# The Haunted Bookshop — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley.

- [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/dedication.md): Christopher Morley dedicates the book to booksellers, explaining the origins of the story and acknowledging the contributions of characters who took over the narrative. He also notes the timing of a tribute to Sidney Dre
- [The Haunted Bookshop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/the-haunted-bookshop.md): The chapter introduces the Haunted Bookshop, a quirky and atmospheric bookstore run by Roger Mifflin, and sets the stage for the arrival of Aubrey Gilbert and Titania Chapman, whose interactions and the mysterious events
- [I: The Haunted Bookshop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/i-the-haunted-bookshop.md): A young advertising agent, Aubrey Gilbert, stumbles upon a unique secondhand bookshop called 'Parnassus at Home' in Brooklyn, owned by the eccentric Roger Mifflin. The shop is described as a warm, smoky, and hauntingly l
- [The Corn Cob Club](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/ii-the-corn-cob-club.md): Roger Mifflin hosts a gathering of fellow booksellers, known as the Corn Cob Club, at his Haunted Bookshop. The evening features a lively debate about the nature of bookselling, the quality of books, and the responsibili
- [III: Titania Arrives](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/iii-titania-arrives.md): Titania Chapman begins her new job at the Haunted Bookshop. Roger Mifflin shows her around, introduces her to the bulletin board with a card about Thomas Hardy's The Dynasts, and prepares a selection of books for her to 

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- [IV: The Disappearing Volume](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/iv-the-disappearing-volume.md)
- [Aubrey Walks Part Way Home—and Rides the Rest of the Way](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/v-aubrey-walks-part-way-home-and-rides-the-rest-of-the-way.md)
- [VI: Titania Learns the Business](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/vi-titania-learns-the-business.md)
- [Aubrey Takes Lodgings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/vii-aubrey-takes-lodgings.md)
- [Aubrey Goes to the Movies, and Wishes He Knew More German](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/viii-aubrey-goes-to-the-movies-and-wishes-he-knew-more-german.md)
- [IX: Again the Narrative Is Retarded](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/ix-again-the-narrative-is-retarded.md)
- [Roger Raids the Icebox](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/x-roger-raids-the-icebox.md)
- [XI: Titania Tries Reading in Bed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/xi-titania-tries-reading-in-bed.md)
- [Aubrey Determines to Give Service That’s Different](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/xii-aubrey-determines-to-give-service-that-s-different.md)
- [XIII: The Battle of Ludlow Street](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/xiii-the-battle-of-ludlow-street.md)
- [XIV: The Cromwell Makes Its Last Appearance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/xiv-the-cromwell-makes-its-last-appearance.md)
- [Mr. Chapman Waves His Wand](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/xv-mr-chapman-waves-his-wand.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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