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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
The Skin Map
Part One: The Old Straight Track
Chapter 1: In Which Old Ghosts Meet
Chapter 2: In Which Lines Are Drawn, and Crossed
Chapter 3: In Which Wilhelmina Takes Umbrage
Chapter 4: In Which Unwanted Attention Is Roused
Chapter 5: In Which Kit Attends a Lecture at the Royal Society for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge
Chapter 6: In Which Kit Acquires an Apostle Spoon
Part Two: The Macau Tattau
Chapter 7: In Which Wilhelmina Lands on Her Feet
Chapter 8: In Which Wilhelmina Proves Her Mettle
Chapter 9: In Which Fragile Hopes Are Cruelly Dashed
Chapter 10: In Which Kit Entertains Second First Impressions
Chapter 11: In Which Efforts Are Made and Actions Taken
Chapter 12: In Which a Notable Skin Is Honourably Inscribed
Chapter 13: In Which Respectability Suffers a Serious Setback
Part Three: Black Mixen Tump
Chapter 14: In Which the Intrepid Travellers Are Nobbled
Chapter 15: In Which Kit Makes a New Friend
Chapter 16: In Which Wilhelmina Changes History Much for the Better
Chapter 17: In Which Wilhelmina Joins the Merchant Navy
Chapter 18: In Which Arthur Meets an Avenging Angel
Chapter 19: In Which Kit Is Mistaken for a Footpad
Part Four: The Green Book
Chapter 20: In Which Luxor’s Nefarious Trade Is Advanced
Chapter 21: In Which Social Climbing Is Indulged
Chapter 22: In Which Confidences Are Frankly Exchanged
Chapter 23: In Which Lady Fayth Takes the Lead
Chapter 24: In Which an Understanding Is Reached
Chapter 25: In Which the Alchemy of Coffee Is Discovered
Chapter 26: In Which a Sealed Tomb Gives Up Its Secrets
Chapter 27: In Which the Emperor Awaits a Mysterious Visitor
Part Five: The Man Who Is Map
Chapter 28: In Which Promises Are Made to Be Broken
Chapter 29: In Which Dragons Are Not Confined to Statues
Chapter 30: In Which a Mystery Is Confronted
Chapter 31: In Which the Quality of Mercy Is Strained
Chapter 32: In Which Turnabout Is Fair Play
Chapter 33: In Which Nature Takes Its Course
Chapter 34: In Which a Tour Guide Is Engaged
Chapter 35: In Which an Alliance of Consequence Is Formed
Chapter 36: In Which It Is Darkest Before the Dawn
Epilogue
The Bone House
Important People in the Bright Empires Series
Previously in the Bright Empires series
Part One: The Book of Forbidden Secrets
Chapter 1: In Which Some Things Are Best Forgotten
Chapter 2: In Which a Wander in the Wilderness Is Good for the Soul
Chapter 3: In Which an Omen Is Proved True
Chapter 4: In Which Tea and Sandwiches Are Encountered
Chapter 5: In Which a Guest Is Honoured
Chapter 6: In Which the Pregnant Question Is Asked
Chapter 7: In Which December Proves the Cruellest Month
Part Two: Auspicious Meetings
Chapter 8: In Which the Aid of a Good Doctor Is Sought
Chapter 9: In Which Full Disclosure Takes a Drubbing
Chapter 10: In Which an Identity Is Mistaken
Chapter 11: In Which Wilhelmina Learns the Ropes
Chapter 12: In Which Sheer, Bloody-Minded Persistence Is Rewarded
Chapter 13: In Which an Impossible Birth Is Celebrated
Chapter 14: In Which the Truth Cannot Be Ignored
Part Three: Coming Forth by Day
Chapter 15: In Which an Apprenticeship Is Begun
Chapter 16: In Which Ruffled Feathers Are Smoothed
Chapter 17: In Which a Burden Shared Is a Burden Halved
Chapter 18: In Which a Visit to Prague Is Wangled
Chapter 19: In Which a Three-Cup Problem Is Expounded
Chapter 20: In Which the Infant Science of Archaeology Is Radically Advanced
Part Four: The Language of Angels
Chapter 21: In Which the Scholarly Inquiry Bears Strange Fruit
Chapter 22: In Which Blood Tells
Chapter 23: In Which Patience and Practice Pay Off
Chapter 24: In Which a Destiny Is Determined
Chapter 25: In Which the Past Catches Up
Chapter 26: In Which the Question of What to Do Is Asked and Answered—Twice
Chapter 27: In Which a Little Light Is Shed
Part Five: A House Made All of Bone
Chapter 28: In Which Feeling Good and Strong Is Not Enough
Chapter 29: In Which a Most Peculiar Predicament Arises
Chapter 30: In Which Kit Embraces the Stone Age
Chapter 31: In Which a Sensible Course of Action Is Proposed
Chapter 32: In Which Confidences Are Frankly Shared
Chapter 33: In Which Formal Introductions Are Made
Chapter 34: In Which the Future Is a Dream
Chapter 35: In Which a Remedy Is Pursued
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Essays
About the Author
An Excerpt from The Spirit Well
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