A Jacobite Exile / Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles the Twelfth of Sweden
by G. A. Henty
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Unedited, unabridged, original format editions with original colored cover art, these Henty books reproduce the original in careful detail. Sir Marmaduke Carstairs, a Jacobite, is the victim of a conspiracy, and he is denounced as a plotter against the life of King William. He flies to Sweden, accompanied by his son Charlie. This youth joins the foreign legion under Charles X11., and takes a distinguished part in several famous campaigns against the Russians and Poles.
Chapters (21)
- A Jacobite Exile:
- Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles the Twelfth of Sweden By G. A. Henty.
- Preface.
- Chapter 1: A Spy in the Household.
- Chapter 2: Denounced.
- Chapter 3: A Rescue.
- Chapter 4: In Sweden.
- Chapter 5: Narva.
- Chapter 6: A Prisoner.
- Chapter 7: Exchanged.
- Chapter 8: The Passage of the Dwina.
- Chapter 9: In Warsaw.
- Chapter 10: In Evil Plight.
- Chapter 11: With Brigands.
- Chapter 12: Treed By Wolves.
- Chapter 13: A Rescued Party.
- Chapter 14: The Battle Of Clissow.
- Chapter 15: An Old Acquaintance.
- Chapter 16: In England Again.
- Chapter 17: The North Coach.
- Chapter 18: A Confession.
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