Book I — containing as much of the birth
of the foundling as is necessary or proper
to acquaint the reader with
in the beginning of this
history.
Chapter i — The introduction to the work,
or bill of fare to the feast.
Chapter ii — A short description of squire
Allworthy, and a fuller account of Miss Bridget Allworthy,
his sister.
Chapter iii — An odd accident which befel
Mr Allworthy at his return home. The decent behaviour
of Mrs Deborah Wilkins, with some proper animadversions
on bastards.
Chapter iv — The reader’s neck brought
into danger by a description; his escape; and the
great condescension of Miss Bridget Allworthy.
Chapter v — Containing a few common matters,
with a very uncommon observation upon them.
Chapter vi — Mrs Deborah is introduced
into the parish with a simile. A short account
of Jenny Jones, with the difficulties and discouragements
which may attend young women in the pursuit of learning.
Chapter vii — Containing such grave matter,
that the reader cannot laugh once through the whole
chapter, unless peradventure he should laugh at the
author.
Chapter viii — A dialogue between Mesdames
Bridget and Deborah; containing more amusement, but
less instruction, than the former.
Chapter ix — Containing matters which will
surprize the reader.
Chapter x — The hospitality of Allworthy;
with a short sketch of the characters of two brothers,
a doctor and a captain, who were entertained by that
gentleman.
Chapter xi — Containing many rules, and
some examples, concerning falling in love: descriptions
of beauty, and other more prudential inducements to
matrimony.
Chapter xii — Containing what the reader
may, perhaps, expect to find in it.
Chapter xiii — Which concludes the first
book; with an instance of ingratitude, which, we hope,
will appear unnatural.
Book ii — containing scenes
of matrimonial felicity in different
degrees of life; and various
other transactions during the first
two years after the marriage
between captain Blifil and miss
Bridget Allworthy.
Chapter i — Showing what kind of a history
this is; what it is like, and what it is not like.
Chapter ii — Religious cautions against
showing too much favour to bastards; and a great discovery
made by Mrs Deborah Wilkins.
Chapter iii — The description of a domestic
government founded upon rules directly contrary to
those of Aristotle.
Chapter iv — Containing one of the most
bloody battles, or rather duels, that were ever recorded
in domestic history.
