The Firm of Girdlestone

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Author

Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930

Credits

Lionel G. Sear

Language

English

LoC Class

PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

Subject

Crime -- England -- Fiction

Category

Text

eBook-No.

13152

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13152

Release Date

August 10, 2004

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE FIRM OF GIRDLESTONE.
2. 2.By A. Conan Doyle — TO MY OLD FRIEND — PROFESSOR WILLIAM K. BURTON, — OF THE IMPERIAL UNIVERSITY, TOKYO, — WHO FIRST ENCOURAGED ME, YEARS AGO, TO PROCEED WITH — THIS LITTLE STORY, — I DESIRE AFFECTIONATELY TO — DEDICATE IT. — THE AUTHOR.
3. 3.PREFACE — THE FIRM OF GIRDLESTONE.
4. 4.CHAPTER I. — MR. JOHN HARSTON KEEPS AN APPOINTMENT.
5. 5.CHAPTER II. — CHARITY A LA MODE.
6. 6.CHAPTER III. — THOMAS GILRAY MAKES AN INVESTMENT.
7. 7.CHAPTER IV. — CAPTAIN HAMILTON MIGGS OF THE "BLACK EAGLE."
8. 8.CHAPTER V. — MODERN ATHENIANS.
9. 9.CHAPTER VI. — A RECTORIAL ELECTION.
10. 10.CHAPTER VII. — ENGLAND VERSUS SCOTLAND.
11. 11.CHAPTER VIII. — A FIRST PROFESSIONAL.
12. 12.CHAPTER IX. — A NASTY CROPPER.
13. 13.CHAPTER X. — DWELLERS IN BOHEMIA.
14. 14.CHAPTER XI. — SENIOR AND JUNIOR.
15. 15.CHAPTER XII. — A CORNER IN DIAMONDS.
16. 16.CHAPTER XIII. — SHADOW AND LIGHT.
17. 17.CHAPTER XIV. — A SLIGHT MISUNDERSTANDING.
18. 18.CHAPTER XV. — AN ADDITION TO THE HOUSE.
19. 19.CHAPTER XVI. — THE FIRST STEP.
20. 20.CHAPTER XVII. — THE LAND OF DIAMONDS.
21. 21.CHAPTER XVIII. — MAJOR TOBIAS CLUTTERBUCK COMES IN FOR A THOUSAND POUNDS.
22. 22.CHAPTER XIX. — NEWS FROM THE URALS.
23. 23.CHAPTER XX. — MR. HECTOR O'FLAHERTY FINDS SOMETHING IN THE PAPER.
24. 24.CHAPTER XXI. — AN UNEXPECTED BLOW.
25. 25.CHAPTER XXII. — ROBBERS AND ROBBED.
26. 26.CHAPTER XXIII. — A MOMENTOUS RESOLUTION.
27. 27.CHAPTER XXIV. — A DANGEROUS PROMISE.
28. 28.CHAPTER XXV. — A CHANGE OF FRONT.
29. 29.CHAPTER XXVI. — BREAKING GROUND.
30. 30.CHAPTER XXVII. — MRS. SCULLY OF MORRISON'S.
31. 31.CHAPTER XXVIII. — BACK IN BOHEMIA.
32. 32.CHAPTER XXIX. — THE GREAT DANCE AT MORRISON'S.
33. 33.CHAPTER XXX. — AT THE "COCK AND COWSLIP."
34. 34.CHAPTER XXXI. — A CRISIS AT ECCLESTON SQUARE.
35. 35.CHAPTER XXXII. — A CONVERSATION IN THE ECCLESTON SQUARE LIBRARY.
36. 36.CHAPTER XXXIII. — THE JOURNEY TO THE PRIORY.
37. 37.CHAPTER XXXIV. — THE MAN WITH THE CAMP-STOOL.
38. 38.CHAPTER XXXV. — A TALK ON THE LAWN.
39. 39.CHAPTER XXXVI. — THE INCIDENT OF THE CORRIDOR.
40. 40.CHAPTER XXXVII. — A CHASE AND A BRAWL.
41. 41.CHAPTER XXXVIII. — GIRDLESTONE SENDS FOR THE DOCTOR.
42. 42.CHAPTER XXXIX. — A GLEAM OF LIGHT.
43. 43.CHAPTER XL. — THE MAJOR HAS A LETTER.
44. 44.CHAPTER XLI. — THE CLOUDS GROW DARKER.
45. 45.CHAPTER XLII. — THE THREE FACES AT THE WINDOW.
46. 46.CHAPTER XLIII. — THE BAIT ON THE HOOK.
47. 47.CHAPTER XLIV. — THE SHADOW OF DEATH.
48. 48.CHAPTER XLV. — THE INVASION OF HAMPSHIRE.
49. 49.CHAPTER XLVI. — A MIDNIGHT CRUISE.
50. 50.CHAPTER XLVII. — LAW AND ORDER.
51. 51.CHAPTER XLVIII. — CAPTAIN HAMILTON MIGGS SEES A VISION.
52. 52.CHAPTER XLIX. — A VOYAGE IN A COFFIN SHIP.
53. 53.CHAPTER L. — WINDS UP THE THREAD AND TIES TWO KNOTS AT THE END. — THE END.

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