# The Shaving of Shagpat — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Shaving of Shagpat by George Meredith.

- [The Thwackings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_shaving_of_shagpat_se/chapters/the-thwackings.md): Shibli Bagarag, nephew of Baba Mustapha, arrives at the city of Shagpat in a state of hunger and despair. He is approached by an old woman who prophesies that he is destined to shave Shagpat, the clothier, and thus achie
- [And This Is the Story of Bhanavar the Beautiful](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_shaving_of_shagpat_se/chapters/and-this-is-the-story-of-bhanavar-the-beautiful.md): This chapter tells the tale of Bhanavar the Beautiful, a damsel betrothed to a comely youth. One night by a lake, they witness a mysterious light that is revealed to be a Jewel in the head of the Serpent of the Lake. Con
- [The Betrothal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_shaving_of_shagpat_se/chapters/the-betrothal.md): Shibli Bagarag is formally betrothed to Noorna bin Noorka under the supervision of her father, Vizier Feshnavat. Noorna reveals that Shagpat holds the entire city under enchantment through a single hair in his head, and 
- [And This Is the Punishment of Shahpesh, the Persian, on Khipil, the Builder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_shaving_of_shagpat_se/chapters/and-this-is-the-punishment-of-shahpesh-the-persian-on-khipil-the-builder.md): King Shahpesh punishes his negligent builder Khipil by forcing him to sit on an imaginary throne, fall into a gap, present nettles as flowers, and endure other ironic torments, teaching a lesson against idleness and garr
- [The Genie Karaz](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_shaving_of_shagpat_se/chapters/the-genie-karaz.md): Shibli Bagarag impatiently declares he will shave Shagpat that very night, but Noorna and Feshnavat explain the immense difficulty of the task, detailing three chief obstacles: the illusions of Rabesqurat, the Chief of I

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- [The Well of Paravid](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_shaving_of_shagpat_se/chapters/the-well-of-paravid.md)
- [The Horse Garraveen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_shaving_of_shagpat_se/chapters/the-horse-garraveen.md)
- [The Talking Hawk](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_shaving_of_shagpat_se/chapters/the-talking-hawk.md)
- [Goorelka of Oolb](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_shaving_of_shagpat_se/chapters/goorelka-of-oolb.md)
- [The Lily of the Enchanted Sea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_shaving_of_shagpat_se/chapters/the-lily-of-the-enchanted-sea.md)
- [And This Is the Story of Noorna Bin Noorka, the Genie Karaz, and the Princess of Oolb](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_shaving_of_shagpat_se/chapters/and-this-is-the-story-of-noorna-bin-noorka-the-genie-karaz-and-the-princess-of-oolb.md)
- [The Wiles of Rabesqurat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_shaving_of_shagpat_se/chapters/the-wiles-of-rabesqurat.md)
- [The Palace of Aklis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_shaving_of_shagpat_se/chapters/the-palace-of-aklis.md)
- [The Sons of Aklis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_shaving_of_shagpat_se/chapters/the-sons-of-aklis.md)
- [The Sword of Aklis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_shaving_of_shagpat_se/chapters/the-sword-of-aklis.md)
- [Koorookh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_shaving_of_shagpat_se/chapters/koorookh.md)
- [The Veiled Figure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_shaving_of_shagpat_se/chapters/the-veiled-figure.md)
- [The Bosom of Noorna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_shaving_of_shagpat_se/chapters/the-bosom-of-noorna.md)
- [The Revival](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_shaving_of_shagpat_se/chapters/the-revival.md)
- [The Plot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_shaving_of_shagpat_se/chapters/the-plot.md)
- [The Dish of Pomegranate Grain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_shaving_of_shagpat_se/chapters/the-dish-of-pomegranate-grain.md)
- [The Burning of the Identical](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_shaving_of_shagpat_se/chapters/the-burning-of-the-identical.md)
- [The Flashes of the Blade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_shaving_of_shagpat_se/chapters/the-flashes-of-the-blade.md)
- [Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_shaving_of_shagpat_se/chapters/conclusion.md)

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