# The Haunted Bookshop — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley.

- [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/dedication.md): Christopher Morley dedicates the book to booksellers, explaining the origins of the story and acknowledging the contributions of characters who took over the narrative. He also notes the timing of a tribute to Sidney Dre
- [The Haunted Bookshop](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/the-haunted-bookshop.md): The chapter introduces the Haunted Bookshop, a quirky and atmospheric bookstore run by Roger Mifflin, and sets the stage for the arrival of Aubrey Gilbert and Titania Chapman, whose interactions and the mysterious events
- [I: The Haunted Bookshop](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/i-the-haunted-bookshop.md): A young advertising agent, Aubrey Gilbert, stumbles upon a unique secondhand bookshop called 'Parnassus at Home' in Brooklyn, owned by the eccentric Roger Mifflin. The shop is described as a warm, smoky, and hauntingly l
- [The Corn Cob Club](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/ii-the-corn-cob-club.md): Roger Mifflin hosts a gathering of fellow booksellers, known as the Corn Cob Club, at his Haunted Bookshop. The evening features a lively debate about the nature of bookselling, the quality of books, and the responsibili
- [III: Titania Arrives](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/iii-titania-arrives.md): Titania Chapman begins her new job at the Haunted Bookshop. Roger Mifflin shows her around, introduces her to the bulletin board with a card about Thomas Hardy's The Dynasts, and prepares a selection of books for her to 
- [IV: The Disappearing Volume](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/iv-the-disappearing-volume.md): After supper, Roger Mifflin proposes reading aloud to Titania, who eagerly agrees. While Roger and Helen wash dishes, Titania finds a lost-and-found ad for a copy of Carlyle's 'Oliver Cromwell' that had been in the shop.
- [Aubrey Walks Part Way Home—and Rides the Rest of the Way](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/v-aubrey-walks-part-way-home-and-rides-the-rest-of-the-way.md): After leaving the Haunted Bookshop, Aubrey Gilbert walks home through Brooklyn, lost in romantic thoughts about Titania Chapman. He stops at Weintraub's drug store, where he notices a torn book cover from Carlyle Oliver 
- [VI: Titania Learns the Business](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/vi-titania-learns-the-business.md): Roger Mifflin initiates Titania Chapman into the daily operations of the Haunted Bookshop, sharing his philosophy that books are living forces that hunt down readers. He critiques the commercialization of literature and 
- [Aubrey Takes Lodgings](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/vii-aubrey-takes-lodgings.md): Aubrey Gilbert, recovering from his attack, rents a room opposite the Haunted Bookshop to secretly observe Titania Chapman. He uses opera glasses to watch her from his window, feeling both exhilarated and absurd.
- [Aubrey Goes to the Movies, and Wishes He Knew More German](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/viii-aubrey-goes-to-the-movies-and-wishes-he-knew-more-german.md): Aubrey has supper at a lunchroom near the bookshop, watching Mifflin's shop. He sees Titania and Helen Mifflin go to the movies, joins them, and enjoys the show. Afterward, he explores the alley behind the bookshop, sees
- [IX: Again the Narrative Is Retarded](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/ix-again-the-narrative-is-retarded.md): Roger Mifflin spends a quiet evening in the bookshop, dreaming of a future where bookselling is recognized as a learned profession and envisioning a 'Parnassus on Wheels' corporation. He writes a long, reflective letter 
- [Roger Raids the Icebox](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/x-roger-raids-the-icebox.md): Roger Mifflin spends a quiet evening at home after Helen and Titania return from the movies, where they met Aubrey Gilbert. Roger sells a copy of 'Philip Dru' and receives a phone call from Mr. Chapman inviting them all 
- [XI: Titania Tries Reading in Bed](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/xi-titania-tries-reading-in-bed.md): Aubrey, exhausted from his vigil, observes Weintraub secretly entering the Haunted Bookshop with a key and using a flashlight to retrieve a book. The next morning, he breaks into the shop to investigate and is discovered
- [Aubrey Determines to Give Service That’s Different](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/xii-aubrey-determines-to-give-service-that-s-different.md): Aubrey spends a desolate Sunday after his quarrel with Titania, tormented by regret and self-doubt. He resolves to prove his suspicions about Weintraub and win back her trust by giving 'service that's different.' That ni
- [XIII: The Battle of Ludlow Street](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/xiii-the-battle-of-ludlow-street.md): Aubrey wakes early to follow Roger to Philadelphia, suspecting him of collusion with Weintraub. He trails Roger to Leary's bookstore in Philadelphia, where he confronts him angrily. Meanwhile, Roger had been summoned to 
- [XIV: The Cromwell Makes Its Last Appearance](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/xiv-the-cromwell-makes-its-last-appearance.md): Aubrey and Roger finally share their suspicions and realize that Weintraub has been orchestrating a plot involving the Cromwell book. They rush back to Brooklyn, only to find the bookshop under threat. A confrontation wi
- [Mr. Chapman Waves His Wand](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/xv-mr-chapman-waves-his-wand.md): Mr. Chapman offers Aubrey a job as assistant advertising manager, then later finances a fleet of book-wagons for Roger. The explosion's aftermath is revealed: Weintraub's suicide, the bomb plot, and the bookshop's rebuil
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/endnotes.md): The chapter consists of endnotes, including a note to booksellers and a proofreading observation about a possible unconscious borrowing from Robert Louis Stevenson.

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