The Nest of the Sparrowhawk

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Author

Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness, 1865-1947

Title

The Nest of the Sparrowhawk: A Romance of the XVIIth Century

Credits

Produced by Steven desJardins and Distributed Proofreaders

Language

English

LoC Class

PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

Subject

Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 -- Fiction

Category

Text

eBook-No.

12175

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12175

Release Date

April 1, 2004

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE NEST OF THE SPARROWHAWK — A ROMANCE OF THE XVIIth CENTURY
2. 2.BY THE BARONESS ORCZY — November, 1909
3. 3.CONTENTS — PART I — 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 — CHAPTER XLIV.— THE EPILOGUE
4. 4.The Nest of the Sparrowhawk
5. 5.CHAPTER I — THE HOUSE OF A KENTISH SQUIRE
6. 6.CHAPTER II — ON A JULY AFTERNOON
7. 7.CHAPTER III — THE EXILE
8. 8.CHAPTER IV — GRINDING POVERTY
9. 9.CHAPTER V — THE LEGAL ASPECT
10. 10.CHAPTER VI — UNDER THE SHADOW OF THE ELMS
11. 11.CHAPTER VII — THE STRANGER WITHIN THE GATES
12. 12.CHAPTER VIII — PRINCE AMÉDÉ D'ORLÉANS
13. 13.CHAPTER IX — SECRET SERVICE
14. 14.CHAPTER X — AVOWED ENMITY
15. 15.CHAPTER XI — SURRENDER
16. 16.CHAPTER XII — A WOMAN'S HEART
17. 17.CHAPTER XIII — AN IDEA
18. 18.PART II
19. 19.CHAPTER XIV — THE HOUSE IN LONDON
20. 20.CHAPTER XV — A GAME OF PRIMERO
21. 21.CHAPTER XVI — A CONFLICT
22. 22.CHAPTER XVII — RUS IN URBE
23. 23.CHAPTER XVIII — THE TRAP
24. 24.CHAPTER XIX — DISGRACE
25. 25.CHAPTER XX — MY LORD PROTECTOR'S PATROL
26. 26.PART III
27. 27.CHAPTER XXI — IN THE MEANWHILE
28. 28.CHAPTER XXII — BREAKING THE NEWS
29. 29.CHAPTER XXIII — THE ABSENT FRIEND
30. 30.CHAPTER XXIV — NOVEMBER THE 2D
31. 31.CHAPTER XXV — AN INTERLUDE
32. 32.CHAPTER XXVI — THE OUTCAST
33. 33.CHAPTER XXVII — LADY SUE'S FORTUNE
34. 34.CHAPTER XXVIII — HUSBAND AND WIFE
35. 35.CHAPTER XXIX — GOOD-BYE
36. 36.CHAPTER XXX — ALL BECAUSE OF THE TINDER-BOX
37. 37.CHAPTER XXXI — THE ASSIGNATION
38. 38.CHAPTER XXXII — THE PATH NEAR THE CLIFFS
39. 39.PART IV
40. 40.CHAPTER XXXIII — THE DAY AFTER
41. 41.CHAPTER XXXIV — AFTERWARDS
42. 42.CHAPTER XXXV — THE SMITH'S FORGE
43. 43.CHAPTER XXXVI — THE GIRL-WIFE
44. 44.CHAPTER XXXVII — THE OLD WOMAN
45. 45.CHAPTER XXXVIII — THE VOICE OF THE DEAD
46. 46.CHAPTER XXXIX — THE HOME-COMING OF ADAM LAMBERT
47. 47.CHAPTER XL — EDITHA'S RETURN
48. 48.CHAPTER XLI — THEIR NAME
49. 49.CHAPTER XLII — THE RETURN
50. 50.CHAPTER XLIII — THE SANDS OF EPPLE
51. 51.THE EPILOGUE — THE END

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