The War Tiger

About this eBook

Author

Dalton, William, 1821-1875

Title

The War Tiger Or, Adventures and Wonderful Fortunes of the Young Sea Chief and His Lad Chow: A Tale of the Conquest of China

Credits

Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Subject

China -- History -- Tatar Conquest, 1643-1644 -- Fiction

Category

Text

eBook-No.

39163

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39163

Release Date

March 16, 2012

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE WAR TIGER — OR,
2. 2.BY WILLIAM DALTON, — AUTHOR OF THE "WHITE ELEPHANT," ETC. — WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY H. S. MELVILLE — The Escape from the Pagoda.
3. 3.PREFACE.
4. 4.CONTENTS
5. 5.THE WAR TIGER.
6. 6.CHAPTER I. — THE YOUNG SEA CHIEF.—HIS MISSION.
7. 7.CHAPTER II. — THE DEMON SHIP.—THE BOY CHOW.
8. 8.CHAPTER III. — ADVENTURES AT SEA.—RESCUE.
9. 9.CHAPTER IV. — THE INNKEEPER.—ALARMING NEWS.
10. 10.CHAPTER V. — ADVENTURE IN A BUDDHIST MONASTERY.—CHOW'S ENCOUNTER WITH A BONZE.
11. 11.CHAPTER VI. — THRASHING THE GODS.—THE BOYS TAKEN PRISONERS.
12. 12.CHAPTER VII. — TREACHERY OF THE BONZES.—NICHOLAS SENT TO PRISON AS A TRAITOR.
13. 13.CHAPTER VIII. — CHOW SETS OUT TO DISCOVER SOME THIEVES.
14. 14.CHAPTER IX. — CHOW OUTWITS A GREAT MANDARIN, AND SETS OUT TO RESCUE HIS MASTER.
15. 15.CHAPTER X. — ESCAPE OF NICHOLAS FROM PRISON.
16. 16.CHAPTER XI. — PURSUED BY THE YAH-YU.—THE BOAT WRECK.
17. 17.CHAPTER XII. — NICHOLAS AGAIN TAKEN PRISONER.
18. 18.CHAPTER XIII. — PAGODAS, THEIR ANTIQUITY AND USES.
19. 19.CHAPTER XIV. — A DANGEROUS DESCENT.
20. 20.CHAPTER XV. — NICHOLAS DISCOVERS A CONSPIRACY, AND MAKES AN UNPLEASANT ENTRY INTO PEKIN.
21. 21.CHAPTER XVI. — THE BOYS AGAIN IN TROUBLE.
22. 22.CHAPTER XVII. — NICHOLAS RESOLVES UPON A DANGEROUS ADVENTURE.
23. 23.CHAPTER XVIII. — THE IMPERIAL GARDENS.
24. 24.CHAPTER XIX. — THE PRINCESSES OF THE MINGS, AND THE LADY CANDIDA.
25. 25.CHAPTER XX. — DANGER OF THE PRINCESS.—HER RESCUE BY NICHOLAS.
26. 26.CHAPTER XXI. — ASSEMBLY OF THE GREAT PRINCES OF THE EMPIRE.
27. 27.CHAPTER XXII. — THE BOY PRINCE AND THE RIVAL GENERALS.
28. 28.CHAPTER XXIII. — AUDIENCE WITH THE SON OF HEAVEN.—NICHOLAS ACCUSES A GREAT PRINCE OF TREASON.
29. 29.CHAPTER XXIV. — NICHOLAS UNVEILS A REBEL CHIEF, AND OBTAINS A TITLE.
30. 30.CHAPTER XXV. — NICHOLAS AND THE PRINCE HAVE AN ADVENTURE AND SAVE THE LIFE OF CHOW. — Chow in the hands of the Bonzes.
31. 31.CHAPTER XXVI. — NICHOLAS RECEIVES AN IMPORTANT COMMAND.
32. 32.CHAPTER XXVII. — THE REBELS ATTACK PEKIN.—TREACHERY OF A GENERAL, AND THE FIGHT.
33. 33.CHAPTER XXVIII. — ATTACK ON THE PALACE.—SUICIDE OF THE EMPEROR, THE PRINCESS WOUNDED.
34. 34.CHAPTER XXIX. — THE SECRET CAVERN.—THE PRINCESS SAVED BY THE BOYS.
35. 35.CHAPTER XXX. — A LARGE STOCK OF LADIES, TWO TAELS PER SACK.
36. 36.CHAPTER XXXI. — CHOW MAKES A DISCOVERY, AND NICHOLAS A SURPRISE.
37. 37.CHAPTER XXXII. — NICHOLAS PUNISHES AN UNGRATEFUL INNKEEPER, AND ESCAPES FROM HIS TREACHERY.
38. 38.CHAPTER XXXIII. — AN OVERLAND JOURNEY.—ATTACKED BY WOLVES, AND STOPPED BY A SERPENT.
39. 39.CHAPTER XXXIV. — SAVED BY A MUSK-DEER.—STORIES OF WONDERFUL MOUNTAINS.
40. 40.CHAPTER XXXV. — TREACHERY OF THE GUIDE.—THE PRINCESS SEIZED BY ROBBERS.
41. 41.CHAPTER XXXVI. — ONCE MORE PRISONERS, BUT WITH FRIENDS—THE GUIDE'S MISTAKE. — Nicholas and Chow taken Prisoners.
42. 42.CHAPTER XXXVII. — INTERVIEW WITH THE GENERAL.—NICHOLAS CAUSES SOLDIERS TO BE SENT IN SEARCH OF THE PRINCESS.
43. 43.CHAPTER XXXVIII. — CRUEL DEATH OF THE AGED WOO.—A BATTLE.—BRAVERY OF THE BOYS.—CHOW TAKEN BY THE ENEMY. — The aged Woo brought in chains before the walls.
44. 44.CHAPTER XXXIX. — THE REBELS BEATEN.—ARTFULNESS OF THE TARTAR KING.—CHAGRIN AND DISAPPOINTMENT OF NICHOLAS.
45. 45.CHAPTER XL. — THE GREAT BOY EMPEROR.—NICHOLAS MEETS WITH A FEARFUL SURPRISE.
46. 46.CHAPTER XLI. — NICHOLAS HAS AN INTERVIEW WITH HIS FATHER, AND LEAVES PEKIN FOR EVER.
47. 47.CHAPTER XLII. — THE RIVAL SEA CHIEFS.—RE-APPEARANCE OF AN OLD FRIEND.—A COMICAL BATTLE WITH THE TARTARS.
48. 48.CHAPTER XLIII. — CHOW DISCOVERS HIS MOTHER AND THE PRINCESS.—RESCUES THEM FROM THE TARTARS AND RELATES HIS ADVENTURES.
49. 49.CHAPTER XLIV. — A SEA VOYAGE—THE COLAO RELATES THE ADVENTURES OF THE PRINCESS.
50. 50.CHAPTER XLV. — THEY REACH THE PALACE OF THE SEA CHIEF KOSHINGA.
51. 51.CHAPTER XLVI. — THE KING AND QUEEN OF FORMOSA.—HAPPY TERMINATION OF THE STORY. — THE END.

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