St Ives - Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England
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St Ives - Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England

  1. 430 pages
  2. English
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St Ives - Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England

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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

  1. St. Ives - Being The Adventures of a French Prisoner in England
  2. Robert Louis Stevenson
  3. CHAPTER I—A TALE OF A LION RAMPANT
  4. CHAPTER II—A TALE OF A PAIR OF SCISSORS
  5. CHAPTER III—MAJOR CHEVENIX COMES INTO THE STORY, AND GOGUELAT GOES OUT
  6. CHAPTER IV—ST. IVES GETS A BUNDLE OF BANK NOTES
  7. CHAPTER V—ST. IVES IS SHOWN A HOUSE
  8. CHAPTER VI—THE ESCAPE
  9. CHAPTER VII—SWANSTON COTTAGE
  10. CHAPTER VIII—THE HEN-HOUSE
  11. CHAPTER IX—THREE IS COMPANY, AND FOUR NONE
  12. CHAPTER X—THE DROVERS
  13. CHAPTER XI—THE GREAT NORTH ROAD
  14. CHAPTER XII—I FOLLOW A COVERED CART NEARLY TO MY DESTINATION
  15. CHAPTER XIII—I MEET TWO OF MY COUNTRYMEN
  16. CHAPTER XIV—TRAVELS OF THE COVERED CART
  17. CHAPTER XV—THE ADVENTURE OF THE ATTORNEY’S CLERK
  18. CHAPTER XVI—THE HOME-COMING OF MR. ROWLEY’S VISCOUNT
  19. CHAPTER XVII—THE DESPATCH-BOX
  20. CHAPTER XVIII—MR. ROMAINE CALLS ME NAMES
  21. CHAPTER XIX—THE DEVIL AND ALL AT AMERSHAM PLACE
  22. CHAPTER XX—AFTER THE STORM
  23. CHAPTER XXI—I BECOME THE OWNER OF A CLARET-COLOURED CHAISE
  24. CHAPTER XXII—CHARACTER AND ACQUIREMENTS OF MR. ROWLEY
  25. CHAPTER XXIII—THE ADVENTURE OF THE RUNAWAY COUPLE
  26. CHAPTER XXIV—THE INN-KEEPER OF KIRKBY-LONSDALE
  27. CHAPTER XXV—I MEET A CHEERFUL EXTRAVAGANT
  28. CHAPTER XXVI—THE COTTAGE AT NIGHT
  29. CHAPTER XXVII—THE SABBATH DAY
  30. CHAPTER XXVIII—EVENTS OF MONDAY: THE LAWYER’S PARTY
  31. CHAPTER XXIX—EVENTS OF TUESDAY: THE TOILS CLOSING
  32. CHAPTER XXX—EVENTS OF WEDNESDAY; THE UNIVERSITY OF CRAMOND