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A Mummer’s Wife (1885) is George Moore’s second novel and first commercially successful book. Set in London and various provincial towns, it recounts the tragedy of Kate Ede, a shopkeeper’s wife who leave’s her home and invalid husband for Dick Lennox, the vivacious actor-manager of a touring theatrical troupe. All 174,000 words are presented here in 30 linear chapters.

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1. Chapters
2. A Mummer’s Wife (AI)

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Chapters

1885-11-01 — A Mummer’s Wife — Chapter 1

1885-11-01 — A Mummer’s Wife — Chapter 2

1885-11-01 — A Mummer’s Wife — Chapter 3

1885-11-01 — A Mummer’s Wife — Chapter 4

1885-11-01 — A Mummer’s Wife — Chapter 5

1885-11-01 — A Mummer’s Wife — Chapter 6

1885-11-01 — A Mummer’s Wife — Chapter 7

1885-11-01 — A Mummer’s Wife — Chapter 8

1885-11-01 — A Mummer’s Wife — Chapter 9

1885-11-01 — A Mummer’s Wife — Chapter 10

1885-11-01 — A Mummer’s Wife — Chapter 11

1885-11-01 — A Mummer’s Wife — Chapter 12

1885-11-01 — A Mummer’s Wife — Chapter 13

1885-11-01 — A Mummer’s Wife — Chapter 14

1885-11-01 — A Mummer’s Wife — Chapter 15

1885-11-01 — A Mummer’s Wife — Chapter 16

1885-11-01 — A Mummer’s Wife — Chapter 17

1885-11-01 — A Mummer’s Wife — Chapter 18

1885-11-01 — A Mummer’s Wife — Chapter 19

1885-11-01 — A Mummer’s Wife — Chapter 20

1885-11-01 — A Mummer’s Wife — Chapter 21

1885-11-01 — A Mummer’s Wife — Chapter 22

1885-11-01 — A Mummer’s Wife — Chapter 23

1885-11-01 — A Mummer’s Wife — Chapter 24

1885-11-01 — A Mummer’s Wife — Chapter 25

1885-11-01 — A Mummer’s Wife — Chapter 26

1885-11-01 — A Mummer’s Wife — Chapter 27

1885-11-01 — A Mummer’s Wife — Chapter 28

1885-11-01 — A Mummer’s Wife — Chapter 29

1885-11-01 — A Mummer’s Wife — Chapter 30

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A Mummer’s Wife (AI)

A Mummer’s Wife (AI) is a PDF of the first edition that may be uploaded to AI applications such as Notebook LM for guided analysis and interpretation.