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Excerpt: "I was born in the year after King James VI. acquired the dominion of England, at my father's tower of Craigrollo, which overlooks the great bay of Cromartie. The youngest of four sons, I was (God knows why) a child of ill-omen from my birth; for, before that event came to pass, my mother had various remarkable dreams, which were darkly and mysteriously construed by certain Highland crones of the district; and the whole family made up their minds to expect that I should never be the source of aught else but discomfort and disgrace to them."
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GenreBiography and Memoir, History
Length24 hrs 41 mins
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Publish dateJul 31, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1INTRODUCTION.
2Book the First.
3CHAPTER I. OF MY FAMILY, AND THE MISFORTUNE OF NOT HAVING A LARGE MOUTH.
4CHAPTER II. HOW I BECAME A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE.
5CHAPTER III. SIR DONALD AND HIS REGIMENT.
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6CHAPTER IV. WE SAIL FOR THE ELBE.
7CHAPTER V. GLUCKSTADT.
8CHAPTER VI. AFTER ESCAPING A FALL INTO THE ELBE, I AM IN DANGER OF FALLING IN LOVE.
9CHAPTER VII. THE REPAST.
10CHAPTER VIII. OUR CANTONMENT.
11CHAPTER IX. THE MYSTERIOUS DOOR;—A DISCOURSE ON NYMPHS.
12Book the Second.
13CHAPTER X. THE FULL EFFECT OP A SPANISH PETTICOAT.
14CHAPTER XI. MY FIRST GUARD.
15CHAPTER XII. WHO PRUDENTIA'S SPOUSE PROVED TO BE.
16CHAPTER XIII. TWO KISSES FOR TEN DOUBLOONS.
17CHAPTER XIV. I PREVAIL ON PRUDENTIA TO ACCEPT OF A RING.
18CHAPTER XV. MY GODDESS DECEIVES ME—I QUARREL WITH THE HAUSMEISTER, AND RUN HIM THROUGH THE BODY.
19Book the Third
20CHAPTER XVI. THE SCOTTISH STANDARD.
21CHAPTER XVII. THE SCONCE OF BOITZENBURG.
22CHAPTER XVIII. HOW OUR OLD SCOTTISH BLADES POMMELED THE IMPERIALISTS.
23CHAPTER XIX. THE CROWN OF FIRE.
24CHAPTER XX. RUPERT-WITH-THE-RED-PLUME.
25CHAPTER XXI. THE FAIR HAIR AND THE DARK HAIR.
26Book the Fourth
27CHAPTER XXII. DANDY DREGHORN.
28CHAPTER XXIII ERNESTINE AND GABRIELLE.
29CHAPTER XXIV. PROBABILITY OF ESCAPING AND LEAVING MY HEART BEHIND ME.
30CHAPTER XXV. A SERIOUS MISTAKE, AND A LEARNED DISCUSSION ON WOMEN.
31CHAPTER XXVI. THE SCOUT; AND THE EFFECT OF A SNEEZE.
32Book the Fifth.
33CHAPTER XXVII. THE MARCH TOWARDS LAUENBURG.
34CHAPTER XXVIII. COUNT TILLY'S OPINION OF THE PRESBYTERIANS.
35CHAPTER XXIX. CAIRN NA CUIMHNE!
36CHAPTER XXX. THE JESUIT.
37CHAPTER XXXI. OF THE GOOD DEEDS OUR MUSKETEERS WERE UNDOING.
38Book the Sixth.
39CHAPTER XXXII. THE MERODEURS.
40CHAPTER XXXIII. THE HUNTER'S COT.
41CHAPTER XXXIV. I OBTAIN A COMPANY OF MUSKETEERS.
42CHAPTER XXXV. PROTEUS AGAIN.
43CHAPTER XXXVI. A FOREST ON FIRE!
44CHAPTER XXXVII. THE PRISONERS OF THE PISTOLIERS.
45Book the Seventh.
46CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE PASS OF OLDENBURG.
47CHAPTER XXXIX. THE NIGHT OF HORRORS AT HEILINGHAFEN.
48CHAPTER XL. WE SAIL FOR THE ISLES OF DENMARK.
49CHAPTER XLI. ON BOARD THE GOOD SHIP ANNA CATHARINA.
50CHAPTER XLII, THE RITTERSAAL.
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