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Laodicean

The Laodicean (someone whose religious beliefs are “lukewarm”) of the title is Paula Power who bought the ancient castle De Stancy which she is determined to restore. Being of a modern frame of mind, she has the telegraph connected to the castle – and uses it all the time in the course of the story.

George Somerset is a young architect who is invited to compete for the chance of the commission to restore the castle and who falls in love with Paula.

However, the brother of Paula’s great friend Charlotte De Stancy – of the aristocratic family that once owned the castle – aided by his villainous illegitimate son, sets out to win Paula for himself.

Although Paula likes the idea of being a De Stancy, she is drawn to George from the start. The various machinations of De Stancy and his son keep the narrative moving along at a fast pace.

Summary by Simon Evers

Year of Publication: 1881Genres: Epistolary Fiction

Running Time: 14 hours 19 minutes 25 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Preface Simon Evers	1:56
2	Book the First, Part 1 Simon Evers	14:05
3	Book the First, Part 2 Simon Evers	25:14
4	Book the First, Part 3 Simon Evers	12:46
5	Book the First, Part 4 Simon Evers	23:09
6	Book the First, Part 5 Simon Evers	22:50
7	Book the First, Part 6 Simon Evers	14:33
8	Book the First, Part 7 Simon Evers	15:06
9	Book the First, Part 8 Simon Evers	17:55
10	Book the First, Part 9 Simon Evers	14:10
11	Book the First, Part 10 Simon Evers	10:03
12	Book the First, Part 11 Simon Evers	15:57
13	Book the First, Part 12 Simon Evers	16:08
14	Book the First, Part 13 Simon Evers	12:43
15	Book the First, Part 14 Simon Evers	12:28
16	Book the First, Part 15 Simon Evers	20:10
17	Book the Second, Part 1 Simon Evers	16:50
18	Book the Second, Part 2 Simon Evers	18:15
19	Book the Second, Part 3 Simon Evers	10:45
20	Book the Second, Part 4 Simon Evers	17:33
21	Book the Second, Part 5 Simon Evers	19:37
22	Book the Second, Part 6 Simon Evers	9:55
23	Book the Second, Part 7 Simon Evers	8:30
24	Book the Third, Part 1 Simon Evers	16:45
25	Book the Third, Part 2 Simon Evers	19:06
26	Book the Third, Part 3 Simon Evers	18:03
27	Book the Third, Part 4 Simon Evers	17:00
28	Book the Third, Part 5 Simon Evers	14:40
29	Book the Third, Part 6 Simon Evers	18:04
30	Book the Third, Part 7 Simon Evers	7:35
31	Book the Third, Part 8 Simon Evers	11:49
32	Book the Third, Part 9 Simon Evers	12:59
33	Book the Third, Part 10 Simon Evers	16:08
34	Book the Third, Part 11 Simon Evers	20:37
35	Book the Fourth, Part 1 Simon Evers	15:55
36	Book the Fourth, Part 2 Simon Evers	9:41
37	Book the Fourth, Part 3 Simon Evers	13:18
38	Book the Fourth, Part 4 Simon Evers	13:14
39	Book the Fourth, Part 5 Simon Evers	10:06
40	Book the Fifth, Part 1 Simon Evers	14:04
41	Book the Fifth, Part 2 Simon Evers	12:48
42	Book the Fifth, Part 3 Simon Evers	12:35
43	Book the Fifth, Part 4 Simon Evers	12:26
44	Book the Fifth, Part 5 Simon Evers	13:20
45	Book the Fifth, Part 6 Simon Evers	9:30
46	Book the Fifth, Part 7 Simon Evers	13:50
47	Book the Fifth, Part 8 Simon Evers	10:14
48	Book the Fifth, Part 9 Simon Evers	13:13
49	Book the Fifth, Part 10 Simon Evers	23:15
50	Book the Fifth, Part 11 Simon Evers	23:03
51	Book the Fifth, Part 12 Simon Evers	12:47
52	Book the Fifth, Part 13 Simon Evers	10:12
53	Book the Fifth, Part 14 Simon Evers	11:39
54	Book the Sixth, Part 1 Simon Evers	15:39
55	Book the Sixth, Part 2 Simon Evers	16:59
56	Book the Sixth, Part 3 Simon Evers	20:11
57	Book the Sixth, Part 4 Simon Evers	12:23
58	Book the Sixth, Part 5 Simon Evers	15:39