
ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE Ultimate Collection
21 Novels, 188 Short Stories, 88 Poems & 7 PlaysBy Arthur Conan DoyleLength445h 36m
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Arthur Conan Doyle's "Ultimate Collection" presents an extensive compilation of the distinguished author's works, encompassing not only his iconic Sherlock Holmes stories but also his historical novels, adventures, and other notable writings. This anthology illustrates Doyle's versatile literary style, which melds meticulous detail with gripping narrative, crafted against the backdrop of Victorian England's rich literary tradition. Through a meticulous collection of short stories and novels, readers encounter the evolution of Holmes as a cultural icon, as well as Doyle's exploration of themes such as morality, justice, and the uncanny. Arthur Conan Doyle, a physician by training and an avid traveler, drew on his diverse experiences to shape the narratives within this collection. His profound interests in spiritualism and the occult also permeate various works, reflecting the societal tensions and curiosities of his time. With a fervent belief in rationality tempered by an interest in the supernatural, Doyle crafts tales that not only entertain but challenge the boundaries of rational thought. This "Ultimate Collection" is an essential read for scholars and enthusiasts alike, offering a comprehensive overview of Doyle's literary genius. Readers will appreciate the rich tapestry of character, plot, and existential inquiries, making it a valuable addition to any literary library.
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Table of contents
1Introduction
493Confessions
2Sherlock Holmes Books
494Concerning Mrs. Beeton
3I. Mr. Sherlock Holmes
495Mr. Samuel Pepys
4II. The Science of Deduction
496A Visit to Mr. Samuel Pepys
5III. The Lauriston Gardens Mystery
497Trouble
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6IV. What John Rance had to Tell
498A Rescue
7V. Our Advertisement Brings a Visitor
499The Browning Society
8VI. Tobias Gregson Shows What He Can Do
500An Investment
9VII. Light in the Darkness
501A Thundercloud
10I. On the Great Alkali Plain
502Danger
11II. The Flower of Utah
503No. 5 Cheyne Row
12III. John Ferrier Talks with the Prophet
504The Last Note of the Duet
13IV. A Flight for Life
505The Trio
14V. The Avenging Angels
506Short Story Collections
15VI. A Continuation of the Reminiscences of John Watson, M.D.
507The Gully of Bluemansdyke
16VII. The Conclusion
508The Parson of Jackman's Gulch
17Chapter I. The Science of Deduction
509My Friend the Murderer
18Chapter II. The Statement of the Case
510The Silver Hatchet
19Chapter III. In Quest of a Solution
511The Man from Archangel
20Chapter IV. The Story of the Bald-Headed Man
512That Little Square Box
21Chapter V. The Tragedy of Pondicherry Lodge
513A Night Among the Nihilists
22Chapter VI. Sherlock Holmes Gives a Demonstration
514Selecting a Ghost: The Ghosts of Goresthorpe Grange
23Chapter VII. The Episode of the Barrel
515The Mystery of Sasassa Valley
24Chapter VIII. The Baker Street Irregulars
516Our Derby Sweepstakes
25Chapter IX. A Break in the Chain
517The American's Tale
26Chapter X. The End of the Islander
518Bones, the April Fool of Harvey's Sluice
27Chapter XI. The Great Agra Treasure
519Preface
28Chapter XII. The Strange Story of Jonathan Small
520The Captain of the “Pole-Star”
29I. Mr. Sherlock Holmes
521F. Habakuk Jephson’s Statement
30II. The Curse of the Baskervilles
522The Great Keinplatz Experiment
31III. The Problem
523John Huxford’s Hiatus
32IV. Sir Henry Baskerville
524Cyprian Overbeck Wells — A Literary Mosaic
33V. Three Broken Threads
525John Barrington Cowles
34VI. Baskerville Hall
526The Ring of Thoth
35VII. The Stapletons of Merripit House
527The Preface
36VIII. First Report of Dr. Watson
528Behind the Times
37IX. The Light Upon the Moor
529His First Operation
38X. Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson
530A Straggler of ‘15
39XI. The Man on the Tor
531The Third Generation
40XII. Death on the Moor
532A False Start
41XIII. Fixing The Nets
533The Curse of Eve
42XIV. The Hound of the Baskervilles
534Sweethearts
43XV. A Retrospection
535A Physiologist’s Wife
44Chapter 1. The Warning
536The Case of Lady Sannox
45Chapter 2. Sherlock Holmes Discourses
537A Question of Diplomacy
46Chapter 3. The Tragedy of Birlstone
538A Medical Document
47Chapter 4. Darkness
539Lot No. 249
48Chapter 5. The People of the Drama
540The Los Amigos Fiasco
49Chapter 6. A Dawning Light
541The Doctors of Hoyland
50Chapter 7. The Solution
542The Surgeon Talks
51Chapter 1. The Man
543The Green Flag
52Chapter 2. The Bodymaster
544The Croxley Master
53Chapter 3. Lodge 341, Vermissa
545The Lord of Chateau Noir
54Chapter 4. The Valley of Fear
546The Striped Chest
55Chapter 5. The Darkest Hour
547A Shadow Before
56Chapter 6. Danger
548The King of the Foxes
57Chapter 7. The Trapping of Birdy Edwards
549The Three Correspondents
58Epilogue
550The Debut of Bimbashi Joyce
59Short Story Collections
551A Foreign Office Romance
60Adventure I. A Scandal in Bohemia
552The Slapping Sal
61Adventure II. The Red-Headed League
553The New Catacomb
62Adventure III. A Case of Identity
554Preface
63Adventure IV. The Boscombe Valley Mystery
555The Leather Funnel
64Adventure V. The Five Orange Pips
556The Beetle-Hunter
65Adventure VI. The Man with the Twisted Lip
557The Man with the Watches
66Adventure VII. The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
558The Pot of Caviare
67Adventure VIII. The Adventure of the Speckled Band
559The Japanned Box
68Adventure IX. The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb
560The Black Doctor
69Adventure X. The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
561Playing with Fire
70Adventure XI. The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet
562The Jew’s Breastplate
71Adventure XII. The Adventure of the Copper Beeches
563The Lost Special
72I. The Adventure of Silver Blaze
564The Club-Footed Grocer
73II. The Adventure of the Yellow Face
565The Sealed Room
74III. The Adventure of the Stock-Broker's Clerk
566The Brazilian Cat
75IV. The Adventure of the "Gloria Scott"
567The Usher of Lea House School
76V. The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual
568The Brown Hand
77VI. The Adventure of the Reigate Squires
569The Fiend of the Cooperage
78VII. The Adventure of the Crooked Man
570Jelland’s Voyage
79VIII. The Adventure of the Resident Patient
571B. 24
80IX. The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter
572Preface
81X. The Adventure of the Naval Treaty
573The Last Galley
82XI. The Adventure of the Final Problem
574The Contest
83I. The Adventure of the Empty House
575Through the Veil
84II. The Adventure of the Norwood Builder
576An Iconoclast
85III. The Adventure of the Dancing Men
577Giant Maximin
86IV. The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist
578The Coming of the Huns
87V. The Adventure of the Priory School
579The Last of the Legions
88VI. The Adventure of Black Peter
580The First Cargo
89VII. The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton
581The Home-Coming
90VIII. The Adventure of the Six Napoleons
582The Red Star
91IX. The Adventure of the Three Students
583The Silver Mirror
92X. The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez
584The Lord of Falconbridge
93XI. The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter
585Out of the Running
94XII. The Adventure of the Abbey Grange
586“De Profundis”
95XIII. The Adventure of the Second Stain
587The Great Brown-Pericord Motor
96His Last Bow: Preface
588The Terror of Blue John Gap
97The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge
589Preface
98The Adventure of the Red Circle
590I. Danger!
99The Adventure of the Cardboard Box
591II. One Crowded Hour
100The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans
592III. A Point of View
101The Adventure of the Dying Detective
593IV. The Fall of Lord Barrymore
102The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax
594V. The Horror of the Heights
103The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot
595VI. Borrowed Scenes
104His Last Bow: An Epilogue of Sherlock Holmes
596VII. The Surgeon of Gaster Fell
105Sketches
597VIII. How it Happened
106The Field Bazaar
598IX. The Prisoner’s Defence
107How Watson Learned the Trick
599X. Three of Them
108Professor Challenger Series
600How the Governor of Saint Kitt’s Came Home
109Foreword
601The Dealings of Captain Sharkey with Stephen Craddock
110Chapter I. “There Are Heroisms All Round Us”
602The Blighting of Sharkey
111Chapter II. “Try Your Luck with Professor Challenger”
603How Copley Banks Slew Captain Sharkey
112Chapter III. “He is a Perfectly Impossible Person”
604That Veteran
113Chapter IV. “It’s Just the very Biggest Thing in the World”
605Gentlemanly Joe
114Chapter V. “Question!”
606The Winning Shot
115Chapter VI. “I was the Flail of the Lord”
607An Exciting Christmas Eve
116Chapter VII. “To-morrow we Disappear into the Unknown”
608The Heiress of Glenmahowley
117Chapter VIII. “The Outlying Pickets of the New World”
609The Blood-Stone Tragedy
118Chapter IX. “Who could have Foreseen it?”
610The Cabman’s Story
119Chapter X. “The most Wonderful Things have Happened”
611The Tragedians
120Chapter XI. “For once I was the Hero”
612Crabbe's Practice
121Chapter XII. “It was Dreadful in the Forest”
613The Lonely Hampshire Cottage
122Chapter XIII. “A Sight which I shall Never Forget”
614The Fate of the “Evangeline”
123Chapter XIV. “Those Were the Real Conquests”
615Touch and Go
124Chapter XV. “Our Eyes have seen Great Wonders”
616Uncle Jeremy’s Household
125Chapter XVI. “A Procession! A Procession!”
617The Stone of Boxman’s Drift
126Chapter I. The Blurring of Lines
618A Pastoral Horror
127Chapter II. The Tide of Death
619Our Midnight Visitor
128Chapter III. Submerged
620The Voice of Science
129Chapter IV. A Diary of the Dying
621The Colonel’s Choice
130Chapter V. The Dead World
622A Sordid Affair
131Chapter VI. The Great Awakening
623The Regimental Scandal
132When the World Screamed
624The Recollections of Captain Wilkie
133The Brigadier Gerard Stories
625The Confession
134How the Brigadier Came to the Castle of Gloom
626The Retirement of Signor Lambert
135How the Brigadier Slew the Brothers of Ajaccio
627The Tragedy of Flowery Land
136How the Brigadier Held the King
628An Impression of the Regency
137How the King Held the Brigadier
629The Bully of Brocas Court
138How the Brigadier Took the Field Against the Marshal Millefleurs
630The Nightmare Room
139How the Brigadier Played for a Kingdom
631The Lift
140How the Brigadier Won His Medal
632A Point of Contact
141How the Brigadier was Tempted by the Devil
633The Centurion
142The Crime of the Brigadier
634Poetry Collections
143Preface
635The Song of the Bow
144How Brigadier Gerard Lost His Ear
636Cremona
145How the Brigadier Captured Saragossa
637The Storming Party
146How the Brigadier Slew the Fox
638The Frontier Line
147How the Brigadier Saved the Army
639Corporal Dick’s Promotion
148How the Brigadier Triumphed in England
640A Forgotten Tale
149How the Brigadier Rode to Minsk
641Pennarby Mine
150How the Brigadier Bore Himself at Waterloo: The Story Of The Forest Inn
642A Rover Chanty
151How the Brigadier Bore Himselef at Waterloo: The Story Of The Nine Prussian Horsemen
643A Ballad of the Ranks
152The Last Adventure of the Brigadier
644A Lay of the Links
153The Marriage of the Brigadier
645The Dying Whip
154Historical Novels
646Master
155Chapter 1. Of Cornet Joseph Clarke of the Ironsides
647H.M.S. ‘Foudroyant’
156Chapter 2. Of my going to school and of my coming thence
648The Farnshire Cup
157Chapter 3. Of Two Friends of my Youth
649The Groom’s Story
158Chapter 4. Of the Strange Fish that we Caught at Spithead
650With the Chiddingfolds
159Chapter 5. Of the Man with the Drooping Lids
651A Hunting Morning
160Chapter 6. Of the Letter that came from the Lowlands
652The Old Gray Fox
161Chapter 7. Of the Horseman who rode from the West
653’Ware Holes
162Chapter 8. Of our Start for the Wars
654The Home-Coming of the ‘Eurydice’
163Chapter 9. Of a Passage of Arms at the Blue Boar
655The Inner Room
164Chapter 10. Of our Perilous Adventure on the Plain
656The Irish Colonel
165Chapter 11. Of the Lonely Man and the Gold Chest
657The Blind Archer
166Chapter 12. Of certain Passages upon the Moor
658A Parable
167Chapter 13. Of Sir Gervas Jerome, Knight Banneret of the County of Surrey
659A Tragedy
168Chapter 14. Of the Stiff-legged Parson and his Flock
660The Passing
169Chapter 15. Of our Brush with the King’s Dragoons
661The Franklin’s Maid
170Chapter 16. Of our Coming to Taunton
662The Old Huntsman
171Chapter 17. Of the Gathering in the Market-square
663A Hymn of Empire
172Chapter 18. Of Master Stephen Timewell, Mayor of Taunton
664Sir Nigel's Song
173Chapter 19. Of a Brawl in the Night
665The Arab Steed
174Chapter 20. Of the Muster of the Men of the West
666A Post-Impressionist
175Chapter 21. Of my Hand-grips with the Brandenburger
667Empire Builders
176Chapter 22. Of the News from Havant
668The Groom's Encore
177Chapter 23. Of the Snare on the Weston Road
669The Bay Horse
178Chapter 24. Of the Welcome that met me at Badminton
670The Outcasts
179Chapter 25. Of Strange Doings in the Boteler Dungeon
671The End
180Chapter 26. Of the Strife in the Council
6721902-1909
181Chapter 27. Of the Affair near Keynsham Bridge
673The Wanderer
182Chapter 28. Of the Fight in Wells Cathedral
674Bendy's Sermon
183Chapter 29. Of the Great Cry from the Lonely House
675Compensation
184Chapter 30. Of the Swordsman with the Brown Jacket
676The Banner of Progress
185Chapter 31. Of the Maid of the Marsh and the Bubble which rose from the Bog
677Hope
186Chapter 32. Of the Onfall at Sedgemoor
678Religio Medici
187Chapter 33. Of my Perilous Adventure at the Mill
679Man's Limitation
188Chapter 34. Of the Coming of Solomon Sprent
680Mind and Matter
189Chapter 35. Of the Devil in Wig and Gown
681Darkness
190Chapter 36. Of the End of it All
682A Woman's Love
191Appendix
683By The North Sea
192Chapter 1. How the Black Sheep Came Forth from the Fold.
684December's Snow
193Chapter 2. How Alleyne Edricson Came Out Into the World.
685Shakespeare's Expostulation
194Chapter 3. How Hordle John Cozened the Fuller of Lymington.
686The Empire
195Chapter 4. How the Bailiff of Southampton Slew the Two Masterless Men.
687A Voyage
196Chapter 5. How a Strange Company Gathered at the “Pied Merlin.”
688The Orphanage
197Chapter 6. How Samkin Aylward Wagered His Feather-Bed
689Sexagenarius Loquitor
198Chapter 7. How the Three Comrades Journeyed Through the Woodlands.
690Night Voices
199Chapter 8. The Three Friends
691The Message
200Chapter 9. How Strange Things Befell in Minstead Wood
692The Echo
201Chapter 10. How Hordle John Found a Man Whom He Might Follow
693Advice to a Young Author
202Chapter 11. How a Young Shepherd Had a Perilous Flock
694A Lilt of the Road
203Chapter 12. How Alleyne Learned More Than He Could Teach
695The Farewell
204Chapter 13. How the White Company Set Forth to the Wars
696Now Then, Smith
205Chapter 14. How Sir Nigel Sought for a Wayside Venture
697To My Lady
206Chapter 15. How the Yellow Cog Sailed Forth From Lepe
698A Reminiscence of Cricket
207Chapter 16. How the Yellow Cog Fought the Two Rover Galleys
699Preface
208Chapter 17. How the Yellow Cog Crossed the Bar of Gironde
700Victrix
209Chapter 18. How Sir Nigel Loring Put a Patch upon His Eye
701Those Others
210Chapter 19. How There Was Stir at the Abbey of St. Andrew’s
702The Guards Came Through
211Chapter 20. How Alleyne Won His Place in an Honorable Guild
703Haig is Moving
212Chapter 21. How Agostino Pisano Risked His Head
704The Guns in Sussex
213Chapter 22. How the Bowmen Held Wassail at the “Rose De Guienne.”
705Ypres
214Chapter 23. How England Held the Lists at Bordeaux
706Grousing
215Chapter 24. How a Champion Came Forth From the East
707The Volunteer
216Chapter 25. How Sir Nigel Wrote to Twynham Castle
708The Night Patrol
217Chapter 26. How the Three Comrades Gained a Mighty Treasure
709The Bugles of Canada
218Chapter 27. How Roger Club-Foot Was Passed Into Paradise
710The Wreck on Lock Mcgarry
219Chapter 28. How the Comrades Came Over the Marches of France
711The Bigot
220Chapter 29. How the Blessed Hour of Sight Came to the Lady Tiphaine
712The Athabasca Trail
221Chapter 30. How the Brushwood Men Came to the Chateau of Villefranche
713Ragtime!
222Chapter 31. How Five Men Held the Keep of Villefranche
714Christmas in Trouble
223Chapter 32. How the Company Took Counsel Round the Fallen Tree
715To Carlo (Died July 1921)
224Chapter 33. How the Army Made the Passage of Roncesvalles
716To Ronald Ross
225Chapter 34. How the Company Made Sport in the Vale of Pampeluna
717Little Billy
226Chapter 35. How Sir Nigel Hawked at an Eagle
718Take Heart
227Chapter 36. How Sir Nigel Took the Patch From His Eye
719Retrospect
228Chapter 37. How the White Company Came to Be Disbanded
720Comrades
229Chapter 38. Of the Home-Coming to Hampshire
721Lindisfaire
230Chapter 1. The Night of the Beacons
722A Parable
231Chapter 2. Cousin Edie of Eyemouth
723Fate
232Chapter 3. The Shadow on the Waters
724Cast of Characters
233Chapter 4. The Choosing of Jim
725The Acts
234Chapter 5. The Man from the Sea
726Act I. Drawing-Room at the Larrabees. Evening
235Chapter 6. A Wandering Eagle
727Scene 1. Professor Moriarty’s Underground Office. Morning
236Chapter 7. The Corriemuir Peel Tower
728Scene 2. Sherlock Holmes’s Apartments in Baker Street. Evening
237Chapter 8. The Coming of the Cutter
729Act III. The Stepney Gas Chamber. Midnight.
238Chapter 9. The Doings at West Inch
730Act IV. Doctor Watson’s Consulting Room, Kensington. The Following Evening.
239Chapter 10. The Return of the Shadow
731Cast of Characters
240Chapter 11. The Gathering of the Nations
732The Play
241Chapter 12. The Shadow on the Land
733Dramatis Personae
242Chapter 13. The End of the Storm
734Act I
243Chapter 14. The Tally of Death
735Act II
244Chapter 15. The End of It
736Finale
245Chapter 1. The Man From America
737Dramatis Personae
246Chapter 2. A Monarch in Deshabille
738Scene Plot
247Chapter 3. The Holding of the Door
739Waterloo
248Chapter 4. The Father of His People
740A Pot of Caviare: A Play in One Act
249Chapter 5. Children of Belial
741Cast of Characters
250Chapter 6. A House of Strife
742The Acts
251Chapter 7. The New World and the Old
743Act I
252Chapter 8. The Rising Sun
744Scene I. Dr. Rylott's study at Stoke Place
253Chapter 9. Le Roi S’amuse
745Scene II. Mr. Sherlock Holmes' room in Baker Street
254Chapter 10. An Eclipse at Versailles
746Scene 1. The Hall of Stoke Place
255Chapter 11. The Sun Reappears
747Scene 2. Enid's Bedroom, Stoke Place
256Chapter 12. The King Receives
748The Journey
257Chapter 13. The King Has Ideas
749Books on Spiritualism
258Chapter 14. The Last Card
750Preface
259Chapter 15. The Midnight Mission
751I. The Search
260Chapter 16. “When the Devil drives.”
752II. The Revelation
261Chapter 17. The Dungeon of Portillac
753III. The Coming Life
262Chapter 18. A Night of Surprises
754IV. Problems and Limitations
263Chapter 19. In the King’s Cabinet
755Supplementary Documents
264Chapter 20. The Two Francoises
756I. The Next Phase of Life
265Chapter 21. The Man in the Caleche
757II. Automatic Writing
266Chapter 22. The Scaffold of Portillac
758III. The Cheriton Dugout
267Chapter 23. The Fall of the Catinats
759Preface
268Chapter 24. The Start of the “golden Rod.”
760I. The Two Needful Readjustments
269Chapter 25. A Boat of the Dead
761II. The Dawning of the Light
270Chapter 26. The Last Port
762III. The Great Argument
271Chapter 27. A Dwindling Island
763IV. The Coming World
272Chapter 28. In the Pool of Quebec
764V. Is it the Second Dawn?
273Chapter 29. The Voice at the Port-hole
765Appendix A. Doctor Geley’s Experiments
274Chapter 30. The Inland Waters
766Appendix B. A Particular Instance
275Chapter 31. The Hairless Man
767Appendix C. Spirit Photography
276Chapter 32. The Lord of Sainte Marie
768Appendix D. The Clairvoyance of Mrs. B
277Chapter 33. The Slaying of Brown Moose
769Chapter I
278Chapter 34. The Men of Blood
770Chapter II
279Chapter 35. The Tapping of Death
771Chapter III
280Chapter 36. The Taking of the Stockade
772Chapter IV
281Chapter 37. The Coming of the Friar
773Chapter V
282Chapter 38. The Dining Hall of Sainte Marie
774Chapter VI
283Chapter 39. The Two Swimmers
775Chapter VII
284Chapter 40. The End
776Chapter VIII
285Preface
777Chapter IX
286I. Friar’s Oak
778Chapter X
287II. The Walker of Cliffe Royal
779Chapter XI
288III. The Play-Actress of Anstey Cross
780Chapter XII
289IV. The Peace of Amiens
781Chapter XIII
290V. Buck Tregellis
782Preface
291VI. On the Threshold
783Chapter 1. How the Matter Arose
292VII. The Hope of England
784Chapter 2. The First Published Account —“Strand” Christmas Number, 1920
293VIII. The Brighton Road
785Chapter 3. Reception of the First Photographs
294IX. Watier’s
786Chapter 4. The Second Series
295X. The Men of the Ring
787Chapter 5. Observations of a Clairvoyant in the Cottingley Glen, August 1921
296XI. The Fight in the Coach-House
788Chapter 6. Independent Evidence for Fairies
297XII. The Coffee-Room of Fladong’s
789Chapter 7. Some Subsequent Cases
298XIII. Lord Nelson
790Chapter 8. The Theosophic View of Fairies
299XIV. On the Road
791Stranger Than Fiction
300XV. Foul Play
792Fairies Photographed
301XVI. Crawley Downs
793The Law of the Ghost
302XVII. The Ring-Side
794A New Light on Old Crimes
303XVIII. The Smith’s Last Battle
795The Shadows on the Screen
304XIX. Cliffe Royal
796An Old Story Retold
305XX. Lord Avon
797The Absolute Proof
306XXI. The Valet’s Story
798A Worker of Wonders
307XXII. The End
799Historical Works
308I. The Coast of France
800Preface
309II. The Salt-Marsh
801Chapter 1. The Boer Nations
310III. The Ruined Cottage
802Chapter 2. The Cause of Quarrel
311IV. Men of the Night
803Chapter 3. The Negotiations
312V. The Law
804Chapter 4. The Eve of War
313VI. The Secret Passage
805Chapter 5. Talana Hill
314VII. The Owner of Grosbois
806Chapter 6. Elandslaagte and Rietfontein
315VIII. Cousin Sibylle
807Chapter 7. The Battle of Ladysmith
316IX. The Camp of Boulogne
808Chapter 8. Lord Methuen’s Advance
317X. The Ante-Room
809Chapter 9. Battle of Magersfontein
318XI. The Secretary
810Chapter 10. The Battle of Stormberg
319XII. The Man of Action
811Chapter 11. Battle of Colenso
320XIII. The Man of Dreams
812Chapter 12. The Dark Hour
321XIV. Josephine
813Chapter 13. The Siege of Ladysmith
322XV. The Reception of the Empress
814Chapter 14. The Colesberg Operations
323XVI. The Library of Grosbois
815Chapter 15. Spion Kop
324XVII. The End
816Chapter 16. Vaalkranz
325Introduction
817Chapter 17. Buller’s Final Advance
326I. The House of Loring
818Chapter 18. The Siege and Relief of Kimberley
327II. How the Devil Came to Waverley
819Chapter 19. Paardeberg
328III. The Yellow Horse of Crooksbury
820Chapter 20. Roberts’s Advance on Bloemfontein
329IV. How the Summoner Came to the Manor House of Tilford
821Chapter 21. Strategic Effects of Lord Roberts’s March
330V. How Nigel was Tried by the Abbot of Waverley
822Chapter 22. The Halt at Bloemfontein
331VI. In Which Lady Ermyntrude Opens the Iron Coffer
823Chapter 23. The Clearing of the South-East
332VII. How Nigel Went Marketing to Guildford
824Chapter 24. The Siege of Mafeking
333VIII. How the King Hawked on Crooksbury Heath
825Chapter 25. The March on Pretoria
334IX. How Nigel Held the Bridge at Tilford
826Chapter 26. Diamond Hill—Rundle’s Operations
335X. How the King Greeted His Seneschal of Calais
827Chapter 27. The Lines of Communication
336XI. In the Hall of the Knight of Duplin
828Chapter 28. The Halt at Pretoria
337XII. How Nigel Fought the Twisted Man of Shalford
829Chapter 29. The Advance to Komatipoort
338XIII. How the Comrades Journeyed Down the Old, Old Road
830Chapter 30. The Campaign of De Wet
339XIV. How Nigel Chased the Red Ferret
831Chapter 31. The Guerilla Warfare in the Transvaal: Nooitgedacht
340XV. How the Red Ferret Came to Cosford
832Chapter 32. The Second Invasion of Cape Colony
341XVI. How the King’s Court Feasted in Calais Castle
833Chapter 33. The Northern Operations from January to April, 1901
342XVII. The Spaniards on the Sea
834Chapter 34. The Winter Campaign (April to September, 1901)
343XVIII. How Black Simon Claimed Forfeit from the King of Sark
835Chapter 35. The Guerilla Operations in Cape Colony
344XIX. How a Squire of England Met a Squire of France
836Chapter 36. The Spring Campaign (September to December, 1901)
345XX. How the English Attempted the Castle of La Brohiniere
837Chapter 37. The Campaign of January to April, 1902
346XXI. How the Second Messenger Went to Cosford
838Chapter 38. De La Rey’s Campaign of 1902
347XXII. How Robert of Beaumanoir Came to Ploermel
839Chapter 39. The End
348XXIII. How Thirty of Josselin Encountered Thirty of Ploermel
840Preface
349XXIV. How Nigel was Called to His Master
841Chapter I. The Boer People
350XXV. How the King of France Held Counsel at Maupertuis
842Chapter II. The Cause of Quarrel
351XXVI. How Nigel Found His Third Deed
843Chapter III. The Negotiations
352XXVII. How the Third Messenger Came to Cosford
844Chapter IV. Some Points Examined
353Other Novels
845Chapter V. The Negotiations for Peace
354Chapter 1. The Hegira of the Wests from Edinburgh
846Chapter VI. The Farm-Burning
355Chapter 2. Of the Strange Manner in which a Tenant came to Cloomber
847Chapter VII. The Concentration Camps
356Chapter 3. Of our further acquaintance with Major-General J. B. Heatherstone
848Chapter VIII. The British Soldier in South Africa
357Chapter 4. Of a young man with a grey head
849Chapter IX. Further Charges Against British Troops
358Chapter 5. How four of us came to be under the Shadow of Cloomber
850Chapter X. The Other Side of the Question
359Chapter 6. How I came to be enlisted as one of the Garrison of Cloomber
851Chapter XI. Conclusions
360Chapter 7. Of Corporal Rufus Smith and his coming to Cloomber
852Preface
361Chapter 8. Statement of Israel Stakes
853Introduction
362Chapter 9. Narrative of John Easterling, F.R.C.P.Edin.
854I. How the Congo Free State Came to be Founded
363Chapter 10. Of the letter which came from the hall
855II. The Development of the Congo State
364Chapter 11. Of the casting away of the Barque “Belinda”
856III. The Working of the System
365Chapter 12. Of the three foreign men upon the coast
857IV. First Fruits of the System
366Chapter 13. In which I see that which has been seen by few
858V. Further Fruits of the System
367Chapter 14. Of the visitor who ran down the road in the night-time
859VI. Voices from the Darkness
368Chapter 15. The Day-Book of John Berthier Heatherstone
860VII. Consul Roger Casement’s Report
369Chapter 16. At the Hole of Cree
861VIII. King Leopold’s Commission and Its Report
370Preface
862IX. The Congo After the Commission
371I. Mr. John Harston Keeps an Appointment
863X. Some Catholic Testimony as to the Congo
372II. Charity À La Mode
864XI. The Evidence Up to Date
373III. Thomas Gilray Makes an Investment
865XII. The Political Situation
374IV. Captain Hamilton Miggs of the “Black Eagle.”
866XIII. Some Congolese Apologies
375V. Modern Athenians
867XIV. Solutions
376VI. A Rectorial Election
868Appendix
377VII. England Versus Scotland
869Preface
378VIII. A First Professional
870I. The Causes of the War
379IX. A Nasty Cropper
871II. The World-War Conspiracy
380X. Dwellers in Bohemia
872III. The Devil’s Doctrine
381XI. Senior and Junior
873IV. The Great German Plot
382XII. A Corner in Diamonds
874V. The “Contemptible Little Army”
383XIII. Shadow and Light
875VI. A Policy of Murder
384XIV. A Slight Misunderstanding
876VII. Madness
385XV. An Addition to the House
877VIII. Great Britain and the Next War
386XVI. The First Step
878IX. Afterthoughts
387XVII. The Land of Diamonds
879Preface
388XVIII. Major Tobias Clutterbuck Comes In for a Thousand Pounds
880A Glimpse of the British Army
389XIX. News from the Urals
881A Glimpse of the Italian Army
390XX. Mr. Hector O’flaherty Finds Something in the Paper
882A Glimpse of the French Line
391XXI. An Unexpected Blow
883Preface
392XXII. Robbers and Robbed
884I. The Breaking of the Peace
393XXIII. A Momentous Resolution
885II. The Opening of the War
394XXIV. A Dangerous Promise
886III. The Battle of Mons
395XXV. A Change of Front
887IV. The Battle of Le Cateau
396XXVI. Breaking Ground
888V. The Battle of the Marne
397XXVII. Mrs. Scully of Morrison’s
889VI. The Battle of the Aisne
398XXVIII. Back in Bohemia
890VII. The La Bassée—Armentières Operations
399XXIX. The Great Dance at Morrison’s
891VIII. The First Battle of Ypres
400XXX. At the “Cock and Cowslip. ”
892IX. The First Battle of Ypres (continued)
401XXXI. A Crisis at Eccleston Square
893X. A Retrospect and General Summary
402XXXII. A Conversation in the Eccleston Square Library
894XI. The Winter Lull of 1914
403XXXIII. The Journey to the Priory
895Preface
404XXXIV. The Man with the Camp-Stool
896I. The Opening Months of 1915
405XXXV. A Talk on the Lawn
897II. Neuve Chapelle and Hill 60
406XXXVI. The Incident of the Corridor
898III. The Second Battle of Ypres Stage I. The Gas Attack, April 22-30
407XXXVII. A Chase and a Brawl
899IV. The Second Battle of Ypres Stage II. The Bellewaarde Lines
408XXXVIII. Girdlestone Sends for the Doctor
900V. The Battle of Richebourg Festubert May 9-24
409XXXIX. A Gleam of Light
901VI. The Trenches of Hooge
410XL. The Major has a Letter
902VII. The Battle of Loos The First Day—September 25
411XLI. The Clouds Grow Darker
903VIII. The Battle of Loos The Second Day—September 26
412XLII. The Three Faces at the Window
904IX. The Battle of Loos From September 27 to the End of the Year
413XLIII. The Bait on the Hook
905Preface
414XLIV. The Shadow of Death
906I. January to July 1916
415XLV. The Invasion of Hampshire
907II. The Battle of the Somme Attack of the Seventh and Eighth Corps on Gommecourt, Serre, and Beaumont Hamel
416XLVI. A Midnight Cruise
908III. The Battle of the Somme Attack of the Tenth and Third Corps, July 1, 1916
417XLVII. Law and Order
909IV. The Battle of the Somme The Attack of the Fifteenth and Thirteenth Corps, July 1, 1916
418XLVIII. Captain Hamilton Miggs Sees a Vision
910V. The Battle of the Somme From July 2 to July 14, 1916
419XLIX. A Voyage in a Coffin Ship
911VI. The Battle of the Somme The Breaking of the Second Line. July 14, 1916
420L. Winds Up the Thread and Ties Two Knots at the End
912VII. The Battle of the Somme July 14 to July 31
421Chapter 1. A Double Enigma
913VIII. The Battle of the Somme The Operations of Gough’s Army upon the Northern Flank up to September 15
422Chapter 2. The Tenant of the New Hall
914IX. The Battle of the Somme August 1 to September 15
423Chapter 3. A House of Wonders
915X. The Battle of the Somme Breaking of the Third Line, September 15
424Chapter 4. From Clime to Clime
916XI. The Gaining of the Thiepval Ridge
425Chapter 5. Laura’s Request
917XII. The Battle of the Somme From September 15 to the Battle of the Ancre
426Chapter 6. A Strange Visitor
918XIII. The Battle of the Ancre November 13, 1916
427Chapter 7. The Workings of Wealth
919Preface
428Chapter 8. A Billionaire’s Plans
920I. The German Retreat Upon the Arras-Soissons Front
429Chapter 9. A New Departure
921II. The Battle of Arras April 9 to April 23, 1917
430Chapter 10. The Great Secret
922III. Operations in the Arras Sector from April 23 Onwards
431Chapter 11. A Chemical Demonstration
923IV. The Battle of Messines June 7, 1917
432Chapter 12. A Family Jar
924V. Operations from June 10 to July 31
433Chapter 13. A Midnight Venture
925VI. The Third Battle of Ypres July 31, 1917
434Chapter 14. The Spread of the Blight
926VII. The Third Battle of Ypres August 1 to September 6
435Chapter 15. The Greater Secret
927VIII. The Third Battle of Ypres September 6 to October 3, 1917
436Chapter I. The New-Comers
928IX. The Third Battle of Ypres October 4 to November 10, 1917
437Chapter II. Breaking the Ice
929X. The Battle of Cambrai First Phase of Battle, November 20
438Chapter III. Dwellers in the Wilderness
930XI. The Battle of Cambrai Second Phase of Battle, November 30
439Chapter IV. A Sister’s Secret
931Preface
440Chapter V. A Naval Conquest
932I. Events Upon the British Front Up to March 21, 1918
441Chapter VI. An Old Story
933II. The Second Battle of the Somme Attack upon the Seventeenth and Sixth Corps
442Chapter VII. Venit Tandem Felicitas
934III. The Second Battle of the Somme Attack on the Fourth and Fifth Corps
443Chapter VIII. Shadows Before
935IV. The Second Battle of the Somme Attack upon the Fifth Army, March 2
444Chapter IX. A Family Plot
936V. The Second Battle of the Somme The Retreat of the Seventh and Nineteenth Corps
445Chapter X. Women of the Future
937VI. The Second Battle of the Somme The Retreat of the Eighteenth Corps, March 21-29
446Chapter XI. A Blot from the Blue
938VII. The Second Battle of the Somme The Retreat of the Third Corps
447Chapter XII. Friends in Need
939VIII. The Somme Front from April 1 Onwards
448Chapter XIII. In Strange Waters
940IX. The Battle of the Lys April 9-12
449Chapter XIV. Eastward Ho!
941X. The Battle of the Lys April 13 to May 8
450Chapter XV. Still Among Shoals
942XI. The Battles of the Chemin Des Dames and of the Ardres May 27 to June 2
451Chapter XVI. A Midnight Visitor
943I. The Opening Operations
452Chapter XVII. In Port at Last
944II. Attack of Rawlinson’s Fourth Army The Battle of Amiens, August 8–22
4531
945III. Continuation of the Operations of Rawlinson’s Fourth Army From August 22 to the Battle of the Hindenburg Line, September 29
4542
946IV. The Attack of Byng’s Third Army August 21, 1918, to September 29, 1918
4553
947V. The Advance of Horne’s First Army From August 26 to September 27
4564
948VI. The Operations of Rawlinson’s Fourth Army From the Battle of the Hindenburg Line (September 29) to the Battle of the Selle, October 17
457I. Home, 30th March, 1881
949VII. The Operations of Rawlinson’s Fourth Army From the Battle of the Selle, October 17, to the end
458II. Home, 10th April, 1881
950VIII. Operations of Byng’s Third Army From the Battle of the Hindenburg Line (September 29) to the Battle of the Selle (October 17)
459III. Home, 15th October, 1881
951IX. Operations of Byng’s Third Army From the Battle of the Selle, October 12, to the end
460IV. Home, 1st December, 1881
952X. The Advance of Horne’s First Army From September 27 to the end
461V. Merton on the Moors, 5th March, 1882
953XI. Operations of the Second and Fifth Armies September 28—November 11
462VI. The Parade, Bradfield, 7th March, 1882
954XII. The End
463VII. The Parade, Bradfield, 9th March, 1882
955Appendix
464VIII. The Parade, Bradfield, 6th April, 1882
956A Glimpse of the Army
465IX. The Parade, Bradfield, 23rd April, 1882
957The Duello in France
466X. Cadogan Terrace, Birchespool, 21st May, 1882
958True Crime Stories
467XI. Oakley Villas, Birchespool, 29th May, 1882
959The Bravoes of Market-Drayton
468XII. Oakley Villas, Birchespool, 5th June, 1882
960The Holocaust of Manor Place
469XIII. Oakley Villas, Birchespool, 12th June, 1882
961The Love Affair of George Vincent Parker
470XIV. Oakley Villas, Birchespool, 15th January, 1883
962The Debatable Case of Mrs. Emsley
471XV. Oakley Villas, Birchespool, 3rd August, 1883
963The Case of Mr. George Edalji
472XVI. Oakley Villas, Birchespool, 4th November, 1884
964The Case of Oscar Slater
473Preface
965Other Works
474Chapter 1
966Chapter 1
475Chapter 2
967Chapter 2
476Chapter 3
968Chapter 3
477Chapter 4
969Chapter 4
478Chapter 5
970Chapter 5
479Chapter 6
971Chapter 6
480Chapter 7
972Chapter 7
481Chapter 8
973Chapter 8
482Chapter 9
974Chapter 9
483Chapter 10
975Chapter 10
484The Overture
976Chapter 11
485The Overture Continued
977Chapter 12
486The Overture Concluded
978The Future of Canadian Literature
487The Two Solos
979An Intimate Study of Sherlock Holmes
488In Britain’s Valhalla
980Juvenilia
489Two Solos and a Duet
981My Favorite Novelist and His Best Book
490Keeping Up Appearances
982Crossing an Alpine Pass on Ski
491The Home-Coming
983Life on a Greenland Whaler
492Laying a Course