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 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,

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

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

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

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 Daist Wapshott, Priscilla Cropper Settings: Mrs Daist Wapshott’s house; 3 O’Clock Ever blest House, Tresure Cabinet(New Mexico) Barret's Hotel (Piccadilly)

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

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

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

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

Chapter Eleven Focus: Ash’s poem “Swammerdam”

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

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 Port of Whitby Jewelry store

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

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

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”

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, street of Soho

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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; 27 th November 1889

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

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

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

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