Epigraph

ˈɛpɪˌɡræf

noun

an inscription or quote at the beginning of a book or chapter

Epigraphs are often used by authors to set the tone or theme of their work before the main text begins. They can also provide additional context or insights into the content that follows.

Table of Contents Titlepage Imprint Epigraph Bibliography Translator's Preface A Peculiarity of Joan of Arc's History The Sieur Louis de Conte to His Great-Great-Grand Nephews and Nieces Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc Book I : In Domremy I : When Wolves Ran Free in Paris II : The Fairy Tree of Domremy III : All Aflame with Love of France IV : Joan Tames the Mad Man V : Domremy Pillaged and Burned VI : Joan and Archangel Michael VII : She Delivers the Divine Command VIII : Why the Scorners Relented Book II : In Court and Camp I : Joan Says Goodbye II : The Governor Speeds Joan III : The Paladin Groans and Boasts IV : Joan Leads Us Through the Enemy V : We Pierce the Last Ambuscades VI : Joan Convinces the King VII : Our Paladin in His Glory VIII : Joan Persuades Her Inquisitors IX : She Is Made General-in-Chief X : The Maid's Sword and Banner XI : The War March Is Begun XII : Joan Puts Heart in Her Army XIII : Checked by the Folly of the Wise XIV : What the English Answered XV : My Exquisite Poem Goes to Smash XVI : The Finding of the Dwarf XVII : Sweet Fruit of Bitter Truth XVIII : Joan's First Battlefield XIX : We Burst in Upon Ghosts XX : Joan Makes Cowards Brave Victors XXI : She Gently Reproves Her Dear Friend XXII : The Fate of France Decided XXIII : Joan Inspires the Tawdry King XXIV : Tinsel Trappings of Nobility XXV : At Last—Forward!

Mark Twain

Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc

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Gregory Maguire

Confessions of an Ugly Step Sister

Table of Contents Titlepage Imprint Dedication Epigraph The War of the Worlds Book I : The Coming of the Martians I : The Eve of the War II : The Falling Star III : On Horsell Common IV : The Cylinder Opens V : The Heat-Ray VI : The Heat-Ray in the Chobham Road VII : How I Reached Home VIII : Friday Night IX : The Fighting Begins X : In the Storm XI : At the Window XII : What I Saw of the Destruction of Weybridge and Shepperton XIII : How I Fell in with the Curate XIV : In London XV : What Had Happened in Surrey XVI : The Exodus from London XVII : The Thunder Child Book II : The Earth Under the Martians I : Under Foot II : What We Saw from the Ruined House III : The Days of Imprisonment IV : The Death of the Curate V : The Stillness VI : The Work of Fifteen Days VII : The Man on Putney Hill VIII : Dead London IX : Wreckage X : The Epilogue Colophon Uncopyright Landmarks The War of the Worlds

H. G. Wells

The War of the Worlds

Table of Contents Titlepage Imprint Dedication Epigraph The Man Within Part I I II III IV V Part II VI VII VIII IX Part III X XI Colophon Uncopyright Landmarks The Man Within

Graham Greene

The Man Within

Table of Contents Titlepage Imprint Dedication Epigraph Hudson River Bracketed Book I I II III IV V Book II VI VII VIII IX X XI Book III XII XIII XIV XV Book IV XVI XVII XVIII XIX XX XXI XXII XXIII Book V XXIV XXV XXVI XXVII XXVIII XXIX XXX XXXI Book VI XXXII XXXIII XXXIV XXXV XXXVI XXXVII XXXVIII XXXIX XL Book VII XLI XLII XLIII XLIV XLV XLVI Colophon Uncopyright Landmarks Hudson River Bracketed

Edith Wharton

Hudson River Bracketed

Table of Contents Titlepage Imprint Dedication Epigraph The Sun Also Rises Book I I II III IV V VI VII Book II VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV XVI XVII XVIII Book III XIX Colophon Uncopyright Landmarks The Sun Also Rises

Ernest Hemingway

The Sun Also Rises

Remove from me the remains of doubt, which, if it change not to conviction, must become remorse!" The count bowed his head, and clasped his hands together. "Here, sir," said a voice behind him. Monte Cristo shuddered, and arose. The concierge held out the strips of cloth upon which the Abbé Faria had spread the riches of his mind. The manuscript was the great work by the Abbé Faria upon the kingdoms of Italy. The count seized it hastily, his eyes immediately fell upon the epigraph, and he read: "Thou shalt tear out the dragons' teeth, and shall trample the lions under foot, saith the Lord." "Ah," he exclaimed, "here is my answer.

Alexandre Dumas

The Count of Monte Cristo

Table of Contents Titlepage Imprint Epigraph Little Women Part I I : Playing Pilgrims II : A Merry Christmas III : The Laurence Boy IV : Burdens V : Being Neighborly VI : Beth Finds the Palace Beautiful VII : Amy's Valley of Humiliation VIII : Jo Meets Apollyon IX : Meg Goes to Vanity Fair X : The P.C.

Louisa May Alcott

Little Women

Table of Contents Titlepage Imprint Epigraph Leaves of Grass Inscriptions One's-Self I Sing As I Ponder'd in Silence In Cabin'd Ships at Sea To Foreign Lands To a Historian To Thee Old Cause Eidólons For Him I Sing When I Read the Book Beginning My Studies Beginners To the States On Journeys Through the States To a Certain Cantatrice Me Imperturbe Savantism The Ship Starting I Hear America Singing What Place Is Besieged?

Walt Whitman

Leaves of Grass

Table of Contents Titlepage Imprint Dedication To the Reader Epigraph Look Homeward, Angel Part I Epigraph I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII Part II XIV XV XVI XVII XVIII XIX XX XXI XXII XXIII XXIV XXV XXVI XXVII Part III XXVIII XXIX XXX XXXI XXXII XXXIII XXXIV XXXV XXXVI XXXVII XXXVIII XXXIX XL Colophon Uncopyright Landmarks Look Homeward, Angel

Thomas Wolfe

Look Homeward, Angel

Which is why the epigraph of this book is the quatrain from the famous Christmas carol.

Vonnegut, Kurt

Slaughterhouse Five

Table of Contents Titlepage Imprint Epigraph The Brothers Karamazov Part I Book I : The History of a Family I : Fyodor Pavlovitch Karamazov II : He Gets Rid of His Eldest Son III : The Second Marriage and the Second Family IV : The Third Son, Alyosha V : Elders Book II : An Unfortunate Gathering I : They Arrive at the Monastery II : The Old Buffoon III : Peasant Women Who Have Faith IV : A Lady of Little Faith V : So Be It!

Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Brothers Karamazov

Table of Contents Titlepage Imprint Epigraph The Jungle Book Mowgli's Brothers Kaa's Hunting "Tiger! Tiger!"

Rudyard Kipling

The Jungle Book

Table of Contents Titlepage Imprint Dedication Epigraph The Great Gatsby I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX Colophon Uncopyright Landmarks The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

Table of Contents Titlepage Imprint Spirits in Bondage Prologue Part I : The Prison House I : Satan Speaks II : French Nocturne III : The Satyr IV : Victory V : Irish Nocturne VI : Spooks VII : Apology VIII : Ode for New Year's Day IX : Night X : To Sleep XI : In Prison XII : De Profundis XIII : Satan Speaks XIV : The Witch XV : Dungeon Grates XVI : The Philosopher XVII : The Ocean Strand XVIII : Noon XIX : Milton Read Again XX : Sonnet XXI : The Autumn Morning Part II : Hesitation XXII : L'Apprenti Sorcier XXIII : Alexandrines XXIV : In Praise of Solid People Part III : The Escape XXV : Song of the Pilgrims XXVI : Song XXVII : The Ass XXVIII : Ballade Mystique XXIX : Night XXX : Oxford XXXI : Hymn (For Boy's Voices) XXXII : "Our Daily Bread" XXXIII : How He Saw Angus the God XXXIV : The Roads XXXV : Hesperus XXXVI : The Star Bath XXXVII : Tu Ne Quæsieris XXXVIII : Lullaby XXXIX : World's Desire XL : Death in Battle Dymer Epigraph Dymer Canto I Canto II Canto III Canto IV Canto V Canto VI Canto VII Canto VIII Canto IX Colophon Uncopyright Landmarks Poetry

C. S. Lewis

Poetry