The Golden Grasshopper

About this eBook

Author

Kingston, William Henry Giles, 1814-1880

Title

The Golden Grasshopper: A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham

Credits

Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England

Language

English

LoC Class

PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Subject

Royal Exchange (London, England) -- Juvenile fiction

Category

Text

eBook-No.

21390

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21390

Release Date

May 8, 2007

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2."The Golden Grasshopper" — Chapter One. — Persecution. — Chapter Two. — Faithful Unto Death. — Chapter Three. — News from England. — Chapter Four. — Saint Paul’s School. — Chapter Five. — An Insurrection. — Chapter Six. — In Fleet Prison. — Chapter Seven. — Deliverance. — Chapter Eight. — A Storm at Sea. — Chapter Nine. — The Abdication of Charles the Fifth. — Chapter Ten. — Ernst Verner begins his Journal. — Chapter Eleven. — A Meeting with Master Overton. — Chapter Twelve. — Disappearance of Aveline. — Chapter Thirteen. — Accession of Queen Elizabeth. — Chapter Fourteen. — Events in Antwerp. — Chapter Fifteen. — A Fight with Robbers. — Chapter Sixteen. — Captain Rover. — Chapter Seventeen. — A Gale. — Chapter Eighteen. — The “Beggars.” — Chapter Nineteen. — Image-breaking in Antwerp. — Chapter Twenty. — Adventure with a Witch. — Chapter Twenty One. — A Battle outside Antwerp. — Chapter Twenty Two. — The Duke of Alva. — Chapter Twenty Three. — Protestants in Antwerp. — Chapter Twenty Four. — A Visit to Barbara Trond. — Chapter Twenty Five. — The Escape from Prison. — Chapter Twenty Six. — A Brave Defence. — Chapter Twenty Seven. — Captured by Spaniards. — Chapter Twenty Eight. — The Beggars of the Sea. — Chapter Twenty Nine. — Romish Plots. — Chapter Thirty. — Dame Trond’s Treachery. — Chapter Thirty One. — In Prison at Brill. — Chapter Thirty Two. — Conclusion.

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