The Nest of the Sparrowhawk: A Romance of the XVIIth Century
by Baroness Emmuska Orczy Orczy
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Master Hymn-of-Praise Busy folded his hands before him ere he spoke: "Nay! but I tell thee, woman, that the Lord hath no love for such frivolities! and alack! but 'tis a sign of the times that an English Squire should favor such evil ways." "Evil
Chapters (104)(click to expand)
- THE NEST OF THE SPARROWHAWK
- A ROMANCE OF THE XVIIth CENTURY
- November, 1909
- 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
- PART I The Nest of the Sparrowhawk
- 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
- THE EPILOGUE
- THE END
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