The White Company
by Arthur Conan Doyle
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About This Book
Arthur Conan Doyle's The White Company is a sweeping historical adventure novel that showcases his versatility as a writer and his deep love for history.Set during the Hundred Years' War in the 14th century, this classic tale follows the journey of Alleyne Edricson, a young Englishman who joins the White Company, a band of archers and mercenaries led by the valiant Sir Nigel Loring. Through a series of thrilling battles, chivalrous deeds, and romantic escapades, Doyle brings to life the tumultuous world of medieval Europe, with its castles, knights, and quests for honor. The novel is rich in historical detail, capturing the spirit of the age and the complexities of the chivalric code.While best known for his Sherlock Holmes stories, Doyle's The White Company remains a beloved classic of historical fiction, celebrated for its vivid characters, engaging plot, and the timeless themes of bravery, loyalty, and the search for justice.
39
Chapters
~468 min
Est. Listening Time
Chapters (39)
- THE WHITE COMPANY
- CHAPTER I. HOW THE BLACK SHEEP CAME FORTH FROM THE FOLD.
- CHAPTER II. HOW ALLEYNE EDRICSON CAME OUT INTO THE WORLD.
- CHAPTER III. HOW HORDLE JOHN COZENED THE FULLER OF LYMINGTON.
- CHAPTER IV. HOW THE BAILIFF OF SOUTHAMPTON SLEW THE TWO MASTERLESS MEN.
- CHAPTER V. HOW A STRANGE COMPANY GATHERED AT THE “PIED MERLIN.”
- CHAPTER VI. HOW SAMKIN AYLWARD WAGERED HIS FEATHER-BED.
- CHAPTER VII. HOW THE THREE COMRADES JOURNEYED THROUGH THE WOODLANDS.
- CHAPTER VIII. THE THREE FRIENDS.
- CHAPTER IX. HOW STRANGE THINGS BEFELL IN MINSTEAD WOOD.
- CHAPTER X. HOW HORDLE JOHN FOUND A MAN WHOM HE MIGHT FOLLOW.
- CHAPTER XI. HOW A YOUNG SHEPHERD HAD A PERILOUS FLOCK.
- CHAPTER XII. HOW ALLEYNE LEARNED MORE THAN HE COULD TEACH.
- CHAPTER XIII. HOW THE WHITE COMPANY SET FORTH TO THE WARS.
- CHAPTER XIV. HOW SIR NIGEL SOUGHT FOR A WAYSIDE VENTURE.
- CHAPTER XV. HOW THE YELLOW COG SAILED FORTH FROM LEPE.
- CHAPTER XVI. HOW THE YELLOW COG FOUGHT THE TWO ROVER GALLEYS.
- CHAPTER XVII. HOW THE YELLOW COG CROSSED THE BAR OF GIRONDE.
- CHAPTER XVIII. HOW SIR NIGEL LORING PUT A PATCH UPON HIS EYE.
- CHAPTER XIX. HOW THERE WAS STIR AT THE ABBEY OF ST. ANDREW'S.
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