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St Ives - Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England
About this book
This antiquarian book contains Robert Louis Stevenson's unfinished 1897 novel, "St. Ives: Being The Adventures of a French Prisoner in England". The plot revolves around Capitaine Jacques St. Ives, a handsome French soldier, who is captured by the English. This volume will greatly appeal to fans of Stevenson's work, and it is not to be missed by the discerning collector. The chapters of this book include: "A Tale of a Lion Rampant", "A Tale of a Pair of Scissors", "Major Chevenix comes into the Story, and Goguelat Goes Out", "St. Ives Gets a Bundle of Bank Notes", "St. Ives is Shown a House", etcetera. Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (1850 - 1894) was a seminal Scottish novelist, poet, and essayist. His most notable works include "Treasure Island" and "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde". We are republishing this vintage text now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition - complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
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Table of contents
- St. Ives - Being The Adventures of a French Prisoner in England
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- CHAPTER IâA TALE OF A LION RAMPANT
- CHAPTER IIâA TALE OF A PAIR OF SCISSORS
- CHAPTER IIIâMAJOR CHEVENIX COMES INTO THE STORY, AND GOGUELAT GOES OUT
- CHAPTER IVâST. IVES GETS A BUNDLE OF BANK NOTES
- CHAPTER VâST. IVES IS SHOWN A HOUSE
- CHAPTER VIâTHE ESCAPE
- CHAPTER VIIâSWANSTON COTTAGE
- CHAPTER VIIIâTHE HEN-HOUSE
- CHAPTER IXâTHREE IS COMPANY, AND FOUR NONE
- CHAPTER XâTHE DROVERS
- CHAPTER XIâTHE GREAT NORTH ROAD
- CHAPTER XIIâI FOLLOW A COVERED CART NEARLY TO MY DESTINATION
- CHAPTER XIIIâI MEET TWO OF MY COUNTRYMEN
- CHAPTER XIVâTRAVELS OF THE COVERED CART
- CHAPTER XVâTHE ADVENTURE OF THE ATTORNEYâS CLERK
- CHAPTER XVIâTHE HOME-COMING OF MR. ROWLEYâS VISCOUNT
- CHAPTER XVIIâTHE DESPATCH-BOX
- CHAPTER XVIIIâMR. ROMAINE CALLS ME NAMES
- CHAPTER XIXâTHE DEVIL AND ALL AT AMERSHAM PLACE
- CHAPTER XXâAFTER THE STORM
- CHAPTER XXIâI BECOME THE OWNER OF A CLARET-COLOURED CHAISE
- CHAPTER XXIIâCHARACTER AND ACQUIREMENTS OF MR. ROWLEY
- CHAPTER XXIIIâTHE ADVENTURE OF THE RUNAWAY COUPLE
- CHAPTER XXIVâTHE INN-KEEPER OF KIRKBY-LONSDALE
- CHAPTER XXVâI MEET A CHEERFUL EXTRAVAGANT
- CHAPTER XXVIâTHE COTTAGE AT NIGHT
- CHAPTER XXVIIâTHE SABBATH DAY
- CHAPTER XXVIIIâEVENTS OF MONDAY: THE LAWYERâS PARTY
- CHAPTER XXIXâEVENTS OF TUESDAY: THE TOILS CLOSING
- CHAPTER XXXâEVENTS OF WEDNESDAY; THE UNIVERSITY OF CRAMOND