Table of Contents

As I Lay Dying
Vintage International Edition (1990)

Faulkner did not number the novel’s chapters, but I recommend that you go through your copy of the novel and do so.

Ch. Narrator Pgs. Ch. Narrator Pgs. Ch. Narrator Pgs.

1 Darl (3-5) 21 Darl (94-95) 41 Whitfield (177-79)

2 Cora (6-9) 22 Cash (96) 42 Darl (180-83)
3 Darl (10-13) 23 Darl (97-99) 43 Armstid (184-93)
4 Jewel (14-15) 24 Vardaman (100-02) 44 Vardaman (194-97)
5 Darl (16-20) 25 Darl (103-04) 45 Moseley (198-205)
6 Cora (21-25) 26 Anse (105-06) 46 Darl (206-09)
7 Dewey Dell (26-28) 27 Darl (107-09) 47 Vardaman (210-11)
8 Tull (29-34) 28 Anse (110-11) 48 Darl (212-13)
9 Anse (35-38) 29 Samson (112-19) 49 Vardaman (214-17)
10 Darl (39-40) 30 Dewey Dell (120-22) 50 Darl (218-22)
11 Peabody (41-46) 31 Tull (123-27) 51 Vardaman (223-25)
12 Darl (47-52) 32 Darl (128-36) 52 Darl (226-31)
13 Vardaman (53-57) 33 Tull (137-40) 53 Cash (232-38)
14 Dewey Dell (58-64) 34 Darl (141-49) 54 Peabody (239-40)
15 Vardaman (65-67) 35 Vardaman (150-51) 55 MacGowan (241-48)
16 Tull (68-74) 36 Tull (152-55) 56 Vardaman (249-52)
17 Darl (75-81) 37 Darl (156-64) 57 Darl (253-54)
18 Cash (82-83) 38 Cash (165) 58 Dewey Dell (255-57)
19 Vardaman (84) 39 Cora (166-68) 59 Cash (258-61)
20 Tull (85-93) 40 Addie (169-76)

Contents Indexed by Narrator

Narrator # of Ch.’s Chapters by Number

Addie 1 40.
Anse 3 9. 26. 28.
Armstid 1 43.
Cash 5 18. 22. 38. 53. 59.
Cora 3 2. 6. 39
Darl 19 1. 3. 5. 10. 12. 17. 21. 23. 25. 27. 32. 34. 37. 42. 46. 48. 50. 52. 57.
Dewey Dell 4 7. 14. 30. 58.
Jewel 1 4.
MacCowan 1 55.
Mosely 1 45.
Peabody 2 11. 54.
Samson 1 29.
Tull 6 8. 16. 20. 31. 33. 36.
Varadaman 10 13. 15. 19. 24. 35. 44. 47. 49. 51. 56.
Whitfield 1 41.