《The Vicar of Wakefield》

CHAPTER Ⅰ．—The description of the Family of Wakefield,in which a kindred Likeness prevails,as well of Minds as of Persons1

CHAPTER Ⅱ．—Family Misfortunes．The Loss of Fortune only serves to increase the Pride of the Worthy6

CHAPTER Ⅲ．—A Migration．The fortunate Circumstances of our Lives are generally found at last to be of our own procuring11

CHAPTER Ⅳ．—A Proof that even the humblest Fortune may grant Happiness,which depends,not on Circumstance,but Constitution19

CHAPTER Ⅴ．—A new and great Acquaintance introduced．What we place most hopes upon generally proves most fatal23

CHAPTER Ⅵ．—The Happiness of a Country Fireside28

CHAPTER Ⅶ．—A Town Wit described．The dullest Fellows may learn to be comical for a Night or two32

CHAPTER Ⅷ．—An Amour,which promises little good Fortune,yet may be productive of much37

CHAPTER Ⅸ．—Two Ladies of great Distinction introduced．Superior Finery ever seems to confer superior Breeding45

CHAPTER Ⅹ．—The Family endeavour to cope with their Betters．The Miseries of the Poor when they attempt to appear above their Circum-stances49

CHAPTER Ⅺ．—The Family still resolve to hold up their Heads54

CHAPTER Ⅻ．—Fortune seems resolved to humble the Family of Wakefield．Mortifications are of ten more painful than real Calamities60

CHAPTER ⅩⅢ．—Mr Burchell is found to be an Enemy,for he has the confidence to give disagreeable Advice66

CHAPTER ⅩⅣ．—Fresh Mortifications,or a Demon-stration that seeming Calamities may be real Blessings70

CHAPTER ⅩⅤ．—All Mr Burchell＇s Villainy at once detected．The Folly of being overwise77

CHAPrER ⅩⅥ．—The Family use Art,which is opposed with still greater83

CHAPTER ⅩⅦ．—Scarcely any Virtue found to resist the Power of long and pleasing Temptation90

CHAPTER ⅩⅧ．—The Pursuit of a Father to reclaim a Lost Child to Virtue99

CHAPTER ⅩⅨ．—The Description of a person discontented with the present Government,and apprehensive of the loss of our liberties105

CHAPTER ⅩⅩ．—The History of a philosophic Vagabond,pursuing Novelty,but losing Content115

CHAPTER ⅩⅪ．—The short continuance of friend-slip amongst the vicious,which is coeval only with mutual satisfaction132

CHAPTER ⅩⅫ．—Offences are easily pardoned,where there is Love at bottom142

CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅢ．—None but the Guilty can be longand completely miserable147

CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅣ．—Fresh Calamities153

CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅤ．—No situation,however wretched it seems,but has some sort of comfort attending it159

CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅥ．—A Reformation in the Gaol:to make laws complete,they should reward as well as punish165

CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅦ．—The same subject continued171

CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅧ．—Happiness and Misery rather the rssult of Prudence than of Virtue in this life;temporal evils or felicities being regarded by Heaven as things merely in themselves trifling,and unworthy its care in the distribution176

CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅨ．—The equal dealings of Providence demonstrated with regard to the Happy and the Miserable here below．That,from the nature of Pleasure and Pain,the wretched must be repaid the balance of their sufferings in the life hereafter188

CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅩ．—Happier Prospects begin to appear．Let us be inflexible,and Fortune will at last change in our favour193

CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅪ．—Former Benevolence now repaid with unexpected Interest202

CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅫ．—The Conclusion219