Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgements ix
5. Texts and References xi
6. Introduction: The Art of Deduction 1
7. Part I: Finance
8. 1. Stone into Money 11
9. 2. The Roylotts of Stoke Moran 20
10. 3. The Guardians of Securities 30
11. Part II: Class
12. 4. The Pick of a Bad Lot 39
13. 5. The Fall of the House of Musgrave 50
14. 6. A Scandal in East Yorkshire 61
15. Part III: Family
16. 7. Singular Occurrence at a Wedding 73
17. 8. The Rock of Gibraltar 83
18. 9. The Discreetly Shadowed Corners 91
19. Part IV: Sex
20. 10. The Worst Man in London 103
21. 11. The Whole Queer Business of Wisteria Lodge 112
22. Part V: Race
23. 12. Nice, Amiable People! 125
24. 13. A Nobler Man Never Walked the Earth 138
25. 14. The Heat of the Amazon Was Always in her Blood 147
26. Part VI: War
27. 15. This Circle of Misery and Violence and Fear 159
28. 16. Do We Progress? 169
29. 17. The East Wind 179
30. Part VII: Secrecy
31. 18. That Secret History of a Nation 195
32. 19. Oaths and Secrets 206
33. 20. The Giant Rat of Sumatra 218
34. Conclusion: The Problem of Finality 229
35. Bibliography 237
36. Index 245