Woman in Black: Chapter Summaries
Chapter 1 - Christmas Eve
• When the book opens, Arthur Kipps is sharing some fascinating thoughts about how he's always been affected by the weather.
• He describes how he came to live at Monk's Piece and stumbled across it while out on a ride with his employer, Mr. Bentley.
• Arthur is a solicitor and has worked with Mr. Bentley for many years.
• Now he's married to a woman named Esmé and lives in Monk's Piece with her four children from a previous marriage; they have been happily settled for fourteen years.
• It's Christmas Eve and Arthur is at home with Esmé and her children when the boys begin telling ghost stories.
• Arthur tries to be cool with it, but he's uneasy. When Edmund asks him to join in, he pretty much leaves in a huff and goes to walk outside.
• Eventually he rejoins the party, but not before deciding to write down the story of what happened to him when he went to Crythin Gifford so many years ago.
• And now the real story begins.
Chapter 2 - A London Particular
• It's November. Twenty-three year old solicitor Arthur Kipps is going on a business trip for his boss, Mr. Bentley.
• He's headed to the home of recently deceased Alice Drablow to sort out her affairs and attend her funeral.
• Alice lived on a distant estate called Eel Marsh House outside the town of the unpleasantly named Crythin Gifford.
• Mr. Bentley tells him that it'll take at least a day or two to sort everything out, and then sends him off to take the train.
Chapter 3 - The Journey North
• Arthur gets on the afternoon train and looks through Mrs. Drablow's file.
• As he's sitting there, a man comes in to share his compartment and introduces himself as Sam Daily.
• He shows some interest in the Drablow file, but Arthur pretty much ignores him.
• That's because Arthur thinks he's an ignorant hick, but of course he's far too British and polite to say that to his face.
• Sam says all sorts of dreary things about the countryside out there, and then offers to give him
• When the book opens, Arthur Kipps is sharing some fascinating thoughts about how he's always been affected by the weather.
• He describes how he came to live at Monk's Piece and stumbled across it while out on a ride with his employer, Mr. Bentley.
• Arthur is a solicitor and has worked with Mr. Bentley for many years.
• Now he's married to a woman named Esmé and lives in Monk's Piece with her four children from a previous marriage; they have been happily settled for fourteen years.
• It's Christmas Eve and Arthur is at home with Esmé and her children when the boys begin telling ghost stories.
• Arthur tries to be cool with it, but he's uneasy. When Edmund asks him to join in, he pretty much leaves in a huff and goes to walk outside.
• Eventually he rejoins the party, but not before deciding to write down the story of what happened to him when he went to Crythin Gifford so many years ago.
• And now the real story begins.
Chapter 2 - A London Particular
• It's November. Twenty-three year old solicitor Arthur Kipps is going on a business trip for his boss, Mr. Bentley.
• He's headed to the home of recently deceased Alice Drablow to sort out her affairs and attend her funeral.
• Alice lived on a distant estate called Eel Marsh House outside the town of the unpleasantly named Crythin Gifford.
• Mr. Bentley tells him that it'll take at least a day or two to sort everything out, and then sends him off to take the train.
Chapter 3 - The Journey North
• Arthur gets on the afternoon train and looks through Mrs. Drablow's file.
• As he's sitting there, a man comes in to share his compartment and introduces himself as Sam Daily.
• He shows some interest in the Drablow file, but Arthur pretty much ignores him.
• That's because Arthur thinks he's an ignorant hick, but of course he's far too British and polite to say that to his face.
• Sam says all sorts of dreary things about the countryside out there, and then offers to give him