The Nether WorldFront matterReading editionChapter navigation41 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterChapter I · A THRALL OF THRALLSChapter II · A FRIEND IN REQUESTChapter III · A SUPERFLUOUS FAMILYChapter IV · CLARA AND JANEChapter V · JANE IS VISITEDChapter VI · GLIMPSES OF THE PASTChapter VII · MRS. BYASS’S LODGINGSChapter VIII · PENNYLOAF CANDYChapter IX · PATHOLOGICALChapter X · THE LAST COMBATChapter XI · A DISAPPOINTMENTChapter XII · ‘IO SATURNALIA!’Chapter XIII · THE BRINGER OF ILL NEWSChapter XIV · A WELCOME GUESTChapter XV · SUNLIGHT IN DREARY PLACESChapter XVI · DIALOGUE AND COMMENTChapter XVII · CLEM MAKES A DISCLOSUREChapter XVIII · THE JOKE IS COMPLETEDChapter XIX · A RETREATChapter XX · A VISION OF NOBLE THINGSChapter XXI · DEATH THE RECONCILERChapter XXII · WATCHING FROM AMBUSHChapter XXIII · ON THE EVE OF TRIUMPHChapter XXIV · THE FAMILY HISTORY PROGRESSESChapter XXV · A DOUBLE CONSECRATIONChapter XXVI · SIDNEY’S STRUGGLEChapter XXVII · CLARA’S RETURNChapter XXVIII · THE SOUP-KITCHENChapter XXIX · PHANTOMSChapter XXX · ON A BARREN SHOREChapter XXXI · WOMAN AND ACTRESSChapter XXXII · A HAVENChapter XXXIII · A FALL FROM THE IDEALChapter XXXIV · THE DEBT REPAIDChapter XXXV · THE TREASURY UNLOCKEDChapter XXXVI · THE HEIRChapter XXXVII · MAD JACK’S DREAMChapter XXXVIII · JOSEPH TRANSACTS MUCH BUSINESSChapter XXXIX · SIDNEYChapter XL · JANEBeginning of this editionNext chapter →Chapter I · A THRALL OF THRALLSAll chapters and sections (41)Opening pagesFront matterChapters12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940coverThe Nether Worldby George Gissing◇CHAPTER I A THRALL OF THRALLS →
