The Secret Service Submarine: A Story of the Present War
by Guy Thorne
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About This Book
The Secret Service Submarine is a novel written by the British author Guy Thorne about the role of submarines in the times of WWI. The author represents the events of those days through the vision of the protagonist, John Carey. He is one of the defenders of the British Empire in the Great War, carrying his service on one of the submarines of the British naval forces. Witnessing wartime hardships, the protagonist realizes that submarines are a great power in the war.
Chapters (41)(click to expand)
- THE SECRET SERVICE SUBMARINE
- A STORY OF THE PRESENT WAR
- CONTENTS
- PART I
- PART II
- PART III
- John Carey's Map of the Marshes
- THE SECRET SERVICE SUBMARINE
- PART I
- CHAPTER I
- REJECTED FOR SERVICE. MR. JOHN CAREY'S EXPLANATION
- CHAPTER II
- "THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG ABOUT THIS HOUSE"
- CHAPTER III
- BERNARD CAREY, LIEUTENANT-COMMANDER OF SUBMARINES
- CHAPTER IV
- DORIS AND MARJORIE GIVE A SUPPER PARTY. THE ARROW FLIES IN MORSTONE SEA WOOD
- The Cipher Machine that Mr. Lockhart found
- END OF PART I
- PART II
- CHAPTER V
- AT MIDNIGHT ON THE MARSHES. THE SECRET OF THE OLD HULK
- CHAPTER VI
- HOW JOHN CAREY FOUGHT WITH THE GERMAN GIANT IN THE SALOON, AND "MR. JONES" MET UNEXPECTED THINGS IN THE NIGHT
- CHAPTER VII
- THE MURDER OF MR. LOCKHART
- CHAPTER VIII
- THE TRUTH AT LAST, THE INCREDIBLE TRUTH! AND HOW THEY FOUGHT FOR THE SUBMARINE
- END OF PART II
- PART III
- CHAPTER IX
- OUT IN THE NORTH SEA. PREPARING FOR ACTION
- CHAPTER X
- THE SPEAR OF FOAM
- CHAPTER XI
- THE SUBMARINE FIGHTS FOR ENGLAND
- CHAPTER XII
- THE LAST CHAPTER—IN TWO PARTS
- Part I.—Doris and Marjorie have a Late Visitor
- Part II.—Return of the Seven Heroes
- THE END
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