Dropped](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xxvi-dropped.md)
- [XXVII: Outwitted](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xxvii-outwitted.md)
- [XXVIII: Stifled](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xxviii-stifled.md)
- [Fifth Scene: Glasgow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/fifth-scene-glasgow.md)
- [Anne Among the Lawyers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xxix-anne-among-the-lawyers.md)
- [Anne in the Newspapers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xxx-anne-in-the-newspapers.md)
- [Sixth Scene: Swanhaven Lodge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/sixth-scene-swanhaven-lodge.md)
- [XXXI: Seeds of the Future (First Sowing)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xxxi-seeds-of-the-future-first-sowing.md)
- [Seeds of the Future (Second Sowing)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xxxii-seeds-of-the-future-second-sowing.md)
- [Seeds of the Future (Third Sowing)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xxxiii-seeds-of-the-future-third-sowing.md)
- [Seventh Scene: Ham Farm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/seventh-scene-ham-farm.md)
- [XXXIV: The Night Before](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xxxiv-the-night-before.md)
- [XXXV: The Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xxxv-the-day.md)
- [XXXVI: The Truth at Last](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xxxvi-the-truth-at-last.md)
- [The Way Out](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xxxvii-the-way-out.md)
- [XXXVIII: The News from Glasgow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xxxviii-the-news-from-glasgow.md)
- [Eighth Scene: The Pantry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/eighth-scene-the-pantry.md)
- [XXXIX: Anne Wins a Victory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xxxix-anne-wins-a-victory.md)
- [Ninth Scene: The Music-Room](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/ninth-scene-the-music-room.md)
- [Julius Makes Mischief](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xl-julius-makes-mischief.md)
- [Tenth Scene: The Bedroom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/tenth-scene-the-bedroom.md)
- [Lady Lundie Does Her Duty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xli-lady-lundie-does-her-duty.md)
- [Eleventh Scene: Sir Patrick's House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/eleventh-scene-sir-patrick-s-house.md)
- [XLII: The Smoking-Room Window](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xlii-the-smoking-room-window.md)
- [XLIII: The Explosion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xliii-the-explosion.md)
- [Twelfth Scene: Drury Lane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/twelfth-scene-drury-lane.md)
- [XLIV: The Letter and the Law](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xliv-the-letter-and-the-law.md)
- [Thirteenth Scene: Fulham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/thirteenth-scene-fulham.md)
- [XLV: The Footrace](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xlv-the-footrace.md)
- [Fourteenth Scene: Portland Place](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/fourteenth-scene-portland-place.md)
- [A Scotch Marriage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xlvi-a-scotch-marriage.md)
- [Fifteenth Scene: Holchester House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/fifteenth-scene-holchester-house.md)
- [XLVII: The Last Chance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xlvii-the-last-chance.md)
- [Sixteenth Scene: The Inn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/sixteenth-scene-the-inn.md)
- [XLVIII: The Place](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xlviii-the-place.md)
- [XLIX: The Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xlix-the-night.md)
- [The Morning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/l-the-morning.md)
- [LI: The Proposal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/li-the-proposal.md)
- [LII: The Apparition](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/lii-the-apparition.md)
- [LIII: What Had Happened in the Hours of Darkness?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/liii-what-had-happened-in-the-hours-of-darkness.md)
- [The Manuscript](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/liv-the-manuscript.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [Chapter IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [Hester Dethridge's Confession](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/x.md)
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xi.md)
- [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xii.md)
- [LV: The Signs of the End](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/lv-the-signs-of-the-end.md)
- [LVI: The Means](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/lvi-the-means.md)
- [LVII: The End](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/lvii-the-end.md)
- [Epilogue A Morning Call](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/epilogue.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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