Leucippe and Clitophon

Books

• 1
  Book 1

  Clitophon meets his cousin Leucippe when she arrives in Tyre. He falls instantly in love. His prior engagement to another woman becomes an obstacle.

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• 2
  Book 2

  Clitophon courts Leucippe with the help of his cousin Satyrus. Their first attempts at intimacy are repeatedly interrupted. Leucippe's mother has a prophetic dream.

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• 3
  Book 3

  Discovered, the lovers flee Tyre by ship. A storm, a shipwreck, and pirates. The couple are separated and Leucippe is apparently killed.

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• 4
  Book 4

  Clitophon is rescued and arrives in Alexandria. He mourns Leucippe, but she has survived. They are reunited — briefly — before she is abducted again.

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• 5
  Book 5

  Leucippe appears to be executed before Clitophon's eyes. A rich widow named Melite propositions him. Grief-stricken, he eventually agrees to a chaste marriage.

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• 6
  Book 6

  Leucippe is alive — enslaved on Melite's estate. She and Clitophon are reunited but cannot reveal their connection. Melite's jealous husband Thersander returns.

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• 7
  Book 7

  Thersander imprisons Clitophon and tries to seduce Leucippe. She resists. Legal proceedings begin in Ephesus. Both lovers are accused of adultery and murder.

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• 8
  Book 8

  The trial resolves. Leucippe is vindicated by ordeal. Thersander's crimes are exposed. The lovers are finally reunited for good and return home to marry.

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