# The Charwoman’s Shadow — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Charwoman’s Shadow by Lord Dunsany.

- [I: The Lord of the Tower Finds a Career for His Son](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charwoman_s_shadow_se/chapters/i-the-lord-of-the-tower-finds-a-career-for-his-son.md): Ramon Alonzo is called by his father, the Lord of the Tower, who explains the family's need for gold to fund his sister Mirandola's dowry. The father reveals that the rocky soil yields little wealth and suggests Ramon pu
- [II: Ramon Alonzo Comes to the House in the Wood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charwoman_s_shadow_se/chapters/ii-ramon-alonzo-comes-to-the-house-in-the-wood.md): Ramon Alonzo, traveling alone through a dark and stormy wood, seeks the house of a magician. A terrified stranger warns him away, but Ramon presses on. Using a scroll written by the magician as a spell, he conjures the h
- [III: The Charwoman Tells of Her Loss](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charwoman_s_shadow_se/chapters/iii-the-charwoman-tells-of-her-loss.md): Ramon Alonzo is led by the Master of the Art to a decaying bedroom in the magician's house. After the Master leaves, an ancient crone—the charwoman—visits Ramon and warns him not to give the Master anything, as his price
- [IV: Ramon Alonzo Learns a Mystery Known to the Reader](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charwoman_s_shadow_se/chapters/iv-ramon-alonzo-learns-a-mystery-known-to-the-reader.md): Ramon Alonzo, having been warned by the charwoman about the price of shadows, resolves never to part with his own. He meets the magician, who offers to teach him the transmutation of metals in exchange for his shadow. Ra
- [V: Ramon Alonzo Learns of the Box](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charwoman_s_shadow_se/chapters/v-ramon-alonzo-learns-of-the-box.md): Ramon Alonzo learns the alphabet from the Master, explores the dark house, and meets the charwoman Dockweed, who reveals that her shadow is locked in a box in the magician's room. Despite her warnings about the price of 

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- [VII: Ramon Alonzo Follows the Art](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charwoman_s_shadow_se/chapters/vii-ramon-alonzo-follows-the-art.md)
- [VIII: Ramon Alonzo Shares the Idleness of the Maidens of Aragona](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charwoman_s_shadow_se/chapters/viii-ramon-alonzo-shares-the-idleness-of-the-maidens-of-aragona.md)
- [IX: The Technique of Alchemy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charwoman_s_shadow_se/chapters/ix-the-technique-of-alchemy.md)
- [X: The Exposure of the False Shadows](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charwoman_s_shadow_se/chapters/x-the-exposure-of-the-false-shadows.md)
- [XI: The Chill of Space](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charwoman_s_shadow_se/chapters/xi-the-chill-of-space.md)
- [XII: Mirandola Demands a Love-Potion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charwoman_s_shadow_se/chapters/xii-mirandola-demands-a-love-potion.md)
- [XIII: Ramon Alonzo Compounds the Potion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charwoman_s_shadow_se/chapters/xiii-ramon-alonzo-compounds-the-potion.md)
- [XIV: The Folk of Aragona Strike for the Faith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charwoman_s_shadow_se/chapters/xiv-the-folk-of-aragona-strike-for-the-faith.md)
- [XV: Ramon Alonzo Talks of Technique and Muddles His Father](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charwoman_s_shadow_se/chapters/xv-ramon-alonzo-talks-of-technique-and-muddles-his-father.md)
- [XVI: The Work of Father Joseph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charwoman_s_shadow_se/chapters/xvi-the-work-of-father-joseph.md)
- [XVII: The Three Fair Fields](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charwoman_s_shadow_se/chapters/xvii-the-three-fair-fields.md)
- [XVIII: The Love-Potion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charwoman_s_shadow_se/chapters/xviii-the-love-potion.md)
- [Father Joseph Explains How the Laity Have No Need of the Pen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charwoman_s_shadow_se/chapters/xix-father-joseph-explains-how-the-laity-have-no-need-of-the-pen.md)
- [XX: The Magician Imitates a Way of the Gods](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charwoman_s_shadow_se/chapters/xx-the-magician-imitates-a-way-of-the-gods.md)
- [XXI: White Magic Comes to the Wood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charwoman_s_shadow_se/chapters/xxi-white-magic-comes-to-the-wood.md)
- [XXII: Ramon Alonzo Crosses a Sword with Magic](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charwoman_s_shadow_se/chapters/xxii-ramon-alonzo-crosses-a-sword-with-magic.md)
- [XXIII: The Plan of Ramon Alonzo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charwoman_s_shadow_se/chapters/xxiii-the-plan-of-ramon-alonzo.md)
- [XXIV: Ramon Alonzo Dances with His Shadow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charwoman_s_shadow_se/chapters/xxiv-ramon-alonzo-dances-with-his-shadow.md)
- [XXV: The Release of the Shadow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charwoman_s_shadow_se/chapters/xxv-the-release-of-the-shadow.md)
- [XXVI: The Wonderful Casting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charwoman_s_shadow_se/chapters/xxvi-the-wonderful-casting.md)
- [XXVII: They Dread That a Witch Has Ridden from the Country Towards Moon's Rising](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charwoman_s_shadow_se/chapters/xxvii-they-dread-that-a-witch-has-ridden-from-the-country-towards-moon-s-rising.md)
- [XXVIII: Gonsalvo Sings What Had Been the Latest Air from Provence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charwoman_s_shadow_se/chapters/xxviii-gonsalvo-sings-what-had-been-the-latest-air-from-provence.md)
- [XXIX: The Casket of Silver and Oak Is Given to Señor Gulvarez](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charwoman_s_shadow_se/chapters/xxix-the-casket-of-silver-and-oak-is-given-to-se-or-gulvarez.md)
- [XXX: The End of the Golden Age](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charwoman_s_shadow_se/chapters/xxx-the-end-of-the-golden-age.md)

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