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Possession: A Romance

Possession: A Romance. Chapter One. Function: to introduce storyline. Focus : Letters, Quotation and Roland’s research Characters: Roland Mitchell, Val, R.H. Ash and Christabel LaMotte Setting: London Library; one day in September 1986 at 11.15. Chapter Two.

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Possession: A Romance

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  1. Possession: A Romance

  2. Chapter One Function: to introduce storyline. Focus: Letters, Quotation and Roland’s research Characters: Roland Mitchell, Val, R.H. Ash and Christabel LaMotte Setting: London Library; one day in September 1986 at 11.15

  3. Chapter Two • Function: to explain Roland’s life and his relationship with Val • Focus: Roland’s life • Characters: Roland, Val • Settings: at Val’s and Roland’s House; in the evening,

  4. Chapter Three • Function: to introduce Christabel LaMotte. • Focus: Roland’s research, relationship with Blackadder and Fergus • Characters: Roland, Blackadder, Paola, Fergus • Settings: Bloomsbury, British Museum, Ash Factory; in the afternoon

  5. Chapter Four • Function: to introduce Maud Bailey • Focus: quotations • Characters: Roland, Maud • Settings: Lincoln University, Lincoln Library, Women’s Centre; in the afternoon Maud’s house; in the evening

  6. Chapter Five • Function: to explicate that the relationship between Ash and Christabel has real existed • Focus: to create suspense and curiosity around the relationship between Ash and Christabel with the discovery of their corrispondence • Characters: Roland, Maud, Joan Bailey, George Bailey • Settings: Lincolnshire, Seal Court; in the morning • Sir George Bailey’s house, Christabel LaMotte’s room; in the night

  7. Chapter Six • Function: to let the reader know about Cropper’ s research • Focus: Cropper’s research of something new about Ash’ life • Characters: Cropper, Mrs DaistWapshott, Priscilla Cropper • Settings: Mrs DaistWapshott’s house; 3 O’Clock • Ever blest House, Tresure Cabinet(New Mexico) • Barret's Hotel (Piccadilly)

  8. Chapter Seven • Function: to introduce two characters:Beatrice Nest and Euan MacIntyre • Focus: the letter that Roland received from Joan Bailey • Characters: Beatrice Nest, Roland, Val, Euan MacIntyre, Cropper • Settings: Beatrice’s house; before lunch • Roland’s house; at lunch

  9. Chapter Eight • Function: to represent Roland and Maud’s research • Focus: C. LaMotte’s letters • Characters: Maud, Roland, Joan Bailey • Settings: G. Bailey’s House (in Seal Court) • Maud’s home, in the evening • G. Bailey’s House

  10. Chapter Nine • Focus: LaMotte’s story “The Threshold”

  11. Chapter Ten • Function: to explain the reader the relationship between C.LaMotte and R.H.Ash • Focus: letters between Ash and Christabel • Characters: Randolph Henry Ash, Christabel LaMotte

  12. Chapter Eleven • Focus: Ash’s poem “Swammerdam”

  13. Chapter Twelve • Function: to create suspance • Focus: Ash’s letters to Ellen, Ellen’s journal • Characters: Roland, Maud, Val, Beatrice Nest, Fergus, Ellen Ahs, Blanche Glover • Settings:Bethany in Richmond; a sunny Day in april • Val’s house • Beatrice nest’s house • in Museum Street

  14. Chapter Thirteen • Function: to present the relationship between Maud and Roland and Maud and C.LaMotte • Focus: Ash and LaMotte’s possible journey in Yorkshire • Characters: Maud, Roland • Settings: • The Cliff • Flamborough • Portof Whitby • Jewelrystore

  15. Chapter Fourteen • Function: to represent the parallelism between the two love stories • Focus: Connection of the stories • Characters: Maud, Roland • Settings: Yorkshire, Boggle Hole

  16. Chapter Fiveteen • Function: to explain the reader the relationship between Ahs and LaMotte • Focus: the journey in Yorkshire of the two Victorian poets • Characters: R.H.Ash, C.LaMotte • Settings: Yorkshire

  17. Chapter Sixteen • Function: to present a Christabel’s poem to put her personality into a better focus through her writings • Focus: the proem of “the fairy melusine”

  18. Chapter Seventeen • Function: to provide information about Fergus and Cropper’s intentions • Focus: Fergus’ ideas • Characters: Blackadder, Fergus, Val, Cropper • Settings: “Ash’s factory”, Val’s home, L’Escargot, streetof Soho

  19. Chapter Eighteen • Function: to explain the development of the plot • Focus: dialogues • Characters: Maud, Leonora, Blackadder, Sir George Bailey, Cropper, Paola, Byng • Settings: • Women’s Studies Resource Centre • Maud’s home • Lincoln • Ash’s factory

  20. Chapter Nineteen • Function: to provide information about Blanche’s suicide. • Focus: Sabine’s Journal • Characters: Maud, Roland, Sir George, Ariane Le Minier, Leonora • Settings: on a ship to France, Nantes, Finistere, Sir George’s house

  21. Chapter Twenty • Function: to create suspance • Focus: Cropper’s effort to read the correspondence between Ash and LaMotte • Characters: Cropper, Sir George, Blackadder, Ms Patel, Leonora, Shushila, Ash, LaMotte • Settings: a City church

  22. Chapter Twenty-one • Focus: quotation of Ash's Mummy Possest

  23. Chapter Twenty-Two • Function: to show the relationship between Euan and Val • Focus: Val and Euan’s relationship • Characters: Val, EuanMaclntyre, Byng • Settings: the horse races in Newmarket

  24. Chapter Twenty-three • Function: to make clear to the reader the development of things • Focus: the relationship between Roland and Maud • Characters: Roland, Maud, Blackadder, Leonora, Cropper • Settings: Brittany

  25. Chapter Twenty-four • Function: to provide information about the owner of the letters • Focus: the new discovery • Characters: Maud, Roland, Val, Euan, Toby • Settings: Lincoln

  26. Chapter Twenty-five • Function: to explain the relationship between Ash and his wife and later to show Ellen’s reactions. • Focus: Ellen Ash’s Journal and the flashback • Characters: Ellen, Ash, Blanche • Settings: Ash’s home; 27th November 1889

  27. Chapter Twenty-six • Function: to explain Roland’s thoughts and intentions • Focus: Roland’s feelings and Job offers • Characters: Roland • Settings: Val’s home

  28. Chapter Twenty-seven • Function: to make clear who the letters belong to • Focus: the discussion about the ownership of the letters • Characters: Roland, Maud, Euan, Val, Blackadder, Leonora • Settings: Beatrice Nest’s house

  29. Chapter Twenty-Eight • Function: to show how the story between Ash and LaMotte ended • Focus: content of the black box funded in Ash’s grave • Characters: Cropper, Hildebrand Ash, Roland, Maud, Leonora, Blackadder, Beatrice • Settings: Ash’s grave, Hodershall

  30. Postscript 1868 • Function: to show that Randolph knew his daughter Maia • Focus: the meeting between Randolph and hid daughter • Characters: Ash, Maia • Settings: in a meadow

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