6Preface
147I. The Christmas Tree
7VII. The Wool King
148IV. The Churchyard
8X. In the Queen’s Name
149VIII. The Irony of Fate
9XIV. Another Richmond in the Field
150XII. Mrs. Parry’s Tea
10XVIII. Sal Rawlins Tells All She Knows
151XVI. The Unexpected Happens
11XXIII. Across the Walnuts and the Wine
152XX. Many a Slip ‘Twixt Cup and Lip
12XXVIII. Mark Frettlby Has a Visitor
153XXIV. A Rat in a Corner
13XXXII. De Mortuis Nil Nisi Bonum
154The Mandarin’s Fan
14I. Extracts From the Diary of Professor Brankel
155I. The Advertisement
15II. Extracts From the Diary of Professor Brankel (Continued)
156IV. Rupert’s Secret
16III. In the Library
157VIII. The Beginning of the Ball
17IV. In the Drawing-Room
158XI. The Canton Adventure
18V. The Effect of the Elixir
159XV. The Rotherhithe Den
19VI. The Last Ingredient of the Elixir
160XVIII. A Surprise
20VII. Wolfden
161XXI. Who Is Guilty?
21VIII. In the Laboratory
162The Red Window
22Madame Midas
163I. Comrades
23Prologue. Cast Up by the Sea
164IV. A Strange Adventure
24Part I
165VII. Bernard’s Friends
25I. The Pactolus Claim
166X. A Statement of the Case
26III. Madame Midas at Home
167XIII. A Consultation
27VI. Kitty
168XVI. The Unexpected
28IX. Love’s Young Dream
169XIX. Plots and Counterplots
29XI. Theodore Wopples, Actor
170XXII. The Truth
30XV. Slivers in Search of Evidence
171The Secret Passage
31XVIII. M. Vandeloup Is Unjustly Suspected
172I. The Cottage
32Part II
173V. Lord Caranby’s Romance
33I. Tempus Fugit
174VIII. The Course of True Love
34III. M. Vandeloup Hears Something to His Advantage
175XII. Jennings Asks Questions
35VI. On Change
176XV. A Dangerous Admission
36IX. A Professional Philanthropist
177XIX. Susan’s Discovery
37XII. A Startling Discovery
178XXII. The Secret Entrance
38XV. Kismet
179XXVI. Cuthbert’s Enemy
39The Harlequin Opal
180The Opal Serpent
40Volume I
181I. Don Quixote in London
41I. Chums
182IV. The Unforeseen
42III. “The Bohemian”
183VII. A Terrible Night
43VI. Chalchuih Tlatonac
184XI. A Cuckoo in the Nest
44VIII. Viva El Republica
185XIV. Mr. Hay’s Little Dinner
45IX. The Call to Arms
186XVII. Hurd’s Information
46XII. A Strange Disappearance
187XX. Part of the Truth
47Volume II
188XXIII. What Pash Said
48I. Away to the North
189XXVI. A Final Explanation
49IV. Rivals
190The Green Mummy
50VI. The Shrine of the Opal
191I. The Lovers
51VIII. An Indian Festival
192III. A Mysterious Tomb
52X. Fortune Turns Her Wheel
193VI. The Inquest
53XII. A Naval Engagement—new Style
194IX. Mrs. Jasher’s Luck’
54XIII. Without the Walls
195XII. A Discovery
55Volume III
196XV. An Accusation
56I. Within the Walls
197XVIII. Recognition
57IV. Exit Don Francisco Gomez
198XXI. A Story of the Past
58VII. Under the Opal Flag
199XXIV. A Confession
59X. The Cañon Road
200XXVI. The Appointment
60XII. Farewell, Tlatonac
201I. The Tent of Mystery
61I. A Mysterious Letter
202II. The Prophecy Fulfilled
62II. “Roaring Tom”
203III. Queer Evidence
63III. The Ugly Little Negro
204IV. The Will
64IV. Fair Venus of the Star
205V. After–Events
65V. How We Decided to Take Ship
206VI. Mrs. Krent’s Diplomacy
66VI. The Isles of Greece
207VII. Retreat
67VII. A Ruined Shrine
208VIII. An Amateur Detective
68VIII. The Scarlet Ship
209IX. The Steward’s Story
69IX. Lethe
210X. A Strange Disappearance
70X. Southward Ho!
211XI. The Quarryman
71XI. The Chart of Isk
212XII. News
72XII. We are Driven South’ard
213XIII. Mrs. Krent’s Story
73XIII. In Indian Seas
214XIV. An Unexpected Meeting
74XIV. The Mysterious Island
215XV. Husband and Wife
75XV. The City of Awazil
216XVI. The Letter
76XVI. The King
217XVII. Under the Earth
77XVII. The Temple of the Star
218XVIII. A Discovery
78XVIII. A Council of Three
219XIX. What Happened Next
79XIX. In The Heart of the Island
220XX. A Terrible Night
80XX. A Royal Visit
221XXI. Anne’s Defence
81XXI. The Festival of Venus
222XXII. The Red Skull
82XXII. Basilea
223XXIII. Anak’s Mother
83XXIII. A Fair Maiden
224XXIV. A Thorough Rascal
84XXIV. We Arrange our Plans
225XXV. Disaster
85XXV. Trouble
226XXVI. The Deluge
86XXVI. The Battle of The Pool
227The Solitary Farm
87XXVII. Basilea’s Embassy
228I. The Domain of Ceres
88XXVIII. Science Versus Nature
229IV. Sudden Death
89XXIX. The Last Festival
230VII. Cyril and Bella
90XXX. The Volcano
231X. A Lovers’ Meeting
91XXXI. Afterwards
232XIII. Mrs. Tunks’ Discovery
92I. The Coming of Hagar
233XVII. A Confession
93II. The First Customer and the Florentine Dante
234XX. The Master Magician
94III. The Second Customer and the Amber Beads
235XXIII. What Luke Tunks Saw
95IV. The Third Customer and the Jade Idol
236I. A Strange Visitor
96V. The Fourth Customer and the Crucifix
237II. A Complete Mystery
97VI. The Fifth Customer and the Copper Key
238III. Duty Before Pleasure
98VII. The Sixth Customer and the Silver Teapot
239IV. An Amateur Detective
99VIII. The Seventh Customer and the Mandarin
240V. Muddy Water
100IX. The Eighth Customer and the Pair of Boots
241VI. The Inventor
101X. The Ninth Customer and the Casket
242VII. The Hermit Ladies
102XI. The Tenth Customer and the Persian Ring
243VIII. Aviation
103XII. The Passing of Hagar
244IX. Mahomet’s Coffin
104The Silent House
245X. Another Mystery
105I. The Tenant of the Silent House
246XI. On the Trail
106V. The Talk of the Town
247XII. An Amazing Adventure
107X. The Parti-Coloured Ribbon
248XIII. A Bold Determination
108XV. Rhoda and the Cloak
249XIV. A Busy Afternoon
109XX. A New Development
250XV. Absolute Proof
110XXV. A Dark Plot
251XVI. Dan’s Diplomacy
111XXX. Who Fell Into the Trap?
252XVII. At Bay
112The Bishop’s Secret
253XVIII. The Flight
113I. ‘Enter Mrs Pansey as Chorus’
254XIX. Treachery
114V. The Derby Winner
255XX. Queen Beelzebub’s End
115IX. An Exciting Adventure
256XXI. Sunshine
116XIII. A Stormy Night
257Red Money
117XVII. A Clerical Detective
258I. The Drama of Little Things
118XXI. Mrs Pansey’s Festival
259IV. Secrets
119XXV. Mr Baltic, Missionary
260VII. The Secretary
120XXVIII. The Return of Gabriel
261X. A Difficult Position
121XXXII. The Initials
262XIII. A Friend in Need
122XXXVI. The Rebellion of Mrs Pendle
263XVI. The Last Straw
123A Woman’s Burden
264XVIII. An Amazing Accusation
124Prologue
265XXI. A Final Surprise
125I. A Queer Adventure
266A Son of Perdition
126Part I
267I. Love in Idleness
127I. Mrs. Dacre Darrow
268III. Fulfilment
128III. Poverty Hall
269VI. A Conversation
129VII. In the Woods
270VIII. Love’s Young Dream
130XI. Unmasked
271X. In Cornwall
131XVI. A Little Feminine Diplomacy
272XII. Small Beer Chronicles
132Part II
273XIV. Preparation
133I. 5A, Rosary Mansions
274XVI. The Disciple of Love
134II. Jabez Redivivus
275XVIII. The Night Before
135VII. Mrs. Darrow Sympathises
276XX. The Unexpected
136XI. In the Depths
277XXII. Right Is Might
137Epilogue
278XXIV. Dawn
138The Pagan’s Cup
279Analysis
139I. A Modern Arcadia
280Reflection
140IV. The Dinner-Party
281Memorable Quotes
141VII. A Nine Days’ Wonder