# Memoirs of a Foxhunting Man — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Memoirs of a Foxhunting Man by Siegfried Sassoon.

- [Prefatory Note](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/prefatory-note.md): The author provides a brief explanatory preface for the first single-volume edition of the Memoirs, noting the composition dates of each volume and stating that the work is intended to be self-explanatory.
- [Memoirs of a Foxhunting Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/memoirs-of-a-foxhunting-man.md): The narrator reflects on his childhood and early adulthood, focusing on his introduction to foxhunting and the rural life that shaped his identity. He recounts his first pony, riding lessons with Tom Dixon, and his growi
- [Early Days](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/i-early-days.md): The narrator recalls his early childhood and the beginning of his equestrian life, from the acquisition of his first pony, Rob Roy, under the guidance of the groom Tom Dixon, to his first day of foxhunting at Finchurst G
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/i.md): George Sherston reflects on his lonely childhood after being orphaned and raised by his Aunt Evelyn. He describes his isolation, his early education with Mr. Star and Tom Dixon, and his creation of an imaginary companion
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/ii.md): The narrator reflects on how his Aunt Evelyn's hiring of the groom Dixon set him on the path to becoming a foxhunting man. Dixon gradually replaces the carriage horses with more spirited animals, and eventually persuades

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- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [First Day with the Hounds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [The Flower Show Match](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/ii-the-flower-show-match.md)
- [Home for the Holidays](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [A Fresh Start](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/iii-a-fresh-start.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/v.md)
- [A Day with the Potford](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/iv-a-day-with-the-potford.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [At the Rectory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/v-at-the-rectory.md)
- [Arrival at Hoadley Rectory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [VI: The Colonel's Cup](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/vi-the-colonel-s-cup.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [VII: Denis Milden as Master](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/vii-denis-milden-as-master.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [Migration to the Midlands](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/viii-migration-to-the-midlands.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [IX: In the Army](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/ix-in-the-army.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [At the Front](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/x-at-the-front.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_foxhunting_man_se/chapters/vi.md)

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