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  1. Chapter 1

    Book I: Matching’s Easy at Ease

    The chapter introduces the setting of Matching's Easy, a peaceful English village, and its inhabitants, including Mr. Britling, a writer and thinker, and his household. The arrival of Mr. Direck, an American visitor, sets the stage for cultural exchanges and discussions about life, love, and the impending war.

  2. Chapter 2

    I: Mr. Direck Visits Mr. Britling

    Mr. Direck, an American visiting England for the first time, arrives at Matching's Easy to meet Mr. Britling. He is struck by the contrast between the picturesque, traditional English countryside and the modern reality beneath its surface. Through conversations with Mr. Britling, he explores themes of heritage, change, and the illusion of an unchanging Old England.

  3. Chapter 3

    § 1

    Weeks later, in mid-November, Mr. Britling sits at his night desk in his dressing-gown, working on an essay titled 'The Better Government of the World' to escape the sleepless misery and horrific visions of war—refugees, dead soldiers, and the image of his son Hugh's corpse—that haunt him in the night.

  4. Chapter 4

    § 2

    Mr. Britling struggles with doubt and despair as he works on his book 'The Better Government of the World,' questioning whether democracy and rational thought can ever tame the madness of war and destruction, especially after the loss of his son Hugh.

  5. Chapter 5

    § 3

    Mr. Britling reflects on the memory of Herr Heinrich, a German student who once lived with his family, after learning of his death as a wounded prisoner in Russia. He contrasts Heinrich's gentle, eccentric nature with the brutality of war, and contemplates writing a letter to Heinrich's parents while the violin Heinrich left behind sits in his study.

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  2. Chapter 7§ 5
  3. Chapter 8§ 6
  4. Chapter 9§ 7
  5. Chapter 10§ 8
  6. Chapter 11§ 9
  7. Chapter 12§ 10
  8. Chapter 13§ 11
  9. Chapter 14§ 12
  10. Chapter 15II: Mr. Britling Continues His Exposition
  11. Chapter 16§ 1
  12. Chapter 17§ 2
  13. Chapter 18§ 3
  14. Chapter 19§ 4
  15. Chapter 20§ 5
  16. Chapter 21§ 6
  17. Chapter 22§ 7
  18. Chapter 23§ 8
  19. Chapter 24§ 9
  20. Chapter 25§ 10
  21. Chapter 26§ 11
  22. Chapter 27III: The Entertainment of Mr. Direck Reaches a Climax
  23. Chapter 28§ 1
  24. Chapter 29§ 2
  25. Chapter 30§ 3
  26. Chapter 31§ 4
  27. Chapter 32§ 5
  28. Chapter 33§ 6
  29. Chapter 34§ 7
  30. Chapter 35§ 8
  31. Chapter 36Mr. Britling in Soliloquy
  32. Chapter 37§ 1
  33. Chapter 38§ 2
  34. Chapter 39§ 3
  35. Chapter 40§ 4
  36. Chapter 41§ 5
  37. Chapter 42§ 6
  38. Chapter 43§ 7
  39. Chapter 44§ 8
  40. Chapter 45V: The Coming of the Day
  41. Chapter 46§ 1
  42. Chapter 47§ 2
  43. Chapter 48§ 3
  44. Chapter 49§ 4
  45. Chapter 50§ 5
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  47. Chapter 52§ 7
  48. Chapter 53§ 8
  49. Chapter 54§ 9
  50. Chapter 55§ 10
  51. Chapter 56§ 11
  52. Chapter 57§ 12
  53. Chapter 58§ 13
  54. Chapter 59§ 14
  55. Chapter 60§ 15
  56. Chapter 61Book II: Matching’s Easy at War
  57. Chapter 62I: Onlookers
  58. Chapter 63§ 1
  59. Chapter 64§ 2
  60. Chapter 65§ 3
  61. Chapter 66§ 4
  62. Chapter 67§ 5
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  69. Chapter 74§ 12
  70. Chapter 75§ 13
  71. Chapter 76§ 14
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  73. Chapter 78§ 16
  74. Chapter 79§ 17
  75. Chapter 80§ 18
  76. Chapter 81II: Taking Part
  77. Chapter 82§ 1
  78. Chapter 83§ 2
  79. Chapter 84§ 3
  80. Chapter 85§ 4
  81. Chapter 86§ 5
  82. Chapter 87§ 6
  83. Chapter 88§ 7
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  85. Chapter 90§ 9
  86. Chapter 91§ 10
  87. Chapter 92§ 11
  88. Chapter 93Malignity
  89. Chapter 94§ 1
  90. Chapter 95§ 2
  91. Chapter 96§ 3
  92. Chapter 97§ 4
  93. Chapter 98§ 5
  94. Chapter 99§ 6
  95. Chapter 100§ 7
  96. Chapter 101§ 8
  97. Chapter 102§ 9
  98. Chapter 103§ 10
  99. Chapter 104§ 11
  100. Chapter 105§ 12
  101. Chapter 106IV: In the Web of the Ineffective
  102. Chapter 107§ 1
  103. Chapter 108§ 2
  104. Chapter 109§ 3
  105. Chapter 110§ 4
  106. Chapter 111§ 5
  107. Chapter 112§ 6
  108. Chapter 113§ 7
  109. Chapter 114§ 8
  110. Chapter 115§ 9
  111. Chapter 116§ 10
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  119. Chapter 124§ 18
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  123. Chapter 128§ 22
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  127. Chapter 132§ 26
  128. Chapter 133Book III: The Testament of Matching’s Easy
  129. Chapter 134Mrs. Teddy Goes for a Walk
  130. Chapter 135§ 1
  131. Chapter 136§ 2
  132. Chapter 137§ 3
  133. Chapter 138§ 4
  134. Chapter 139§ 5
  135. Chapter 140§ 6
  136. Chapter 141§ 7
  137. Chapter 142§ 8
  138. Chapter 143§ 9
  139. Chapter 144§ 10
  140. Chapter 145§ 11
  141. Chapter 146§ 12
  142. Chapter 147§ 13
  143. Chapter 148§ 14
  144. Chapter 149II: Mr. Britling Writes Until Sunrise
  145. Chapter 150§ 1
  146. Chapter 151§ 2
  147. Chapter 152§ 3
  148. Chapter 153§ 4
  149. Chapter 154§ 5
  150. Chapter 155§ 6
  151. Chapter 156§ 7
  152. Chapter 157§ 8
  153. Chapter 158§ 9
  154. Chapter 159§ 10
  155. Chapter 160§ 11
  156. Chapter 161§ 12