The Odd WomenFront matterReading editionChapter navigation32 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterChapter I · THE FOLD AND THE SHEPHERDChapter II · ADRIFTChapter III · AN INDEPENDENT WOMANChapter IV · MONICA’S MAJORITYChapter V · THE CASUAL ACQUAINTANCEChapter VI · A CAMP OF THE RESERVEChapter VII · A SOCIAL ADVANCEChapter VIII · COUSIN EVERARDChapter IX · THE SIMPLE FAITHChapter X · FIRST PRINCIPLESChapter XI · AT NATURE’S BIDDINGChapter XII · WEDDINGSChapter XIII · DISCORD OF LEADERSChapter XIV · MOTIVES MEETINGChapter XV · THE JOYS OF HOMEChapter XVI · HEALTH FROM THE SEAChapter XVII · THE TRIUMPHChapter XVIII · A REINFORCEMENTChapter XIX · THE CLANK OF THE CHAINSChapter XX · THE FIRST LIEChapter XXI · TOWARDS THE DECISIVEChapter XXII · HONOUR IN DIFFICULTIESChapter XXIII · IN AMBUSHChapter XXIV · TRACKEDChapter XXV · THE FATE OF THE IDEALChapter XXVI · THE UNIDEAL TESTEDChapter XXVII · THE REASCENTChapter XXVIII · THE BURDEN OF FUTILE SOULSChapter XXIX · CONFESSION AND COUNSELChapter XXX · RETREAT WITH HONOURChapter XXXI · A NEW BEGINNINGBeginning of this editionNext chapter →Chapter I · THE FOLD AND THE SHEPHERDAll chapters and sections (32)Opening pagesFront matterChapters12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031By◇George Gissing◇CHAPTER I THE FOLD AND THE SHEPHERD →