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The Captain of the Guard

The Captain of the Guard

by James Grant

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Author
Grant, James, 1822-1887
Credits
Produced by Graeme Mackreth and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject
Scotland -- History -- James II, 1437-1460 -- Fiction
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 52078
Release Date
May 16, 2016
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD. BY JAMES GRANT.
  2. 2.PREFACE.
  3. 3.CHAPTER I. THE FOUR COFFINS .
  4. 4.CHAPTER II. WILLIAM, DUKE OF TOURAINE .
  5. 5.CHAPTER III. THE ENTRANCE .
  6. 6.CHAPTER IV. THE SISTERS .
  7. 7.CHAPTER V. THE ABBOT'S HOUSE .
  8. 8.CHAPTER VI. MURIELLE.
  9. 9.CHAPTER VII. THE LEGEND OF ST. ANDREW'S CROSS .
  10. 10.CHAPTER VIII. I LOVE YOU .
  11. 11.CHAPTER IX. THE TWENTY-THIRD OF NOVEMBER.
  12. 12.CHAPTER X. FOREBODINGS .
  13. 13.CHAPTER XI THE VIGIL OF ST. CATHARINE .
  14. 14.CHAPTER XII. THE BLACK BULL'S HEAD.
  15. 15.CHAPTER XIII. THE BLOCK .
  16. 16.CHAPTER XIV. THE TWENTY-FOURTH OF NOVEMBER.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XV. A SECRET STAIR.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XVI. THE CASTLE OF THRAVE.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XVII. THE BOWER CHAMBER.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVIII. THE BALCONY.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XIX. A FEUDAL LORD.
  22. 22.CHAPTER XX. THE MISSION .
  23. 23.CHAPTER XXI. GRAY'S DEPARTURE.
  24. 24.CHAPTER XXII. THE LOWLANDS OF HOLLAND.
  25. 25.CHAPTER XXIII. OUR LADY OF ANTWERP.
  26. 26.CHAPTER XXIV. MAÎTRE BAUDOIN.
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXV. SNICK AND SNEE.
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXVI. THE ROYAL LETTER .
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXVII. THE CASTLE OF ENDHOVEN .
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXVIII. THE COURT OF GUELDRES .
  31. 31.CHAPTER XXIX. A STRANGE RENCONTRE .
  32. 32.CHAPTER XXX. BOLD SCHEMES .
  33. 33.CHAPTER XXXI. BOMMEL .
  34. 34.CHAPTER XXXII. THE CHURCH OF ST. GENEVIEVE .
  35. 35.CHAPTER XXXIII. HOUSE OF THE DYCK GRAF .
  36. 36.CHAPTER XXXIV. NOON—THE PLOT .
  37. 37.CHAPTER XXXV. NIGHT—THE SNARE .
  38. 38.CHAPTER XXXVI. DUKE REINALD'S CROSS .
  39. 39.CHAPTER XXXVII. THE THIRD EVENING .
  40. 40.CHAPTER XXXVIII. A WEDDING NIGHT .
  41. 41.CHAPTER XXXIX. A GLANCE AT HISTORY .
  42. 42.CHAPTER XL. THE PRISONER .
  43. 43.CHAPTER XLI. CRICHTON .
  44. 44.CHAPTER XLII. KING JAMES II .
  45. 45.CHAPTER XLIII. A LADLEFUL OF GOLD .
  46. 46.CHAPTER XLIV. THE BOND .
  47. 47.CHAPTER XLV. SIR PATRICK GRAY'S JOURNEY .
  48. 48.CHAPTER XLVI. AN UNEXPECTED GUIDE .
  49. 49.CHAPTER XLVII. HUSBAND AND WIFE .
  50. 50.CHAPTER XLVIII. DOUGLAS AND GRAY .
  51. 51.CHAPTER XLIX. THE FATE OF MACLELLAN .
  52. 52.CHAPTER L. WILL HE ESCAPE?
  53. 53.CHAPTER LI. STIRLING .
  54. 54.CHAPTER LII. HOW THE KING BROKE THE BOND .
  55. 55.CHAPTER LIII. THE SIEGE OF THRAVE .
  56. 56.CHAPTER LIV. THE DEFIANCE .
  57. 57.CHAPTER LV. MOWAN'S MEG .
  58. 58.CHAPTER LVI. THE PARLEY .
  59. 59.CHAPTER LVII. THE FALL OF THRAVE .
  60. 60.EPILOGUE.

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