# The Dead Secret — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Dead Secret by Wilkie Collins.

- [Book I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/book-i.md): The novel opens with the introduction of the Treverton family and the mysterious circumstances surrounding Mrs. Treverton's death. Sarah Leeson, a servant, is involved in a secret oath and hides a letter, setting the sta
- [The Twenty-Third of August, 1829](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/i-the-twenty-third-of-august-1829.md): In the early hours of August 23, 1829, Sarah Leeson is summoned to the deathbed of her mistress, Mrs. Treverton, who is dying of a terrible disease. Mrs. Treverton, a former actress, insists on speaking privately with Sa
- [II: The Child](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/ii-the-child.md): Sarah Leeson, tormented by the secret letter she and her dying mistress wrote, struggles with the weight of her oath. She nearly burns the letter but is startled by a moving curtain, which she interprets as a supernatura
- [III: The Hiding of the Secret](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/iii-the-hiding-of-the-secret.md): Sarah Leeson, tormented by guilt and fear, hides the secret letter written on Mrs. Treverton's deathbed in the Myrtle Room of Porthgenna Tower. After a restless night, she wanders the deserted north garden, resolves to l
- [Book II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/book-ii.md): The narrative shifts to focus on the characters and events surrounding Porthgenna Tower, introducing new dynamics and deepening the mysteries of the past.

> 30 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=the_dead_secret_se_966kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [I: Fifteen Years After](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/i-fifteen-years-after.md)
- [II: The Sale of Porthgenna Tower](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/ii-the-sale-of-porthgenna-tower.md)
- [III: The Bride and Bridegroom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/iii-the-bride-and-bridegroom.md)
- [Book III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/book-iii.md)
- [I: Timon of London](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/i-timon-of-london.md)
- [II: Will They Come?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/ii-will-they-come.md)
- [III: Mrs. Jazeph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/iii-mrs-jazeph.md)
- [IV: The New Nurse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/iv-the-new-nurse.md)
- [V: A Council of Three](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/v-a-council-of-three.md)
- [VI: Another Surprise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/vi-another-surprise.md)
- [Book IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/book-iv.md)
- [I: A Plot Against the Secret](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/i-a-plot-against-the-secret.md)
- [II: Outside the House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/ii-outside-the-house.md)
- [III: Inside the House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/iii-inside-the-house.md)
- [IV: Mr. Munder on the Seat of Judgment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/iv-mr-munder-on-the-seat-of-judgment.md)
- [V: Mozart Plays Farewell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/v-mozart-plays-farewell.md)
- [Book V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/book-v.md)
- [I: An Old Friend and a New Scheme](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/i-an-old-friend-and-a-new-scheme.md)
- [II: The Beginning of the End](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/ii-the-beginning-of-the-end.md)
- [III: Approaching the Precipice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/iii-approaching-the-precipice.md)
- [IV: Standing on the Brink](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/iv-standing-on-the-brink.md)
- [V: The Myrtle Room](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/v-the-myrtle-room.md)
- [VI: The Telling of the Secret](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/vi-the-telling-of-the-secret.md)
- [Book VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/book-vi.md)
- [I: Uncle Joseph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/i-uncle-joseph.md)
- [Waiting and Hoping](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/ii-waiting-and-hoping.md)
- [III: The Story of the Past](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/iii-the-story-of-the-past.md)
- [IV: The Close of Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/iv-the-close-of-day.md)
- [V: Forty Thousand Pounds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/v-forty-thousand-pounds.md)
- [VI: The Dawn of a New Life](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/vi-the-dawn-of-a-new-life.md)

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