BARONESS ORCZY Ultimate Collection: 130+ Action-Adventure Novels, Thrillers & Detective Stories

BARONESS ORCZY Ultimate Collection: 130+ Action-Adventure Novels, Thrillers & Detective Stories
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This meticulously edited collection contains 31 novels and over 100 short stories of Emma Orczy, including the complete Scarlet Pimpernel series and other historical novels, adventure and romance classics. Contents: The Scarlet Pimpernel Series: The Laughing Cavalier The First Sir Percy The Scarlet Pimpernel Sir Percy Leads the Band The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel I Will Repay The Elusive Pimpernel Lord Tony's Wife The Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel Eldorado Mam'zelle Guillotine Sir Percy Hits Back Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel A Child of the Revolution In the Rue Monge Pimpernel and Rosemary The Scarlet Pimpernel Looks at the World Other Novels: The Emperor's Candlesticks The Tangled Skein (In Mary's Reign) Beau Brocade The Nest of the Sparrowhawk Petticoat Rule (Petticoat Government) The Heart of a Woman (A True Woman) Unto Caesar A Bride of the Plains The Bronze Eagle Leatherface His Majesty's Well-Beloved The Honourable Jim The Celestial City Marivosa A Joyous Adventure The Uncrowned King Short Stories: The Old Man in the Corner Unravelled Knots The Khaki Tunic The Ingres Masterpiece The Pearl Necklace The Russian Prince The Mysterious Tragedy in Bishop'S Road The Dog'S Tooth Cliff The Tytherton Case The Brudenell Court The White Carnation The Montmartre Hat The Miser of Maida Vale The Fulton Gardens Mystery A Moorland Tragedy Lady Molly of Scotland Yard The Ninescore Mystery The Frewin Miniatures The Irish-Tweed Coat The Fordwych Castle Mystery A Day's Folly A Castle in Brittany A Christmas Tragedy The Bag of Sand The Man in the Inverness Cape The Woman in the Big Hat Sir Jeremiah's Will The End The Man in Grey Silver-leg The Spaniard The Mystery of Marie Vaillant The Emeralds of Mademoiselle Philipa The Bourbon Prince The Mystery of a Woman's Heart The League of Knaves The Arrow Poison The Last Adventure Castles in the Air A Roland For His Oliver A Fool's Paradise On The Brink Carissimo The Toys Honour Among – An Over-Sensitive Heart Skin o' My Tooth

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Emma Orczy. BARONESS ORCZY Ultimate Collection: 130+ Action-Adventure Novels, Thrillers & Detective Stories

BARONESS ORCZY Ultimate Collection: 130+ Action-Adventure Novels, Thrillers & Detective Stories

The Scarlet Pimpernel Series

The Laughing Cavalier

AN APOLOGY

THE PROLOGUE

CHAPTER I. NEW YEAR'S EVE

CHAPTER II. THE FRACAS BY THE POSTERN GATE

CHAPTER III. AN INTERLUDE

CHAPTER IV. WATCH-NIGHT

CHAPTER V. BROTHER AND SISTER

CHAPTER VI. THE COUNSELS OF PRUDENCE

CHAPTER VII. THREE PHILOSOPHERS AND THEIR FRIENDS

CHAPTER VIII. THE LODGINGS WHICH WERE PAID FOR

CHAPTER IX. THE PAINTER OF PICTURES

CHAPTER X. THE LAUGHING CAVALIER

CHAPTER XI. THE BARGAIN

CHAPTER XII. THE PORTRAIT

CHAPTER XIII. THE SPANISH WENCH

CHAPTER XIV. AFTER EVENSONG

CHAPTER XV. THE HALT AT BENNEBROCK

CHAPTER XVI. LEYDEN

CHAPTER XVII. AN UNDERSTANDING

CHAPTER XVIII. THE START

CHAPTER XIX. IN THE KINGDOM OF THE NIGHT

CHAPTER XX. BACK AGAIN IN HAARLEM

CHAPTER XXI. A GRIEF-STRICKEN FATHER

CHAPTER XXII. A DOUBLE PLEDGE

CHAPTER XXIII. A SPY FROM THE CAMP

CHAPTER XXIV. THE BIRTH OF HATE

CHAPTER XXV. AN ARRANT KNAVE

CHAPTER XXVI. BACK TO HOUDEKERK

CHAPTER XXVII. THENCE TO ROTTERDAM

CHAPTER XXVIII. CHECK

CHAPTER XXIX. CHECK AGAIN

CHAPTER XXX. A NOCTURNE

CHAPTER XXXI. THE MOLENS

CHAPTER XXXII. A RUN THROUGH THE NIGHT

CHAPTER XXXIII. THE CAPTIVE LION

CHAPTER XXXIV. PROTESTATIONS

CHAPTER XXXV. THE WITNESS FOR THE DEFENCE

CHAPTER XXXVI. BROTHER PHILOSOPHERS

CHAPTER XXXVII. DAWN

CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE HOUR

CHAPTER XXXIX "SAUVE QUI PEUT"

CHAPTER XL. THE LOSER PAYS

CHAPTER XLI "VENGEANCE IS MINE"

CHAPTER XLII. THE FIGHT IN THE DOORWAY

CHAPTER XLIII. LEYDEN ONCE MORE

CHAPTER XLIV. BLAKE OF BLAKENEY

CHAPTER XLV. THE END

The First Sir Percy

Chapter I – A Night on the Veluwe

Chapter II – The Double Wedding

Chapter III – The Great Interruption

Chapter IV – Adder's Fork

Chapter V – A Race for Life

Chapter VI – A Nest of Scorpions

Chapter VII – A Subtle Traitor

Chapter VIII – Devil's-Writ

Chapter IX – Mala Fides

Chapter X – A Prince of Darkness

Chapter XI – The Danger-Spoke

Chapter XII – Tears, Sighs, Hearts

Chapter XIII – The Stygian Creek

Chapter XIV – Treachery

Chapter XV – The Molen on the Veluwe

Chapter XVI – The Final Issue

Chapter XVII – The Only Word

The Scarlet Pimpernel

CHAPTER I. PARIS: SEPTEMBER, 1792

CHAPTER II. DOVER: "THE FISHERMAN'S REST"

CHAPTER III. THE REFUGEES

CHAPTER IV. THE LEAGUE OF THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL

CHAPTER V. MARGUERITE

CHAPTER VI. AN EXQUISITE OF '92

CHAPTER VII. THE SECRET ORCHARD

CHAPTER VIII. THE ACCREDITED AGENT

CHAPTER IX. THE OUTRAGE

CHAPTER X. IN THE OPERA BOX

CHAPTER XI. LORD GRENVILLE'S BALL

CHAPTER XII. THE SCRAP OF PAPER

CHAPTER XIII. EITHER — OR?

CHAPTER XIV. ONE O'CLOCK PRECISELY!

CHAPTER XV. DOUBT

CHAPTER XVI. RICHMOND

CHAPTER XVII. FAREWELL

CHAPTER XVIII. THE MYSTERIOUS DEVICE

CHAPTER XIX. THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL

CHAPTER XX. THE FRIEND

CHAPTER XXI. SUSPENSE

CHAPTER XXII. CALAIS

CHAPTER XXIII. HOPE

CHAPTER XXIV. THE DEATH-TRAP

CHAPTER XXV. THE EAGLE AND THE FOX

CHAPTER XXVI. THE JEW

CHAPTER XXVII. ON THE TRACK

CHAPTER XXVIII. THE PERE BLANCHARD'S HUT

CHAPTER XXIX. TRAPPED

CHAPTER XXX. THE SCHOONER

CHAPTER XXXI. THE ESCAPE

Sir Percy Leads the Band

BOOK I. THE ABBÉ

CHAPTER ONE. The King on His Trial

CHAPTER TWO. Sentence

CHAPTER THREE. The League

CHAPTER FOUR. January Twenty-first

CHAPTER FIVE. The Levets of Choisy

CHAPTER SIX. News

CHAPTER SEVEN. Monsieur le Professeur

CHAPTER EIGHT. Maurin the Lawyer

CHAPTER NINE. Orders from the Chief

CHAPTER TEN. The Abbé Edgeworth

CHAPTER ELEVEN. The Morning After

CHAPTER TWELVE. A False Move

BOOK II. THE DOCTOR

CHAPTER THIRTEEN. The Château de la Rodière

CHAPTER FOURTEEN. An Outrage

CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Alarming News

CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Rumour and Counter-Rumour

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. Timely Warning

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. Impending Trouble

CHAPTER NINETEEN. The League

CHAPTER TWENTY. A Likely Ally

BOOK III. MADEMOISELLE

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE. Citizen Chauvelin

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO. At the Château

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE. The Rigaudon

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR. A Strange Proposal

BOOK IV. THE TRAITOR

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE. Mutiny

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX. Open Revolt

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN. Treachery

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT. Check

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE. Checkmate

CHAPTER THIRTY. Dishonour

BOOK V. THE CHIEF

CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE. The Dream

CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO. Stratagem

CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE. The Bald Pate of Chance

CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR. The English Spy

CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE. An Unwelcome Guest

CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX. Duped

CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN. Accusing Spectres

CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT. Sister Anne

CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE. The Canadian

CHAPTER FORTY. Remorse

CHAPTER FORTY-ONE. Epilogue

The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel

I. SIR PERCY EXPLAINS

II. A QUESTION OF PASSPORTS

III. TWO GOOD PATRIOTS

IV. THE OLD SCARECROW

V. A FINE BIT OF WORK

VI. HOW JEAN PIERRE MET THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL

VII. OUT OF THE JAWS OF DEATH

VIII. THE TRAITOR

IX. THE CABARET DE LA LIBERTE

X "NEEDS MUST — "

XI. A BATTLE OF WITS

I Will Repay

PROLOGUE

CHAPTER I. Paris: 1793. The outrage

CHAPTER II. Citizen-Deputy

CHAPTER III. Hospitality

CHAPTER IV. The faithful house-dog

CHAPTER V. A day in the woods

CHAPTER VI. The Scarlet Pimpernel

CHAPTER VII. A warning

CHAPTER VIII. Anne Mie

CHAPTER IX. Jealousy

CHAPTER X. Denunciation

CHAPTER XI "Vengeance is mine"

CHAPTER XII. The sword of Damocles

CHAPTER XIII. Tangled meshes

CHAPTER XIV. A happy moment

CHAPTER XV. Detected

CHAPTER XVI. Under arrest

CHAPTER XVII. Atonement

CHAPTER XVIII. In the Luxembourg prison

CHAPTER XIX. Complexities

CHAPTER XX. The Cheval Borgne

CHAPTER XXI. A Jacobin orator

CHAPTER XXII. The close of day

CHAPTER XXIII. Justice

CHAPTER XXIV. The trial of Juliette

CHAPTER XXV. The defence

CHAPTER XXVI. Sentence of death

CHAPTER XXVII. The Fructidor Riots

CHAPTER XXVIII. The unexpected

CHAPTER XXIX. Père Lachaise

CHAPTER XXX. Conclusion

The Elusive Pimpernel

Chapter I: Paris: 1793

Chapter II: A Retrospect

Chapter III: Ex-Ambassador Chauvelin

Chapter IV: The Richmond Gala

Chapter V: Sir Percy and His Lady

Chapter VI: For the Poor of Paris

Chapter VII: Premonition

Chapter VIII: The Invitation

Chapter IX: Demoiselle Candeille

Chapter X: Lady Blakeney's Rout

Chapter XI: The Challenge

Chapter XII: Time — Place — Conditions

Chapter XIII: Reflections

Chapter XIV: The Ruling Passion

Chapter XV: Farewell

Chapter XVI: The Passport

Chapter XVII: Boulogne

Chapter XVIII: No. 6

Chapter XIX: The Strength of the Weak

Chapter XX: Triumph

Chapter XXI: Suspense

Chapter XXII: Not Death

Chapter XXIII The Hostage

Chapter XXIV: Colleagues

Chapter XXV: The Unexpected

Chapter XXVI: The Terms of the Bargain

Chapter XXVII: The Decision

Chapter XXVIII: The Midnight Watch

Chapter XXIX: The National Fete

Chapter XXX: The Procession

Chapter XXXI: Final Dispositions

Chapter XXXII: The Letter

Chapter XXXIII: The English Spy

Chapter XXXIV: The Angelus

Chapter XXXV: Marguerite

Lord Tony's Wife

PROLOGUE. NANTES, 1789

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BOOK ONE: BATH, 1793

CHAPTER I. THE MOOR

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CHAPTER II. THE BOTTOM INN

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CHAPTER III. THE ASSEMBLY ROOMS

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CHAPTER IV. THE FATHER

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CHAPTER V. THE NEST

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CHAPTER VI. THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL

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CHAPTER VII. MARGUERITE

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CHAPTER VIII. THE ROAD TO PORTISHEAD

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CHAPTER IX. THE COAST OF FRANCE

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BOOK TWO: NANTES, DECEMBER, 1793

CHAPTER I. THE TIGER'S LAIR

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CHAPTER II. LE BOUFFAY

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CHAPTER III. THE FOWLERS

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CHAPTER IV. THE NET

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CHAPTER V. THE MESSAGE OF HOPE

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CHAPTER VI. THE RAT MORT

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CHAPTER VII. THE FRACAS IN THE TAVERN

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CHAPTER VIII. THE ENGLISH ADVENTURERS

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CHAPTER IX. THE PROCONSUL

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CHAPTER X. LORD TONY

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The Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel

Chapter I

Chapter II

Chapter III

Chapter IV

Chapter V

Chapter VI

Chapter VII

Chapter VIII

Chapter IX

Chapter X

Chapter XI

Chapter XII

Chapter XIII

Chapter XIV

Chapter XV

Chapter XVI

Chapter XVII

Chapter XVIII

Chapter XIX

Chapter XX

Chapter XXI

Chapter XXII

Chapter XXIII

Chapter XXIV

Chapter XXV

Chapter XXVI

Chapter XXVII

Chapter XXVIII

Chapter XXIX

Chapter XXX

Chapter XXXI

Chapter XXXII

Chapter XXXIII

Chapter XXXIV

Eldorado

FOREWORD

PART I

CHAPTER I. IN THE THEATRE NATIONAL

CHAPTER II. WIDELY DIVERGENT AIMS

CHAPTER III. THE DEMON CHANCE

CHAPTER IV. MADEMOISELLE LANGE

CHAPTER V. THE TEMPLE PRISON

CHAPTER VI. THE COMMITTEE’S AGENT

CHAPTER VII. THE MOST PRECIOUS LIFE IN EUROPE

CHAPTER VIII. ARCADES AMBO

CHAPTER IX. WHAT LOVE CAN DO

CHAPTER X. SHADOWS

CHAPTER XI. THE LEAGUE OF THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL

CHAPTER XII. WHAT LOVE IS

CHAPTER XIII. THEN EVERYTHING WAS DARK

CHAPTER XIV. THE CHIEF

CHAPTER XV. THE GATE OF LA VILLETTE

CHAPTER XVI. THE WEARY SEARCH

CHAPTER XVII. CHAUVELIN

CHAPTER XVIII. THE REMOVAL

CHAPTER XIX. IT IS ABOUT THE DAUPHIN

CHAPTER XX. THE CERTIFICATE OF SAFETY

CHAPTER XXI. BACK TO PARIS

CHAPTER XXII. OF THAT THERE COULD BE NO QUESTION

CHAPTER XXIII. THE OVERWHELMING ODDS

PART II

CHAPTER XXIV THE NEWS

CHAPTER XXV. PARIS ONCE MORE

CHAPTER XXVI. THE BITTEREST FOE

CHAPTER XXVII. IN THE CONCIERGERIE

CHAPTER XXVIII. THE CAGED LION

CHAPTER XXIX. FOR THE SAKE OF THAT HELPLESS INNOCENT

CHAPTER XXX. AFTERWARDS

CHAPTER XXXI. AN INTERLUDE

CHAPTER XXXII. SISTERS

CHAPTER XXXIII. LITTLE MOTHER

CHAPTER XXXIV. THE LETTER

PART III

CHAPTER XXXV. THE LAST PHASE

CHAPTER XXXVI. SUBMISSION

CHAPTER XXXVII. CHAUVELIN’S ADVICE

CHAPTER XXXVIII. CAPITULATION

CHAPTER XXXIX. KILL HIM!

CHAPTER XL. GOD HELP US ALL

CHAPTER XLI. WHEN HOPE WAS DEAD

CHAPTER XLII. THE GUARD-HOUSE OF THE RUE STE. ANNE

CHAPTER XLIII. THE DREARY JOURNEY

CHAPTER XLIV. THE HALT AT CRECY

CHAPTER XLV. THE FOREST OF BOULOGNE

CHAPTER XLVI. OTHERS IN THE PARK

CHAPTER XLVII. THE CHAPEL OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE

CHAPTER XLVIII. THE WANING MOON

CHAPTER XLIX. THE LAND OF ELDORADO

Mam'zelle Guillotine

Book One

Chapter I: 1789: THE DAWN OF REVOLUTION

Chapter II: PARIS IN REVOL

Chapter III: ONE OF THE DERELICTS

Book Two

Chapter IV London 1794

Chapter V: A SOCIAL EVENT

Chapter VI: THE PRINCE OF DANDIES

Chapter VII: A VALOROUS DEED

Chapter VIII: A ROYAL FRIEND

Chapter IX: THE BITTER LESSON

Book Three

Chapter X: A UNIQUE PERSONAGE

Chapter XI: BAFFLED

Chapter XII: CHAUVELIN TAKES A HAND

Chapter XIII: The English Spy

Chapter XIV: LE PARC AUX DAIMS

Chapter XV: WHATEVER HAPPENS

Chapter XVI: A MASTER SLEUTH

Chapter XVII: THUNDER CRASH

Chapter XVIII: AT THE COMMISSARIAT OF POLICE

Chapter XIX: THE INTERLOPER

Chapter XX: THE COURIER

Chapter XXI: AN OUTRAGE

Chapter XXII: NIGHTMARE

Book Four

Chapter XXIII: A MESSAGE

Chapter XXIV: THE COSY CORNER

Book Five

Chapter XXV: THE MAN IN BLACK

Chapter XXVI: FORTUNE IN SIGHT

Chapter XXVII: AT THE CROSS ROADS

Chapter XXVIII: THE FIGHT

Chapter XXIX: HELL-FOR-LEATHER

Chapter XXX: THE SILENT POOL

Chapter XXXI: AN INTERLUDE

Sir Percy Hits Back

Chapter I

Chapter II

Chapter III

Chapter IV

Chapter V

Chapter VI

Chapter VII

Chapter VIII

Chapter IX

Chapter X

Chapter XI

Chapter XII

Chapter XIII

Chapter XIV

Chapter XV

Chapter XVI

Chapter XVII

Chapter XVIII

Chapter XIX

Chapter XX

Chapter XXI

Chapter XXII

Chapter XXIII

Chapter XXIV

Chapter XXV

Chapter XXVI

Chapter XXVII

Chapter XXVIII

Chapter XXIX

Chapter XXX

Chapter XXXI

Chapter XXXII

Chapter XXXIII

Chapter XXXIV

Chapter XXXV

Chapter XXXVI

Chapter XXXVII

Chapter XXXVIII

Chapter XXXIX

Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

CHAPTER ONE - "FIE, SIR PERCY!"

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CHAPTER 2 - THE PRINCIPAL WITNESS

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CHAPTER III - THE STRANGER FROM PARIS

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CHAPTER IV - "FLY-BY-NIGHT"

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CHAPTER V - THE LURE OF THE CHATEAU

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CHAPTER VI - IN THE TIGER'S DEN

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CHAPTER VII - "THE LITTLE DOCTOR"

CHAPTER VIII - THE CHIEF'S WAY

Part One

Part Two

Part Three

Part IV

Part V

Part VI

Part VII

Part VIII

Part IX

The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel

Chapter I "The everlasting stars look down, like glistening eyes bright with immortal pity, over the lot of man"

Chapter II. Feet of Clay

Chapter III. The Fellowship of Grief

Chapter IV. One Dram of Joy must have a Pound of Care

Chapter V. Rascality Rejoices

Chapter VI. One Crowded Hour of Glorious Life

Chapter VII. Two Interludes

Chapter VIII. The Beautiful Spaniard

Chapter IX. A Hideous, Fearful Hour

Chapter X. The Grim Idol that the World Adores

Chapter XI. Strange Happenings

Chapter XII. Chauvelin

Chapter XIII. The Fisherman's Rest

Chapter XIV. The Castaway

Chapter XV. The Nest

Chapter XVI. A Lover of Sport

Chapter XVII. Reunion

Chapter XVIII. Night and Morning

Chapter XIX. A Rencontre

Chapter XX. Departure

Chapter XXI. Memories

Chapter XXII. Waiting

Chapter XXIII. Mice and Men

Chapter XXIV. By Order of the State

Chapter XXV. Four Days

Chapter XXVI. A Dream

Chapter XXVII. Terror or Ambition

Chapter XXVIII. In the Meanwhile

Chapter XXIX. The Close of the Second Day

Chapter XXX. When the Storm Burst

Chapter XXXI. Our Lady of Pity

Chapter XXXII. Grey Dawn

Chapter XXXIII. The Cataclysm

Chapter XXXIV. The Whirlwind

A Child of the Revolution

Book I

Chapter I

Chapter II

Chapter III

Chapter IV

Chapter V

Chapter VI

Chapter VII

Book II

Chapter VIII

Chapter IX

Chapter X

Chapter XI

Chapter XII

Chapter XIII

Chapter XIV

Chapter XV

Chapter XVI

Chapter XVII

Chapter XVIII

Chapter XIX

Chapter XX

Chapter XXI

Chapter XXII

Chapter XXIII

Chapter XXIV

Chapter XXV

Chapter XXVI

Chapter XXVII

Chapter XXVIII

Book III

Chapter XXIX

Chapter XXX

Chapter XXXI

Chapter XXXII

Chapter XXXIII

Chapter XXXIV

Chapter XXXV

Chapter XXXVI

Chapter XXXVII

Chapter XXXVIII

Chapter XXXIX

Chapter XL

Book IV

Chapter XLI

Chapter XLII

Chapter XLIII

In the Rue Monge

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Pimpernel and Rosemary

CHAPTER I

CHAPTER II

CHAPTER III

CHAPTER IV

CHAPTER V

CHAPTER VI

CHAPTER VII

CHAPTER VIII

CHAPTER IX

CHAPTER X

CHAPTER XI

CHAPTER XII

CHAPTER XIII

CHAPTER XIV

CHAPTER XV

CHAPTER XVI

CHAPTER XVII

CHAPTER XVIII

CHAPTER XIX

CHAPTER XX

CHAPTER XXI

CHAPTER XXII

CHAPTER XXIII

CHAPTER XXIV

CHAPTER XXV

CHAPTER XXVI

CHAPTER XXVII

CHAPTER XXVIII

CHAPTER XXIX

CHAPTER XXX

CHAPTER XXXI

CHAPTER XXXII

CHAPTER XXXIII

CHAPTER XXXIV

CHAPTER XXXV

CHAPTER XXXVI

CHAPTER XXXVII

CHAPTER XXXVIII

CHAPTER XXXIX

CHAPTER XL

CHAPTER XLI

CHAPTER XLII

CHAPTER XLIII

CHAPTER XLIV

CHAPTER XLV

CHAPTER XLVI

CHAPTER XLVII

CHAPTER XLVIII

The Scarlet Pimpernel Looks at the World

Foreword

Chapter I: Sir Percy Blakeney Puts up His Quizzing-Glass

Chapter II: Romantic Britons

Chapter III: But Romance Does Not Come Unsought

Chapter IV: Let Modern Youth Have Its Head

Chapter V: But Do Not Allow Progress to Become a Steamroller

Chapter VI: Where Are Your Corinthians To-day?

Chapter VII: Success? A Practical Talk to the Ambitious

Chapter VIII: Your Lives Are as Colourful To-day as Ever They Were

Chapter IX: And Romance Still Pays

Chapter X: But You Must Live Dangerously

Chapter XI: Romantic Radio

Chapter XII: Away to El Dorado

Chapter XIII: The Romance of Patriotism

Chapter XIV: The Worst Blot on Your Civilization

Chapter XV: The Glamour of Old Things

Chapter XVI: One Word on the Importance of Universal Goodwill

Chapter XVII: To the Ladies – God Bless' Em!

Chapter XVIII: Is Love a Dry Business Nowadays?

Chapter XIX: Has Progress Got Ahead of You?

Chapter XX: Give Your Children a Chance

Chapter XXI: The Unimportance of Wealth for its Own Sake

Chapter XXII: Who Said That Petticoat Government No Longer Exists?

Chapter XXIII: Two Heads Are Better Than One

Chapter XXIV: Are Women Really Selfish?

Chapter XXV: Love is Still Life's Most Romantic Adventure

Chapter XXVI: What is the Price of Love?

Chapter XXVII: Perfect Lover, Perfect Husband?

Chapter XXVIII: Leaving You at the Altar

Other Novels

The Emperor's Candlesticks

Chapter I

Chapter II

Chapter III

Chapter IV

Chapter V

Chapter VI

Chapter VII

Chapter VIII

Chapter IX

Chapter X

Chapter XI

Chapter XII

Chapter XIII

Chapter XIV

Chapter XV

Chapter XVI

Chapter XVII

Chapter XVIII

Chapter XIX

Chapter XX

Chapter XXI

Chapter XXII

The Tangled Skein (In Mary's Reign)

PART I. MIRRAB — THE WITCH

CHAPTER I. EAST MOLESEY FAIR

CHAPTER II. THE WITCH'S TENT

CHAPTER III. MISCHIEF BREWING

CHAPTER IV. FRIENDS AND ENEMIES

CHAPTER V. LADIES AND GALLANTS

CHAPTER VI. THE LADY URSULA

CHAPTER VII. HIS GRACE OF WESSEX

CHAPTER VIII. SILKEN BONDS

CHAPTER IX. THE VEILED WITCH

PART II. THE LADY URSULA

CHAPTER X. A BEVY OF FAIR MAIDENS

CHAPTER XI. THE FAIREST OF THEM ALL

CHAPTER XII. INTRIGUES

CHAPTER XIII. HIS EMINENCE

CHAPTER XIV. THE DESTINIES OF EUROPE

CHAPTER XV. THE HAND OF FATE

CHAPTER XVI. THE ULTIMATUM

CHAPTER XVII. AN ARMED TRUCE

CHAPTER XVIII. THE VEILED WITCH

PART III. A GAME OF CHESS

CHAPTER XIX. THE PAWNS

CHAPTER XX. DEPARTURE

CHAPTER XXI. THE BLACK KNIGHT

CHAPTER XXII. THE WHITE QUEEN

CHAPTER XXIII. CHECK TO THE QUEEN

CHAPTER XXIV. CHECK TO THE KING

CHAPTER XXV. THE CARDINAL'S MOVE

CHAPTER XXVI. THE PROVOCATION

CHAPTER XXVII. THE FIGHT

CHAPTER XXVIII. THE SEQUEL OF THE COMEDY

CHAPTER XXIX. CHECK-MATE

PART IV. HIS GRACE OF WESSEX

CHAPTER XXX. THOUGHTS

CHAPTER XXXI. MARYE, THE QUEENE

CHAPTER XXXII. A BARGAIN

CHAPTER XXXIII. IN THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT

CHAPTER XXXIV. WESTMINSTER HALL

CHAPTER XXXV. THE TRIAL

CHAPTER XXXVI. AFTERWARDS

CHAPTER XXXVII. THE CARDINAL'S PUPPETS

CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE LAST FAREWELL

CHAPTER XXXIX. A FORLORN HOPE

CHAPTER XL. POOR MIRRAB

CHAPTER XLI. THE END

Beau Brocade

PART I. THE FORGE

CHAPTER I. BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT

CHAPTER II. THE FORGE OF JOHN STICH

CHAPTER III. THE FUGITIVE

CHAPTER IV. JOCK MIGGS, THE SHEPHERD

CHAPTER V "THERE'S NONE LIKE HER, NONE!"

CHAPTER VI. A SQUIRE OF HIGH DEGREE

CHAPTER VII. THE HALT AT THE MOORHEN

CHAPTER VIII. THE REJECTED SUITOR

CHAPTER IX. SIR HUMPHREY'S FAMILIAR

CHAPTER X. A STRANGER AT THE FORGE

CHAPTER XI. THE STRANGER'S NAME

CHAPTER XII. THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE ROSE

CHAPTER XIII. A PROPOSAL AND A THREAT

CHAPTER XIV. THE FIGHT IN THE FORGE

PART II. THE HEATH

CHAPTER XV. THE OUTLAW

CHAPTER XVI. A RENCONTRE ON THE HEATH

CHAPTER XVII. A FAITHFUL FRIEND

CHAPTER XVIII. MOONLIGHT ON THE HEATH

CHAPTER XIX. HIS OATH

PART III. BRASSINGTON

CHAPTER XX. A THRILLING NARRATIVE

CHAPTER XXI. MASTER MITTACHIP'S IDEA

CHAPTER XXII. AN INTERLUDE

CHAPTER XXIII. A DARING PLAN

CHAPTER XXIV. HIS HONOUR, SQUIRE WEST

CHAPTER XXV. SUCCESS AND DISAPPOINTMENT

CHAPTER XXVI. THE MAN HUNT

CHAPTER XXVII. JOCK MIGGS'S ERRAND

CHAPTER XXVIII. THE QUARRY

CHAPTER XXIX. THE DAWN

PART IV. H.R.H. THE DUKE OF CUMBERLAND

CHAPTER XXX. SUSPENSE

CHAPTER XXXI "WE'VE GOTTEN BEAU BROCADE!"

CHAPTER XXXII. A PAINFUL INCIDENT

CHAPTER XXXIII. THE AWAKENING

CHAPTER XXXIV. A LIFE FOR A LIFE

CHAPTER XXXV. QUITS

CHAPTER XXXVI. THE AGONY OF PARTING

CHAPTER XXXVII. REPARATION

CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE JOY OF RE-UNION

The Nest of the Sparrowhawk

PART I. The Nest of the Sparrowhawk

CHAPTER I. THE HOUSE OF A KENTISH SQUIRE

CHAPTER II. ON A JULY AFTERNOON

CHAPTER III. THE EXILE

CHAPTER IV. GRINDING POVERTY

CHAPTER V. THE LEGAL ASPECT

CHAPTER VI. UNDER THE SHADOW OF THE ELMS

CHAPTER VII. THE STRANGER WITHIN THE GATES

CHAPTER VIII. PRINCE AMÉDÉ D'ORLÉANS

CHAPTER IX. SECRET SERVICE

CHAPTER X. AVOWED ENMITY

CHAPTER XI. SURRENDER

CHAPTER XII. A WOMAN'S HEART

CHAPTER XIII. AN IDEA

PART II

CHAPTER XIV. THE HOUSE IN LONDON

CHAPTER XV. A GAME OF PRIMERO

CHAPTER XVI. A CONFLICT

CHAPTER XVII. RUS IN URBE

CHAPTER XVIII. THE TRAP

CHAPTER XIX. DISGRACE

CHAPTER XX. MY LORD PROTECTOR'S PATROL

PART III

CHAPTER XXI. IN THE MEANWHILE

CHAPTER XXII. BREAKING THE NEWS

CHAPTER XXIII. THE ABSENT FRIEND

CHAPTER XXIV. NOVEMBER THE 2D

CHAPTER XXV. AN INTERLUDE

CHAPTER XXVI. THE OUTCAST

CHAPTER XXVII. LADY SUE'S FORTUNE

CHAPTER XXVIII. HUSBAND AND WIFE

CHAPTER XXIX. GOOD-BYE

CHAPTER XXX. ALL BECAUSE OF THE TINDER-BOX

CHAPTER XXXI. THE ASSIGNATION

CHAPTER XXXII. THE PATH NEAR THE CLIFFS

PART IV

CHAPTER XXXIII. THE DAY AFTER

CHAPTER XXXIV. AFTERWARDS

CHAPTER XXXV. THE SMITH'S FORGE

CHAPTER XXXVI. THE GIRL-WIFE

CHAPTER XXXVII. THE OLD WOMAN

CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE VOICE OF THE DEAD

CHAPTER XXXIX. THE HOME-COMING OF ADAM LAMBERT

CHAPTER XL. EDITHA'S RETURN

CHAPTER XLI. THEIR NAME

CHAPTER XLII. THE RETURN

CHAPTER XLIII. THE SANDS OF EPPLE

THE EPILOGUE

Petticoat Rule (Petticoat Government)

PART I. THE GIRL

CHAPTER I. A FAREWELL BANQUET

CHAPTER II. THE RULERS OF FRANCE

CHAPTER III. POMPADOUR'S CHOICE

CHAPTER IV. A WOMAN'S SURRENDER

CHAPTER V. THE FIRST TRICK

CHAPTER VI. A FALSE POSITION

CHAPTER VII. THE YOUNG PRETENDER

CHAPTER VIII. THE LAST TRICK

CHAPTER IX. THE WINNING HAND

PART II. THE STATESMAN

CHAPTER X. THE BEGGAR ON HORSEBACK

CHAPTER XI. LA BELLE IRÈNE

CHAPTER XII. THE PROMISES OF FRANCE

CHAPTER XIII. THE WEIGHT OF ETIQUETTE

CHAPTER XIV. ROYAL FAVOURS

CHAPTER XV. DIPLOMACY

CHAPTER XVI. STRANGERS

PART III. THE WOMAN

CHAPTER XVII. SPLENDID ISOLATION

CHAPTER XVIII. CLEVER TACTICS

CHAPTER XIX. A CRISIS

CHAPTER XX. A FAREWELL

CHAPTER XXI. ROYAL THANKS

CHAPTER XXII. PATERNAL ANXIETY

CHAPTER XXIII. THE QUEEN'S SOIRÉE

CHAPTER XXIV. GOSSIP

CHAPTER XXV. THE FIRST DOUBT

CHAPTER XXVI. THE AWFUL CERTITUDE

CHAPTER XXVII. A FALL

CHAPTER XXVIII. HUSBAND AND WIFE

CHAPTER XXIX. THE FATE OF THE STUART PRINCE

CHAPTER XXX. M. DE STAINVILLE'S SECONDS

CHAPTER XXXI. THE FINAL DISAPPOINTMENT

CHAPTER XXXII. THE DAWN

CHAPTER XXXIII. THE RIDE

CHAPTER XXXIV "LE MONARQUE"

CHAPTER XXXV. THE STRANGER

CHAPTER XXXVI. REVENGE

CHAPTER XXXVII. THE LETTER

CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE HOME IN ENGLAND

The Heart of a Woman (A True Woman)

CHAPTER I. WHICH TELLS OF A VERY COMMONPLACE INCIDENT

CHAPTER II. ONCE MORE THE OBVIOUS

CHAPTER III. AND NOW ALMOST LIKE A DREAM

CHAPTER IV. NOTHING REALLY TANGIBLE

CHAPTER V. JUST AN OBVIOUS DUTY

CHAPTER VI. JUST A DISAGREEABLE OLD MAN

CHAPTER VII. THE PART PLAYED BY A FIVE-POUND NOTE

CHAPTER VIII. AND THUS THE SHADOW DESCENDED

CHAPTER IX. WHICH TELLS OF THE INEVITABLE RESULT

CHAPTER X. LIFE MUST GO ON JUST THE SAME

CHAPTER XI. AND THERE ARE SOCIAL DUTIES TO PERFORM

CHAPTER XII. SHALL A MAN ESCAPE HIS FATE?

CHAPTER XIII. THEY HAVE NO HEART

CHAPTER XIV. THE TALE HAD TO BE TOLD

CHAPTER XV. AND MANY MUST BE QUESTIONED

CHAPTER XVI. AND THE PUPPETS DANCED

CHAPTER XVII. AND WHAT OF THE SECRET?

CHAPTER XVIII. IT WOULD NOT DO, YOU KNOW

CHAPTER XIX. NOT ALL ABOUT IT

CHAPTER XX. AND THAT'S THE TRUTH

CHAPTER XXI. HAVE ANOTHER CIGAR

CHAPTER XXII. THEN THE MIRACLE WAS WROUGHT

CHAPTER XXIII. WHY ALL THIS MYSTERY?

CHAPTER XXIV. A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE

CHAPTER XXV. THE FOG WAS DENSE, I COULDN'T RIGHTLY SEE

CHAPTER XXVI. THE NEXT WITNESS PLEASE

CHAPTER XXVII. AND PEOPLE WENT OUT TO LUNCHEON

CHAPTER XXVIII. WHICH TELLS OF AN UNEXPECTED TURN OF EVENTS

CHAPTER XXIX. THE WORLD IS SO LARGE

CHAPTER XXX. AND THEN EVERY ONE WENT HOME

CHAPTER XXXI. AND THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO DO NOT CARE

CHAPTER XXXII. A MAN MUST ACT AS HE THINKS BEST

CHAPTER XXXIII. IF YOU WOULD ONLY LET YOURSELF GO

CHAPTER XXXIV. WHICH SPEAKS ONLY OF FAREWELLS

CHAPTER XXXV. WHICH TELLS OF PICTURES IN THE FIRE

CHAPTER XXXVI. PEOPLE DON'T DO THAT SORT OF THING

CHAPTER XXXVII. IT IS ONE HUMAN LIFE AGAINST THE OTHER

CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE HAND OF DEATH WAS ON HIM TOO

CHAPTER XXXIX. A MERE WOMAN FIGHTING FOR THE THING SHE LOVED

CHAPTER XL. AND THUS HER HOUR HAD COME

CHAPTER XLI. WHICH TELLS OF THE CONTENTS OF THE NOTE BOOK

CHAPTER XLII. WHICH TELLS ONCE MORE OF COMMONPLACE INCIDENTS

Unto Caesar

CHAPTER I

CHAPTER II

CHAPTER III

CHAPTER IV

CHAPTER V

CHAPTER VI

CHAPTER VII

CHAPTER VIII

CHAPTER IX

CHAPTER X

CHAPTER XI

CHAPTER XII

CHAPTER XIII

CHAPTER XIV

CHAPTER XV

CHAPTER XVI

CHAPTER XVII

CHAPTER XVIII

CHAPTER XIX

CHAPTER XX

CHAPTER XXI

CHAPTER XXII

CHAPTER XXIII

CHAPTER XXIV

CHAPTER XXV

CHAPTER XXVI

CHAPTER XXVII

CHAPTER XXVIII

CHAPTER XXIX

CHAPTER XXX

CHAPTER XXXI

CHAPTER XXXII

CHAPTER XXXIII

CHAPTER XXXIV

CHAPTER XXXV

CHAPTER XXXVI

A Bride of the Plains

CHAPTER I

CHAPTER II

CHAPTER III

CHAPTER IV

CHAPTER V

CHAPTER VI

CHAPTER VII

CHAPTER VIII

CHAPTER IX

CHAPTER X

CHAPTER XI

CHAPTER XII

CHAPTER XIII

CHAPTER XIV

CHAPTER XV

CHAPTER XVI

CHAPTER XVII

CHAPTER XVIII

CHAPTER XIX

CHAPTER XX

CHAPTER XXI

CHAPTER XXII

CHAPTER XXIII

CHAPTER XXIV

CHAPTER XXV

CHAPTER XXVI

CHAPTER XXVII

CHAPTER XXVIII

CHAPTER XXIX

CHAPTER XXX

CHAPTER XXXI

CHAPTER XXXII

The Bronze Eagle

THE LANDING AT JOUAN

CHAPTER I. THE GLORIOUS NEWS

CHAPTER II. THE OLD REGIME

CHAPTER III. THE RETURN OF THE EMPEROR

CHAPTER IV. THE EMPRESS' MILLIONS

CHAPTER V. THE RIVALS

CHAPTER VI. THE CRIME

CHAPTER VII. THE ASCENT OF THE CAPITOL

CHAPTER VIII. THE SOUND OF REVELRY BY NIGHT

CHAPTER IX. THE TARPEIAN ROCK

CHAPTER X. THE LAST THROW

CHAPTER XI. THE LOSING HANDS

CHAPTER XII. THE WINNING HAND

Leatherface

PROLOGUE. MONS: SEPTEMBER, 1572

BOOK ONE: BRUSSELS

CHAPTER I. THE BLOOD COUNCIL

CHAPTER II. THE SUBJECT RACE

CHAPTER III. THE RULING CASTE

CHAPTER IV. JUSTICE

CHAPTER V. VENGEANCE

BOOK TWO: DENDERMONDE

CHAPTER VI. A STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND

CHAPTER VII. THE REBELS

CHAPTER VIII. THE WATCHER IN THE NIGHT

CHAPTER IX. A DIVIDED DUTY

CHAPTER X. ENEMIES

CHAPTER XI. UTTER LONELINESS

BOOK THREE: GHENT

CHAPTER XII. REPRISALS

CHAPTER XIII. MY FAITHFUL WATCH-DOG

CHAPTER XIV. THE TYRANTS

CHAPTER XV. TWO PICTURES

CHAPTER XVI. THE RIGHT TO DIE

CHAPTER XVII. TRUTH AND PERFIDY

CHAPTER XVIII. THE LAST STAND

CHAPTER XIX. THE HOUR OF VICTORY

EPILOGUE

His Majesty's Well-Beloved

CHAPTER I. How it all Began

CHAPTER II. THE RIFT WITHIN THE LUTE

CHAPTER III. A CRIMINAL FOLLY

CHAPTER IV. MORE THAN A PASSING FANCY

CHAPTER V. THE OUTRAGE

CHAPTER VI. THE GATHERING STORM

CHAPTER VII. AN ASSEMBLY OF TRAITORS

CHAPTER VIII. THE LION'S WRATH

CHAPTER IX. A LAST CHANCE

CHAPTER X. THE HOUR

CHAPTER XI. RUMOURS AND CONJECTURES

CHAPTER XII. POISONED ARROWS

CHAPTER XIII. THE LADY PLEADS

CHAPTER XIV. THE RULING PASSION

CHAPTER XV. MORE DEAF THAN ADDERS

CHAPTER XVI. THE GAME OF LOVE

EPILOGUE

The Honourable Jim

Foreword

BOOK I: The Night Before the Storm

CHAPTER I. A Family Affair

CHAPTER II. The Wedding Day

BOOK II: The Storm

CHAPTER I. The Roll of Thunder

CHAPTER II. Chance Eavesdropping

CHAPTER III. The Spy

CHAPTER IV. A Debt of Honour

CHAPTER V. Naseby

CHAPTER VI. Thou Shalt Not Kill

BOOK III: The Aftermath

CHAPTER I. The Spell of Broughton

CHAPTER II. Blood Money

CHAPTER III. Memories

CHAPTER IV. The Bargain

CHAPTER V. The Cataclysm

CHAPTER VI. Sunset

CHAPTER VII. Looking My Love

CHAPTER VIII. The Inevitable

CHAPTER IX. The Scarred Hand

CHAPTER X. Heart o’ Mine

CHAPTER XI. A Life for an Ideal

CHAPTER XII. Let ’Em Come

CHAPTER XIII. The Passing of the Storm

Epilogue

The Celestial City

BOOK I

PROLOGUE: LINKS IN THE CHAIN

BOOK II

CHAPTER I

CHAPTER II

CHAPTER III

CHAPTER IV

CHAPTER V

CHAPTER VI

CHAPTER VII

CHAPTER VIII

CHAPTER IX

CHAPTER X

CHAPTER XI

CHAPTER XII

CHAPTER XIII

CHAPTER XIV

CHAPTER XVIII

CHAPTER XVI

CHAPTER XVII

CHAPTER XVIII

CHAPTER XIX

CHAPTER XX

CHAPTER XXI

CHAPTER XXII

CHAPTER XXIII

CHAPTER XXIV

CHAPTER XXV

CHAPTER XXVI

CHAPTER XXVII

CHAPTER XXVIII

CHAPTER XXIX

CHAPTER XXX

CHAPTER XXXI

CHAPTER XXXII

CHAPTER XXXIII

CHAPTER XXXIV

CHAPTER XXXV

Marivosa

Book One. THE PRELUDE TO THE ADVENTURE

Book Two. THE ODYSSEY

Book Three. THE GREAT ADVENTURE

A Joyous Adventure

Chapter I

Chapter II

Chapter III

Chapter IV

Chapter V

Chapter VI

Chapter VII

Chapter VIII

Chapter IX

Chapter X

Chapter XI

Chapter XII

Chapter XIII

Chapter XIV

Chapter XV

Chapter XVI

Chapter XVII

Chapter XVIII

Chapter XIX

Chapter XX

Chapter XXI

Chapter XXII

Chapter XXIII

Chapter XXIV

Chapter XXV

Chapter XXVI

Chapter XXVII

Chapter XXVIII

Chapter XXIX

Chapter XXX

Chapter XXXI

Chapter XXXII

Chapter XXXIII

Chapter XXXIV

Chapter XXXV

Chapter XXXVI

Chapter XXXVII

Chapter XXXVIII

Chapter XXXIX

Chapter XL

Chapter XLI

Chapter XLII

Chapter XLIII

Chapter XLIV

Chapter XLV

The Uncrowned King

HOW THIS TRUE STORY CAME TO BE WRITTEN

BOOK I. INTRODUCTORY

CHAPTER I

CHAPTER II

BOOK II. HOW IT ALL BEGAN

CHAPTER I

CHAPTER II

CHAPTER III

CHAPTER IV

CHAPTER V

BOOK III. WHEN AUTUMN CAME ALONG

CHAPTER I

CHAPTER II

CHAPTER III

CHAPTER IV

CHAPTER V

CHAPTER VI

CHAPTER VII

BOOK IV. WHEN THE GREAT SCORER COMES

CHAPTER I

CHAPTER II

CHAPTER III

CHAPTER IV

CHAPTER V

CHAPTER VI

CHAPTER VII

Short Story Collections

The Old Man in the Corner

CHAPTER I. THE FENCHURCH STREET MYSTERY

CHAPTER II. A MILLIONAIRE IN THE DOCK

CHAPTER III. HIS DEDUCTION

CHAPTER IV. THE ROBBERY IN PHILLIMORE TERRACE

CHAPTER V. A NIGHT'S ADVENTURE

CHAPTER VI. ALL HE KNEW

CHAPTER VII. THE YORK MYSTERY

CHAPTER VIII. THE CAPITAL CHARGE

CHAPTER IX. A BROKEN-HEARTED WOMAN

CHAPTER X. THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY

CHAPTER XI. MR. ERRINGTON

CHAPTER XII. THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY

CHAPTER XIII. A CUNNING RASCAL

CHAPTER XIV. THE EDINBURGH MYSTERY

CHAPTER XV. A TERRIBLE PLIGHT

CHAPTER XVI "NON PROVEN"

CHAPTER XVII. UNDENIABLE FACTS

CHAPTER XVIII. THE THEFT AT THE ENGLISH PROVIDENT BANK

CHAPTER XIX. CONFLICTING EVIDENCE

CHAPTER XX. AN ALIBI

CHAPTER XXI. THE DUBLIN MYSTERY

CHAPTER XXII. FORGERY

CHAPTER XXIII. A MEMORABLE DAY

CHAPTER XXIV. AN UNPARALLELED OUTRAGE

CHAPTER XXV. THE PRISONER

CHAPTER XXVI. A SENSATION

CHAPTER XXVII. TWO BLACKGUARDS

CHAPTER XXVIII. THE REGENT'S PARK MURDER

CHAPTER XXIX. THE MOTIVE

CHAPTER XXX. FRIENDS

CHAPTER XXXI. THE DE GENNEVILLE PEERAGE

CHAPTER XXXII. A HIGH-BRED GENTLEMAN

CHAPTER XXXIII. THE LIVING AND THE DEAD

CHAPTER XXXIV. THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH IN PERCY STREET

CHAPTER XXXV. SUICIDE OR MURDER?

CHAPTER XXXVI. THE END

Unravelled Knots

The Mystery of the Khaki Tunic

CHAPTER I

CHAPTER II

CHAPTER III

CHAPTER IV

CHAPTER V

The Mystery of the Ingres Masterpiece

CHAPTER I

CHAPTER II

CHAPTER III

The Mystery of the Pearl Necklace

1

2

3

The Mystery of the Russian Prince

1

2

3

4

The Mysterious Tragedy in Bishop's Road

1

2

3

The Mystery of the Dog's Tooth Cliff

The Tytherton Case

CHAPTER I

CHAPTER II

The Mystery of Brudenell Court

1

2

3

4

The Mystery of the White Carnation

1

2

3

The Mystery of the Montmartre Hat

1

2

The Miser of Maida Vale

1

2

3

4

The Fulton Gardens Mystery

1

2

3

4

A Moorland Tragedy

1

2

3

4

Lady Molly of Scotland Yard

I. THE NINESCORE MYSTERY

II. THE FREWIN MINIATURES

III. THE IRISH-TWEED COAT

IV. THE FORDWYCH CASTLE MYSTERY

V. A DAY'S FOLLY

VI. A CASTLE IN BRITTANY

VII. A CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY

VIII. THE BAG OF SAND

IX. THE MAN IN THE INVERNESS CAPE

X. THE WOMAN IN THE BIG HAT

XI. SIR JEREMIAH'S WILL

XII. THE END

The Man in Grey

Proem

Silver-leg

The Spaniard

The Mystery of Marie Vaillant

The Emeralds of Mademoiselle Philippa

The Bourbon Prince

The Mystery of a Woman's Heart

The League of Knaves

The Arrow Poison

The Last Adventure

Castles in the Air

FOREWORD

CHAPTER I. A ROLAND FOR HIS OLIVER

CHAPTER II. A FOOL'S PARADISE

CHAPTER III. ON THE BRINK

CHAPTER IV. CARISSIMO

CHAPTER V. THE TOYS

CHAPTER VI. HONOUR AMONG – – – – –

CHAPTER VII. AN OVER-SENSITIVE HEART

Skin o' My Tooth

The Murder in Saltashe Woods

The Case of the Sicilian Prince

The Duffield Peerage Case

The Kazan Pearls

The Case of Major Gibson

The Inverted Five

The Turquoise Stud

Overwhelming Evidence

The Case of Mrs. Norris

The Murton-Braby Murder

A Shot in the Night

The Hungarian Landowner

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Her self-possession acted like a fall of icy-cold water upon the ardour of his temper. Once more that hunted look came into his face; he cast furtive, frightened glances around him, peering into the gloom, as if enemies might be lurking in every dark recess.

"They shall not have me," he muttered through set teeth, "not to-night ... not now that life again holds out to me a cup brimful of happiness. I will go, Gilda, just as you command ... they shall not find me ... I have something to live for now ... you and revenge.... My father, my brother, my friends, I shall avenge them all — that treacherous Stadtholder shall not escape from my hatred the second time. Then will I have power, wealth, a great name to offer you. Gilda, you will remember me?"

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