# The Grand Babylon Hotel — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Grand Babylon Hotel by Arnold Bennett.

- [I: The Millionaire and the Waiter](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/i-the-millionaire-and-the-waiter.md): Theodore Racksole, a wealthy American millionaire, arrives at the Grand Babylon Hotel and orders an 'Angel Kiss,' a drink unfamiliar to the head waiter Jules, causing tension. Jules and Miss Spencer discuss Racksole and 
- [How Mr. Racksole Obtained His Dinner](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/ii-how-mr-racksole-obtained-his-dinner.md): Theodore Racksole, a wealthy American millionaire, impulsively purchases the Grand Babylon Hotel after being denied a steak and Bass by the waiter Jules. He negotiates directly with owner Félix Babylon, signs a contract,
- [At Three A.M.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/iii-at-three-a-m.md): Nella Racksole and Reginald Dimmock dine together on the terrace, discussing European royalty and the impending arrival of the Grand Duke of Posen. Meanwhile, Theodore Racksole meets with Félix Babylon to learn hotel man
- [Entrance of the Prince](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/iv-entrance-of-the-prince.md): Theodore Racksole deals with the aftermath of his impulsive purchase of the Grand Babylon Hotel. He dismisses the head waiter Jules after confronting him about suspicious behavior, and learns that Miss Spencer has vanish
- [V: What Occurred to Reginald Dimmock](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/v-what-occurred-to-reginald-dimmock.md): Prince Aribert arrives at the Grand Babylon Hotel and meets Nella and Theodore Racksole. During a private conversation with Nella, he reveals his secret identity as Count Steenbock from their Paris meeting. Their talk is
- [In the Gold Room](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/vi-in-the-gold-room.md): Theodore Racksole and his daughter Nella observe a ball given by Mr. and Mrs. Sampson Levi in the Gold Room. Racksole is uneasy about recent events, including Dimmock's death, Miss Spencer's disappearance, and Prince Ari
- [Nella and the Prince](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/vii-nella-and-the-prince.md): Theodore Racksole investigates the disappearance of Reginald Dimmock's corpse but finds no clues. He suspects a deeper conspiracy involving Jules. Nella Racksole, observing Prince Aribert's distress, arranges a meeting a
- [Arrival and Departure of the Baroness](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/viii-arrival-and-departure-of-the-baroness.md): Nella Racksole encounters a mysterious Baroness Zerlinski who checks into the Grand Babylon Hotel. Nella notices the Baroness retrieve a hidden paper from a cream puff during lunch and later realizes the Baroness is Miss
- [Two Women and the Revolver](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/ix-two-women-and-the-revolver.md): Nella Racksole confronts Miss Spencer in Ostend, using a revolver to intimidate her into revealing information about Jules (Tom Jackson), the kidnapping of Prince Eugen, and the murder of Reginald Dimmock. Miss Spencer i
- [At Sea](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/x-at-sea.md): Nella Racksole awakens on a yacht at sea, disoriented but gradually realizing she has been kidnapped by Jules (alias Mr. Jackson). He attempts to intimidate and proposition her, but she defies him. Prince Aribert, who ha
- [The Court Pawnbroker](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xi-the-court-pawnbroker.md): Theodore Racksole, troubled by the unresolved mysteries at his hotel, receives a visit from stockbroker Sampson Levi, who complains about an uninvited guest at his ball—later identified as the dismissed head waiter Jules
- [Rocco and Room No. 111](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xii-rocco-and-room-no-111.md): Theodore Racksole investigates the significance of Room No. 111, realizing it is directly above the State apartments. He receives a note from Nella saying she is following a clue and warns him to keep an eye on Rocco. Ra
- [In the State Bedroom](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xiii-in-the-state-bedroom.md): Theodore Racksole secretly observes his chef Rocco performing mysterious and sinister actions in the State Bedroom, including photographing a corpse by flashlight. Racksole discovers the dead body is Reginald Dimmock. He
- [XIV: Rocco Answers Some Questions](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xiv-rocco-answers-some-questions.md): Theodore Racksole confronts Rocco in a bedroom where the corpse of Reginald Dimmock lies. Rocco admits defeat and reveals he is actually an American from West Orange, New Jersey, who adopted an Italian persona for his ca
- [End of the Yacht Adventure](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xv-end-of-the-yacht-adventure.md): Nella Racksole and Prince Aribert escape from Jules's yacht after subduing him, but are forced to abandon the vessel when the captain refuses to change course. They row ashore to Ostend and breakfast at the Hôtel Welling
- [The Woman with the Red Hat](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xvi-the-woman-with-the-red-hat.md): Theodore Racksole, Nella, and Prince Aribert dine at the Hôtel Wellington. Racksole wants to involve the police, but Nella and the Prince prefer to investigate further. Racksole eventually agrees to a nocturnal investiga
- [The Release of Prince Eugen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xvii-the-release-of-prince-eugen.md): Racksole and Prince Aribert break into the cellar to rescue Prince Eugen, who appears mentally unhinged and delusional. After overcoming Miss Spencer's resistance, they find Eugen in a catatonic state, and Nella arrives 
- [XVIII: In the Nighttime](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xviii-in-the-nighttime.md): Prince Eugen remains seriously ill and cannot be moved. Nella, Theodore Racksole, and Prince Aribert take charge of the house in Ostend, keeping Miss Spencer prisoner in the attic. As Eugen's condition worsens, Aribert a
- [XIX: Royalty at the Grand Babylon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xix-royalty-at-the-grand-babylon.md): Prince Aribert and Prince Eugen of Posen are in the Royal apartments of the Grand Babylon Hotel. Eugen, still recovering from his ordeal, is reluctant to discuss the events at Ostend. Aribert reveals his intention to mar
- [Mr. Sampson Levi Bids Prince Eugen Good Morning](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xx-mr-sampson-levi-bids-prince-eugen-good-morning.md): Prince Aribert warns Prince Eugen that his planned marriage to Princess Anna is doomed because Sampson Levi will not lend him a million pounds, revealing a plot involving Eugen's kidnapping in Ostend orchestrated by the 
- [The Return of Félix Babylon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xxi-the-return-of-f-lix-babylon.md): Theodore Racksole, restless after returning from Ostend, reflects on the unresolved Posen affair and his concealment of events from the police. Félix Babylon unexpectedly returns to the Grand Babylon, and the two discuss
- [In the Wine Cellars of the Grand Babylon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xxii-in-the-wine-cellars-of-the-grand-babylon.md): Theodore Racksole and Félix Babylon discuss the threat posed by Jules, who has returned to London and may attempt to poison Prince Eugen. Racksole suggests that a bottle of wine could be tampered with in the cellar, prom
- [Further Events in the Cellar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xxiii-further-events-in-the-cellar.md): Nella recounts how she discovered a mysterious figure sawing at an iron grating in the hotel's sunken yard, then crept through the hole herself into the wine cellar. Theodore Racksole and Félix Babylon find her there, an
- [The Bottle of Wine](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xxiv-the-bottle-of-wine.md): Theodore Racksole's plan to trap Jules in the wine cellar is foiled by a policeman's interference, allowing Jules to escape via a steam launch on the Thames. Racksole then conspires with Prince Aribert to use the poisone
- [The Steam Launch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xxv-the-steam-launch.md): Theodore Racksole, determined to capture Jules, enlists the help of a Customs officer, George Hazell, to search for the steam launch that carried Tom Jackson away. They embark on a nighttime expedition on the Thames, and
- [The Night Chase and the Mudlark](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xxvi-the-night-chase-and-the-mudlark.md): Theodore Racksole and Customs officer George Hazell pursue Jules along the Thames in a foggy night chase. Jules escapes from a launch into a dinghy, then hides on a barge. After a tense standoff, a mudlark (a barge boy) 
- [The Confession of Mr. Tom Jackson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xxvii-the-confession-of-mr-tom-jackson.md): Theodore Racksole holds Jules captive in his former bedroom at the Grand Babylon Hotel and interrogates him. Jules reveals details about his plot against Prince Eugen, his accomplices (Rocco and Miss Spencer), and the mu
- [XXVIII: The State Bedroom Once More](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xxviii-the-state-bedroom-once-more.md): Prince Eugen has taken laudanum in a suicide attempt. Prince Aribert and old Hans discover him unconscious and struggle to revive him. A doctor is called, and Nella Racksole assists as a nurse. Despite initial failure of
- [XXIX: Theodore Is Called to the Rescue](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xxix-theodore-is-called-to-the-rescue.md): Nella Racksole persuades her father to raise a million pounds to save Prince Eugen from suicide and debt. She reveals her love for Prince Aribert, who does not wish to inherit the throne if it means marrying a princess. 
- [XXX: Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xxx-conclusion.md): Theodore Racksole sells the Grand Babylon Hotel back to Félix Babylon at the same price he paid, concluding the chain of events that began with his ordering a steak and Bass. Racksole reveals to Prince Aribert the detail

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