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  1. Chapter 1

    Dedication

    The author dedicates the book to the memory of his dear friend Walter Low.

  2. Chapter 2

    The Wonderful Visit

    A mysterious angelic being appears in the village of Siddermorton, causing a stir among the local residents who struggle to comprehend and accept the supernatural visitor.

  3. Chapter 3

    I: The Night of the Strange Bird

    On a windy night, a mysterious golden glare appears on Sidderford Moor, accompanied by a sound like children singing and harp strings. Only a few witnesses—Annie Durgan, Lumpy Durgan, and Amory's mother—notice the phenomenon, which is later discussed in letters to Nature. The chapter sets the stage for the arrival of the Strange Bird.

  4. Chapter 4

    II: The Coming of the Strange Bird

    Sandy Bright, a nervous clockmaker, encounters a large, black-winged bird on the road from Spinner's, dropping his bacon and fleeing in terror. The bird passes over him and vanishes toward Sidderford. Later, a solicitor's clerk at Iping Hanger sees a bright, fluttering speck in the sky that descends, flashing with iridescent colors, and a ploughman witnesses the bird's pink legs and mottled white body as it streaks through the air. The sightings are reported to local figures, including the Vicar of Siddermorton, who speculates it might be a flamingo.

  5. Chapter 5

    III: The Hunting of the Strange Bird

    The Vicar of Siddermorton, an avid ornithologist, learns of the Strange Bird and the Glare on Sidderford Moor. Fearing rivals Gully and Borland will claim the specimen, he sets out with his gun to hunt it, despite the heat and his housekeeper's disapproval, and avoids his curate's wife and her daughters on the lawn.

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  1. Chapter 6IV: The Hunting of the Strange Bird (Continued)
  2. Chapter 7V: The Hunting of the Strange Bird (Continued)
  3. Chapter 8VI: The Vicar and the Angel
  4. Chapter 9VII: The Vicar and the Angel (Continued)
  5. Chapter 10VIII: The Vicar and the Angel (Continued)
  6. Chapter 11IX: Parenthesis on Angels
  7. Chapter 12X: At the Vicarage
  8. Chapter 13XI: At the Vicarage (Continued)
  9. Chapter 14XII: At the Vicarage (Continued)
  10. Chapter 15XIII: The Man of Science
  11. Chapter 16XIV: The Man of Science (Continued)
  12. Chapter 17XV: The Curate
  13. Chapter 18XVI: The Curate (Continued)
  14. Chapter 19XVII: The Curate (Continued)
  15. Chapter 20XVIII: After Dinner
  16. Chapter 21XIX: After Dinner (Continued)
  17. Chapter 22XX: After Dinner (Continued)
  18. Chapter 23XXI: After Dinner (Continued)
  19. Chapter 24Morning
  20. Chapter 25XXIII: The Violin
  21. Chapter 26XXIV: The Angel Explores the Village
  22. Chapter 27XXV: The Angel Explores the Village (Continued)
  23. Chapter 28XXVI: The Angel Explores the Village (Continued)
  24. Chapter 29XXVII: The Angel Explores the Village (Continued)
  25. Chapter 30XXVIII: Lady Hammergallow's View
  26. Chapter 31XXIX: Further Adventures of the Angel in the Village
  27. Chapter 32XXX: Further Adventures of the Angel in the Village (Continued)
  28. Chapter 33XXXI: Mrs. Jehoram's Breadth of View
  29. Chapter 34XXXII: A Trivial Incident
  30. Chapter 35The Warp and the Woof of Things
  31. Chapter 36The Angel's Debut
  32. Chapter 37XXXV: The Angel’s Debut (Continued)
  33. Chapter 38XXXVI: The Angel’s Debut (Continued)
  34. Chapter 39XXXVII: The Angel’s Debut (Continued)
  35. Chapter 40XXXVIII: The Trouble of the Barbed Wire
  36. Chapter 41XXXIX: The Trouble of the Barbed Wire (Continued)
  37. Chapter 42XL: Delia
  38. Chapter 43XLI: Doctor Crump Acts
  39. Chapter 44XLII: Sir John Gotch Acts
  40. Chapter 45XLIII: The Sea Cliff
  41. Chapter 46XLIV: Mrs. Hinijer Acts
  42. Chapter 47XLV: The Angel in Trouble
  43. Chapter 48XLVI: The Angel in Trouble (Continued)
  44. Chapter 49The Last Day of the Visit
  45. Chapter 50XLVIII: The Last Day of the Visit (Continued)
  46. Chapter 51XLIX: The Last Day of the Visit (Continued)
  47. Chapter 52L: The Last Day of the Visit (Continued)
  48. Chapter 53LI: The Last Day of the Visit (Continued)
  49. Chapter 54LII: The Last Day of the Visit (Continued)
  50. Chapter 55LIII: The Epilogue