Held by Chinese Brigands
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About This Book
"Held by Chinese Brigands" is one of the more popular adventure stories for boys in the genre of imperial fiction popular at the time of publishing in 1921. The setting is South China and the action follows the adventures of the British heroes Frank Armitage and Sir Thomas Armitage along with Mr Hennessy K. Waldron, of Paradise City, Nevada, U.S.A who battle with the Brigand Cheong-Chau in a tale of high adventure in the Far East.
Chapters (28)(click to expand)
- CONTENTS
- CHAPTER I--HOW HENNESSY K. WALDRON "TRIPPED AROUND"
- CHAPTER II--OF AH WU'S OPIUM DEN
- CHAPTER III--OF THE TIGER AND THE FOXES
- CHAPTER IV--HOW CHEONG-CHAU CAME FORTH OF THE TOWN OF PINGLO
- CHAPTER V--HOW CHEONG-CHAU STRUCK AT DEAD OF NIGHT
- CHAPTER VI--HOW CHEONG-CHAU STATED HIS TERMS
- CHAPTER VII--HOW THE LETTER WAS WRITTEN
- CHAPTER VIII--AND HOW FRANK RESOLVED TO FOLLOW IT
- CHAPTER IX--OF THE HOSPITALITY OF THE TEA-GROWER
- CHAPTER X--HOW FRANK WAS IN LUCK'S WAY
- CHAPTER XI--OF THE REAPPEARANCE OF LING
- CHAPTER XII--HOW MEN-CHING ESCAPED
- CHAPTER XIII--HOW FRANK WAS CAUGHT IN THE TOILS
- CHAPTER XIV--HOW LING SNUFFED THE CANDLE
- CHAPTER XV--OF CHEONG-CHAU'S MESSENGER
- CHAPTER XVI--OF THE REPENTANCE OF YUNG HOW
- CHAPTER XVII--HOW LING WAS TOO LATE
- CHAPTER XVIII--OF THE SPIDER AND THE WEB
- CHAPTER XIX--HOW LING READ CONFUCIUS
- CHAPTER XX--HOW THE TIGER SPRANG
- CHAPTER XXI--OF THE GLADE OF CHILDREN'S TEARS
- CHAPTER XXII--OF THE CAPTURE OF THE JUNK
- CHAPTER XXIII--HOW THE TREASURE ARRIVED
- CHAPTER XXIV--HOW THE TIGER VANISHED IN THIN AIR
- CHAPTER XXV--AND HOW CHEONG-CHAU VANISHED ALTOGETHER
- CHAPTER XXVI--OF GREED OF GOLD
- CHAPTER XXVII--HOW LING DRIFTED TO THE STARS
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