# Sylvie and Bruno — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Sylvie and Bruno by Lewis Carroll.

- [I: Less Bread! More Taxes!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-i-i-less-bread-more-taxes.md): The chapter opens with a chaotic protest in the marketplace where the crowd shouts for 'Less Bread! More Taxes!' under the direction of the Lord Chancellor, who orchestrates the demonstration to appear unanimous. The War
- [II: L'Amie Inconnue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-i-ii-l-amie-inconnue.md): The narrator travels by train to meet his old friend Arthur Forester, and encounters a mysterious veiled lady in his compartment. Through a telepathic experiment, he glimpses the face of Sylvie. The chapter shifts to a f
- [III: Birthday-Presents](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-i-iii-birthday-presents.md): The Warden returns to find the Sub-Warden and Lord Chancellor fabricating a revolution to justify a change in government. The Sub-Warden's wife, My Lady, pressures for her husband's promotion to Vice-Warden. Meanwhile, i
- [IV: A Cunning Conspiracy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-i-iv-a-cunning-conspiracy.md): The Warden announces his departure and appoints his brother as Vice-Warden, signing an agreement that the conspirators later reveal to be a forgery. After he leaves, the Vice-Warden, Chancellor, and Lady celebrate their 
- [A Beggar's Palace](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-i-v-a-beggar-s-palace.md): The narrator wakes from a dream to find he has startled a young lady on the train, who turns out to be Lady Muriel Orme. They share a playful conversation about ghosts and literature before arriving at Fayfield Junction.

> 46 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=sylvie_and_bruno_se_938kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [VI: The Magic Locket](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-i-vi-the-magic-locket.md)
- [VII: The Baron’s Embassy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-i-vii-the-baron-s-embassy.md)
- [A Ride on a Lion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-i-viii-a-ride-on-a-lion.md)
- [A Jester and a Bear](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-i-ix-a-jester-and-a-bear.md)
- [X: The Other Professor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-i-x-the-other-professor.md)
- [XI: Peter and Paul](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-i-xi-peter-and-paul.md)
- [A Musical Gardener](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-i-xii-a-musical-gardener.md)
- [A Visit to Dogland](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-i-xiii-a-visit-to-dogland.md)
- [Fairy-Sylvie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-i-xiv-fairy-sylvie.md)
- [XV: Bruno's Revenge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-i-xv-bruno-s-revenge.md)
- [XVI: A Changed Crocodile](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-i-xvi-a-changed-crocodile.md)
- [The Three Badgers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-i-xvii-the-three-badgers.md)
- [Queer Street, Number Forty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-i-xviii-queer-street-number-forty.md)
- [How to Make a Phlizz](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-i-xix-how-to-make-a-phlizz.md)
- [Light Come, Light Go](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-i-xx-light-come-light-go.md)
- [Through the Ivory Door](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-i-xxi-through-the-ivory-door.md)
- [Crossing the Line](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-i-xxii-crossing-the-line.md)
- [An Outlandish Watch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-i-xxiii-an-outlandish-watch.md)
- [The Frogs' Birthday-Treat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-i-xxiv-the-frogs-birthday-treat.md)
- [Looking Eastward](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-i-xxv-looking-eastward.md)
- [Bruno's Lessons](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-i-bruno-s-lessons.md)
- [II: Love's Curfew](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-ii-love-s-curfew.md)
- [III: Streaks of Dawn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-iii-streaks-of-dawn.md)
- [IV: The Dog-King](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-iv-the-dog-king.md)
- [Matilda Jane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-v-matilda-jane.md)
- [Willie's Wife](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-vi-willie-s-wife.md)
- [VII: Mein Herr](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-vii-mein-herr.md)
- [VIII: In a Shady Place](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-viii-in-a-shady-place.md)
- [IX: The Farewell-Party](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-ix-the-farewell-party.md)
- [X: Jabbering and Jam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-x-jabbering-and-jam.md)
- [XI: The Man in the Moon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-xi-the-man-in-the-moon.md)
- [Fairy-Music](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-xii-fairy-music.md)
- [XIII: What Tottles Meant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-xiii-what-tottles-meant.md)
- [XIV: Bruno’s Picnic](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-xiv-bruno-s-picnic.md)
- [XV: The Little Foxes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-xv-the-little-foxes.md)
- [XVI: Beyond These Voices](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-xvi-beyond-these-voices.md)
- [To the Rescue!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-xvii-to-the-rescue.md)
- [A Newspaper-Cutting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-xviii-a-newspaper-cutting.md)
- [XIX: A Fairy-Duet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-xix-a-fairy-duet.md)
- [Gammon and Spinach](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-xx-gammon-and-spinach.md)
- [The Professor's Lecture](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxi-the-professor-s-lecture.md)
- [The Banquet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxii-the-banquet.md)
- [The Pig-Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxiii-the-pig-tale.md)
- [XXIV: The Beggar's Return](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxiv-the-beggar-s-return.md)
- [Life Out of Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxv-life-out-of-death.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-endnotes.md)

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