The Flag of the Adventurer
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The novel is set in British India during the height of the British Empire. The story revolves around a group of British officers and civilians stationed in India, exploring themes of honor, duty, and the complexities of colonial rule. The "adventurer" in the title refers both to the adventurous spirit of the British in their foreign outposts and to characters within the story who seek to carve out their own paths, often in defiance of conventional norms.The plot focuses on the life of an ambitious British officer and his interactions with the locals, fellow officers, and the women who accompan...
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- The Flag of the Adventurer
- CONTENTS.
- The Flag of the Adventurer.
- CHAPTER I. MAJOR AND MRS AMBROSE.
- CHAPTER II. THE RIFT IN THE LUTE.
- CHAPTER III. COLONEL BAYARD’S BURDEN.
- CHAPTER IV. A LUCKLESS DAY.
- CHAPTER V. THE SEAL OF SOLOMON.
- CHAPTER VI. ENTER THE ADVENTURER.
- CHAPTER VII. THE OLD ORDER CHANGES.
- CHAPTER VIII. TOO CLEVER BY HALF.
- CHAPTER IX. DINNER AT THE GENERAL’S.
- CHAPTER X. A CONTEST OF WITS.
- CHAPTER XI. DEEDS, NOT WORDS.
- CHAPTER XII. AN ERROR OF JUDGMENT.
- CHAPTER XIII. A LAST EFFORT.
- CHAPTER XIV. OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN—
- CHAPTER XV. —INTO THE FIRE.
- CHAPTER XVI. THE MORROW OF VICTORY.
- CHAPTER XVII. SUPPORTED ON BAYONETS.
- CHAPTER XVIII. PLUCK AND LUCK.
- CHAPTER XIX. THE SECOND ROUND.
- CHAPTER XX. IF SHE WILL, SHE WILL.
- CHAPTER XXI. WELL AND TRULY LAID.
- CHAPTER XXII. THE BELLE AND THE BAUBLE.
- CHAPTER XXIII. BRIAN TO THE RESCUE.
- CHAPTER XXIV. A SORE STRAIT.
- CHAPTER XXV. USE AND WONT.
- TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES.
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