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The Curse Of Carne's Hold

by G. A. Henty

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Author
Henty, G. A. (George Alfred), 1832-1902
Title
The Curse of Carne's Hold: A Tale of Adventure
Credits
Produced by David Edwards, Mary Meehan 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
PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject
South Africa -- History -- Frontier Wars, 1811-1878 -- Juvenile fiction
Category
Text
eBook-No.
39374
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39374
Release Date
April 4, 2012
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE CURSE OF CARNE'S HOLD — A Tale of Adventure
  2. 2.BY G. A. HENTY — AUTHOR OF "ALL BUT LOST," "GABRIEL ALLEN, M.P.," ETC., ETC. — " 'Hold tight, Mary,' he said, as he cut down a native who was springing upon him from the bushes. "
  3. 3.CONTENTS
  4. 4.THE CURSE OF CARNE'S HOLD
  5. 5.CHAPTER I. — HOW THE CURSE BEGAN. — " Charles Gulston thought he had never seen a prettier and brighter face than that of the girl. "
  6. 6.CHAPTER II. — MARGARET CARNE.
  7. 7.CHAPTER III. — TWO QUARRELS. — " He grasped her suddenly by the throat. "
  8. 8.CHAPTER IV. — A TERRIBLE DISCOVERY.
  9. 9.CHAPTER V. — THE INQUEST.
  10. 10.CHAPTER VI. — RUTH POWLETT. — "' What verdict did you find, father?' Ruth asked. "
  11. 11.CHAPTER VII. — THE VERDICT.
  12. 12.CHAPTER VIII. — ENLISTED. — "' You have served before, have you not?' the Adjutant said. "
  13. 13.CHAPTER IX. — THE OUTBREAK.
  14. 14.CHAPTER X. — A SUCCESSFUL DEFENCE.
  15. 15.CHAPTER XI. — ATTACK ON A WAGGON-TRAIN. — " The greatest caution was observed in their passage through the great Addoo Bush. "
  16. 16.CHAPTER XII. — IN THE AMATOLAS.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XIII. — THE RESCUE.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XIV. — RONALD IS OFFERED A COMMISSION.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XV. — A PARTING.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVI. — SEARCHING FOR A CLUE.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XVII. — RUTH POWLETT CONFESSES.
  22. 22.CHAPTER XVIII. — GEORGE FORESTER'S DEATH. — George Forester's death.
  23. 23.CHAPTER XIX. — THE FIRE AT CARNE'S HOLD.
  24. 24.CHAPTER XX. — CLEARED AT LAST. — "' I did,' Reginald Carne said, angrily—'I killed her myself. '" — THE END.

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