The Mysteries of London, v. 1/4Front matterReading editionChapter navigation142 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTHE MYSTERIES OF LONDON.ILLUSTRATIONS TO VOL I.THE MYSTERIES OF LONDON.PROLOGUE.Chapter I · THE OLD HOUSE IN SMITHFIELD.Chapter II · THE MYSTERIES OF THE OLD HOUSE.Chapter III · THE TRAP-DOOR.Chapter IV · THE TWO TREES.Chapter V · ELIGIBLE ACQUAINTANCES.Chapter VI · MRS. ARLINGTON.Chapter VII · THE BOUDOIR.Chapter VIII · THE CONVERSATION.Chapter IX · A CITY MAN.—SMITHFIELD SCENES.Chapter X · THE FRAIL ONE'S NARRATIVE.Chapter XI · "THE SERVANTS' ARMS."Chapter XII · THE BANK-NOTES.Chapter XIII · THE HELL.Chapter XIV · THE STATION-HOUSE.Chapter XV · THE POLICE-OFFICE.Chapter XVI · THE BEGINNING OF MISFORTUNES.Chapter XVII · A DEN OF HORRORS.Chapter XVIII · THE BOOZING-KEN.Chapter XIX · MORNING.Chapter XX · THE VILLA.Chapter XXI · ATROCITY.Chapter XXII · A WOMAN'S MIND.Chapter XXIII · THE OLD HOUSE IN SMITHFIELD AGAIN.Chapter XXIV · CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.Chapter XXV · THE ENCHANTRESS.Chapter XXVI · NEWGATE.Chapter XXVII · THE REPUBLICAN AND THE RESURRECTION MAN.Chapter XXVIII · THE DUNGEON.Chapter XXIX · THE BLACK CHAMBER.Chapter XXX · THE 26TH OF NOVEMBER.Chapter XXXI · EXPLANATIONS.Chapter XXXII · THE OLD BAILEY.Chapter XXXIII · ANOTHER DAY AT THE OLD BAILEY.Chapter XXXIV · THE LESSON INTERRUPTED.Chapter XXXV · WHITECROSS-STREET PRISON.Chapter XXXVI · THE EXECUTION.Chapter XXXVII · THE LAPSE OF TWO YEARS.Chapter XXXVIII · THE VISIT.Chapter XXXIX · THE DREAM.Chapter XL · THE SPECULATION.—AN UNWELCOME MEETING.Chapter XLI · MR. GREENWOOD.Chapter XLII · "THE DARK HOUSE."Chapter XLIII · THE MUMMY.Chapter XLIV · THE BODY-SNATCHERS.Chapter XLV · THE FRUITLESS SEARCH.Chapter XLVI · RICHARD AND ISABELLA.Chapter XLVII · ELIZA SYDNEY.Chapter XLVIII · MR. GREENWOOD'S VISITORS.Chapter XLIX · THE DOCUMENT.Chapter L · THE DRUGGED WINE-GLASS.Chapter LI · DIANA AND ELIZA.Chapter LII · THE BED OF SICKNESS.Chapter LIII · ACCUSATIONS AND EXPLANATIONS.Chapter LIV · THE BANKER.Chapter LV · MISERRIMA!!!Chapter LVI · THE ROAD TO RUIN.Chapter LVII · THE LAST RESOURCE.Chapter LVIII · NEW YEAR'S DAY.Chapter LIX · THE ROYAL LOVERS.Chapter LX · REVELATIONS.Chapter LXI · THE "BOOZING KEN" ONCE MORE.Chapter LXII · THE RESURRECTION MAN'S HISTORY.Chapter LXIII · THE PLOT.Chapter LXIV · THE COUNTERPLOT.Chapter LXV · THE WRONGS AND CRIMES OF THE POOR.Chapter LXVI · THE RESULT OF MARKHAM'S ENTERPRISE.Chapter LXVII · SCENES IN FASHIONABLE LIFE.Chapter LXVIII · THE ELECTION.Chapter LXIX · THE "WHIPPERS-IN."Chapter LXX · THE IMAGE, THE PICTURE, AND THE STATUE.Chapter LXXI · THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.Chapter LXXII · THE BLACK CHAMBER AGAIN.Chapter LXXIII · CAPTAIN DAPPER AND SIR CHERRY BOUNCE.Chapter LXXIV · THE MEETING.Chapter LXXV · THE CRISIS.Chapter LXXVI · COUNT ALTERONI'S FIFTEEN THOUSAND POUNDS.Chapter LXXVII · A WOMAN'S SECRET.Chapter LXXVIII · MARIAN.Chapter LXXIX · THE BILL.—A FATHER.Chapter LXXX · THE REVELATION.Chapter LXXXI · THE MYSTERIOUS INSTRUCTIONS.Chapter LXXXII · THE MEDICAL MAN.Chapter LXXXIII · THE BLACK CHAMBER AGAIN.Chapter LXXXIV · THE SECOND EXAMINATION.—COUNT ALTERONI.Chapter LXXXV · A FRIEND IN NEED.Chapter LXXXVI · THE OLD HAG.Chapter LXXXVII · THE PROFESSOR OF MESMERISM.Chapter LXXXVIII · THE FIGURANTE.Chapter LXXXIX · THE MYSTERIOUS LETTER.Chapter XC · MARKHAM'S OCCUPATIONS.Chapter XCI · THE TRAGEDY.Chapter XCII · THE ITALIAN VALET.Chapter XCIII · NEWS FROM CASTELCICALA.Chapter XCIV · THE HOME OFFICE.Chapter XCV · THE FORGER AND THE ADULTERESS.Chapter XCVI · THE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT'S LEVEE.Chapter XCVII · ANOTHER NEW YEAR'S DAY.Chapter XCVIII · DARK PLOTS AND SCHEMES.Chapter XCIX · THE BUFFER'S HISTORY.Chapter C · THE MYSTERIES OF THE GROUND-FLOOR ROOMS.Chapter CI · THE WIDOW.Chapter CII · THE REVEREND VISITOR.Chapter CIII · HOPES AND FEARS.Chapter CIV · FEMALE COURAGE.Chapter CV · THE COMBAT.Chapter CVI · THE GRAVE-DIGGER.Chapter CVII · A DISCOVERY.Chapter CVIII · THE EXHUMATION.Chapter CIX · THE STOCK-BROKER.Chapter CX · THE EFFECTS Of A TRANCE.Chapter CXI · A SCENE AT MR. CHICHESTER'S HOUSE.Chapter CXII · VIOLA.Chapter CXIII · THE LOVERS.Chapter CXIV · THE CONTENTS OF THE PACKET.Chapter CXV · THE TREASURE.—A NEW IDEA.Chapter CXVI · THE RATTLESNAKE'S HISTORY.[82]Chapter CXVII · THE RATTLESNAKE.Chapter CXVIII · THE TWO MAIDENS.Chapter CXIX · POOR ELLEN!Chapter CXX · THE FATHER AND DAUGHTER.Chapter CXXI · HIS CHILD!Chapter CXXII · A CHANGE OF FORTUNE.Chapter CXXIII · ARISTOCRATIC MORALS.Chapter CXXIV · THE INTRIGUES OF A DEMIREP.Chapter CXXV · THE RECONCILIATION.Chapter CXXVI · THE RECTOR OF SAINT DAVID'S.Chapter CXXVII · BLANDISHMENTS.Chapter CXXVIII · TEMPTATION.Chapter CXXIX · THE FALL.Chapter CXXX · MENTAL STRUGGLES.Chapter CXXXI · THE STATUE.Chapter CXXXII · AN OLD FRIEND.Chapter CXXXIII · SKILLIGALEE'S HISTORY.Chapter CXXXIV · THE PALACE IN THE HOLY LAND.Chapter CXXXV · THE PROPOSAL.—UNEXPECTED MEETINGS.Chapter CXXXVI · THE SECRET TRIBUNAL.EPILOGUE TO VOLUME I.Beginning of this editionNext chapter →THE MYSTERIES OF LONDON.All chapters and sections (142)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsTHE MYSTERIES OF LONDON.Volume 1 · Other sectionsILLUSTRATIONS TO VOL I.THE MYSTERIES OF LONDON.PROLOGUE.Volume 1 · Chapters123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136Sections1THE MYSTERIES OF LONDON.◇THE MYSTERIES OF LONDON. →