CHAPTER Ⅰ. The Description of the Family of Wakefield, in which a kindred Likeness prevails, as well of Minds as of Persons = 2
CHAPTER Ⅱ. Family Misfortunes. The Loss of Fortune only serves to increase the Pride of the Worthy = 14
CHAPTER Ⅲ. A Migration, The fortunate Circumstances of our Lives are generally found at last to be of our own procuring = 26
CHAPTER Ⅳ. A Proof that even the humblest Fortune may grant Happiness, which depends, not on Circumstances, but Constitution = 48
CHAPTER Ⅴ. A new and great Acquaintance introduced. What we place most Hopes upon, generally proves most fatal = 60
CHAPTER Ⅵ. The Happiness of a Country Fireside = 70
CHAPTER Ⅶ. A Town Wit described. The Dullest Fellows may learn to be comical for a Night or Two = 82
CHAPTER Ⅷ. An Amour which promises little good Fortune yet may be productive of much = 96
CHAPTER Ⅸ. Two Ladies of great Distinction introduced. Superior Finery ever seems to confer superior Breeding = 120
CHAPTER Ⅹ. The Family endeavour to cope with their Betters. The Miseries of the Poor, when they attempt to appear above their Circumstances = 132
CHAPTER XI. The Family still resolve to hold up their Heads = 146
CHAPTER XII. Fortune seems resolved to humble the Family of Wakefield. Mortifications are often more painful than real Calamities = 162
CHAPTER XIII. Mr. Burchell is found to be an Enemy, for he has the confidence to give disagreeable Advice = 178
CHAPTER XIV. Fresh Mortifications, or a Demonstration that seeming Calamities may de real Blessings = 188
CHAPTER XV. All Mr. Burchell's Villainy at once detected. The Folly of being overwise = 208
CHAPTER XVI. The Family use Art, which is opposed with still greater = 224
CHAPTER XVII. Scarcely any Virtue found to resist the Power of long and pleasing Temptation = 242
CHAPTER XVIII. The Pursuit of a Father to reclaim a Lost Child to Virtue = 268
CHAPTER XIX. The Description of a Person discontented with the Present Government and apprehensive of the Loss of our Liberties = 284
CHAPTER XX. The History of a philosophic Vagabond, pursuing Novelty, but losing Content = 310
CHAPTER XXI. The short continuance of Friendship amongst the vicious, which is coeval only with mutual satisfaction = 360
CHAPTER XXII. Offences are easily pardoned, where there is Love at bottom = 388
CHAPTER XXIII. None but the Guilty can be long and completely miserable = 402
CHAPTER XXIV. Fresh Calamities = 416
CHAPTER XXV. No Situation, however wretched it seems, but has some sort of Comfort attending it = 432
CHAPTER XXVI. A Reformation in the Gaol : to make laws complete, they should reward as well as punish = 448
CHAPTER XXVII. The same Subject continued = 464
CHAPTER XXVIII. Happiness and Misery rather the Result of Prudence that of Virtue in this Life; temporal Evils or Felicities being regarded by Heaven as things merely in themselves trifling, and unworthy its care in the distribution = 478
CHAPTER XXIX. The Equal Dealings of Providence demonstrated with regard to the Happy and the Miserable here below. That, from the nature of Pleasure and Pain, the Wretched must be repaid the balance of their Sufferings in the Life hereafter = 512
CHAPTER XXX. Happier Pro pects begin to appear. Let us be inflexible, and Fortune will at last change in our Favour = 526
CHAPTER XXXI. Former Benevolence now repaid with unexpected Interest = 552