Beauchamp's Career — CompleteBeauchamp’s CareerReading editionChapter navigation57 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Beauchamp’s CareerChapter I · THE CHAMPION OF HIS COUNTRYChapter II · UNCLE, NEPHEW, AND ANOTHERChapter III · CONTAINS BARONIAL VIEWS OF THE PRESENT TIMEChapter IV · A GLIMPSE OF NEVIL IN ACTIONChapter V · RENÉEChapter VI · LOVE IN VENICEChapter VII · AN AWAKENING FOR BOTHChapter VIII · A NIGHT ON THE ADRIATICChapter IX · MORNING AT SEA UNDER THE ALPSChapter X · A SINGULAR COUNCILChapter XI · CAPTAIN BASKELETTChapter XII · AN INTERVIEW WITH THE INFAMOUS DR. SHRAPNELChapter XIII · A SUPERFINE CONSCIENCEChapter XIV · THE LEADING ARTICLE AND MR. TIMOTHY TURBOTChapter XV · CECILIA HALKETTChapter XVI · A PARTIAL DISPLAY OF BEAUCHAMP IN HIS COLOURSChapter XVII · HIS FRIEND AND FOEChapter XVIII · CONCERNING THE ACT OF CANVASSINGChapter XIX · LORD PALMET, AND CERTAIN ELECTORS OF BEVISHAMChapter XX · A DAY AT ITCHINCOPEChapter XXI · THE QUESTION AS TO THE EXAMINATION OF THE WHIGS, AND THE FINE BLOW STRUCK BY MR. EVERARD ROMFREYChapter XXII · THE DRIVE INTO BEVISHAMChapter XXIII · TOURDESTELLEChapter XXIV · HIS HOLIDAYChapter XXV · THE ADVENTURE OF THE BOATChapter XXVI · MR. BLACKBURN TUCKHAMChapter XXVII · A SHORT SIDELOOK AT THE ELECTIONChapter XXVIII · TOUCHING A YOUNG LADY’S HEART AND HER INTELLECTChapter XXIX · THE EPISTLE OF DR. SHRAPNEL TO COMMANDER BEAUCHAMPChapter XXX · THE BAITING OF DR. SHRAPNELChapter XXXI · SHOWING A CHIVALROUS GENTLEMAN SET IN MOTIONChapter XXXII · AN EFFORT TO CONQUER CECILIA IN BEAUCHAMP’S FASHIONChapter XXXIII · THE FIRST ENCOUNTER AT STEYNHAMChapter XXXIV · THE FACE OF RENÉEChapter XXXV · THE RIDE IN THE WRONG DIRECTIONChapter XXXVI · PURSUIT OF THE APOLOGY OF Mr. ROMFREY TO DR. SHRAPNELChapter XXXVII · CECILIA CONQUEREDChapter XXXVIII · LORD AVONLEYChapter XXXIX · BETWEEN BEAUCHAMP AND CECILIAChapter XL · A TRIAL OF HIMChapter XLI · A LAME VICTORYChapter XLII · THE TWO PASSIONSChapter XLIII · THE EARL OF ROMFREY AND THE COUNTESSChapter XLIV · THE NEPHEWS OF THE EARL, AND ANOTHER EXHIBITION OF THE TWO PASSIONS IN BEAUCHAMPChapter XLV · A LITTLE PLOT AGAINST CECILIAChapter XLVI · AS IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN FORESEENChapter XLVII · THE REFUSAL OF HIMChapter XLVIII · OF THE TRIAL AWAITING THE EARL OF ROMFREYChapter XLIX · A FABRIC OF BARONIAL DESPOTISM CRUMBLESChapter L · AT THE COTTAGE ON THE COMMONChapter LI · IN THE NIGHTChapter LII · QUESTION OF A PILGRIMAGE AND AN ACT OF PENANCEChapter LIII · THE APOLOGY TO DR. SHRAPNELChapter LIV · THE FRUITS OF THE APOLOGYChapter LV · WITHOUT LOVEChapter LVI · THE LAST OF NEVIL BEAUCHAMPBeginning of this editionNext chapter →Chapter I · THE CHAMPION OF HIS COUNTRYAll chapters and sections (57)Other sectionsBeauchamp’s CareerChapters1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556by George MeredithCHAPTER I. THE CHAMPION OF HIS COUNTRY →