6III. The Lauriston Gardens Mystery
256XIX. Cliffe Royal
7IV. What John Rance had to Tell
257XX. Lord Avon
8V. Our Advertisement Brings a Visitor
258XXI. The Valet’s Story
9VI. Tobias Gregson Shows What He Can Do
259XXII. The End
10VII. Light in the Darkness
260I. The Coast of France
11Part II. The Country of the Saints
261II. The Salt-Marsh
12I. On the Great Alkali Plain
262III. The Ruined Cottage
13II. The Flower of Utah
263IV. Men of the Night
14III. John Ferrier Talks with the Prophet
264V. The Law
15IV. A Flight for Life
265VI. The Secret Passage
16V. The Avenging Angels
266VII. The Owner of Grosbois
17VI. A Continuation of the Reminiscences of John Watson, M.D.
267VIII. Cousin Sibylle
18VII. The Conclusion
268IX. The Camp of Boulogne
19Chapter I. The Science of Deduction
269X. The Ante-Room
20Chapter II. The Statement of the Case
270XI. The Secretary
21Chapter III. In Quest of a Solution
271XII. The Man of Action
22Chapter IV. The Story of the Bald-Headed Man
272XIII. The Man of Dreams
23Chapter V. The Tragedy of Pondicherry Lodge
273XIV. Josephine
24Chapter VI. Sherlock Holmes Gives a Demonstration
274XV. The Reception of the Empress
25Chapter VII. The Episode of the Barrel
275XVI. The Library of Grosbois
26Chapter VIII. The Baker Street Irregulars
276XVII. The End
27Chapter IX. A Break in the Chain
277Introduction
28Chapter X. The End of the Islander
278I. The House of Loring
29Chapter XI. The Great Agra Treasure
279II. How the Devil Came to Waverley
30Chapter XII. The Strange Story of Jonathan Small
280III. The Yellow Horse of Crooksbury
31I. Mr. Sherlock Holmes
281IV. How the Summoner Came to the Manor House of Tilford
32II. The Curse of the Baskervilles
282V. How Nigel was Tried by the Abbot of Waverley
33III. The Problem
283VI. In Which Lady Ermyntrude Opens the Iron Coffer
34IV. Sir Henry Baskerville
284VII. How Nigel Went Marketing to Guildford
35V. Three Broken Threads
285VIII. How the King Hawked on Crooksbury Heath
36VI. Baskerville Hall
286IX. How Nigel Held the Bridge at Tilford
37VII. The Stapletons of Merripit House
287X. How the King Greeted His Seneschal of Calais
38VIII. First Report of Dr. Watson
288XI. In the Hall of the Knight of Duplin
39IX. The Light Upon the Moor
289XII. How Nigel Fought the Twisted Man of Shalford
40X. Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson
290XIII. How the Comrades Journeyed Down the Old, Old Road
41XI. The Man on the Tor
291XIV. How Nigel Chased the Red Ferret
42XII. Death on the Moor
292XV. How the Red Ferret Came to Cosford
43XIII. Fixing The Nets
293XVI. How the King’s Court Feasted in Calais Castle
44XIV. The Hound of the Baskervilles
294XVII. The Spaniards on the Sea
45XV. A Retrospection
295XVIII. How Black Simon Claimed Forfeit from the King of Sark
46Part 1. The Tragedy of Birlstone
296XIX. How a Squire of England Met a Squire of France
47Chapter 1. The Warning
297XX. How the English Attempted the Castle of La Brohiniere
48Chapter 2. Sherlock Holmes Discourses
298XXI. How the Second Messenger Went to Cosford
49Chapter 3. The Tragedy of Birlstone
299XXII. How Robert of Beaumanoir Came to Ploermel
50Chapter 4. Darkness
300XXIII. How Thirty of Josselin Encountered Thirty of Ploermel
51Chapter 5. The People of the Drama
301XXIV. How Nigel was Called to His Master
52Chapter 6. A Dawning Light
302XXV. How the King of France Held Counsel at Maupertuis
53Chapter 7. The Solution
303XXVI. How Nigel Found His Third Deed
54Part 2. The Scowrers
304XXVII. How the Third Messenger Came to Cosford
55Chapter 1. The Man
305Other Novels
56Chapter 2. The Bodymaster
306Chapter 1. The Hegira of the Wests from Edinburgh
57Chapter 3. Lodge 341, Vermissa
307Chapter 2. Of the Strange Manner in which a Tenant came to Cloomber
58Chapter 4. The Valley of Fear
308Chapter 3. Of our further acquaintance with Major-General J. B. Heatherstone
59Chapter 5. The Darkest Hour
309Chapter 4. Of a young man with a grey head
60Chapter 6. Danger
310Chapter 5. How four of us came to be under the Shadow of Cloomber
61Chapter 7. The Trapping of Birdy Edwards
311Chapter 6. How I came to be enlisted as one of the Garrison of Cloomber
62Epilogue
312Chapter 7. Of Corporal Rufus Smith and his coming to Cloomber
63Professor Challenger Novels
313Chapter 8. Statement of Israel Stakes
64Foreword
314Chapter 9. Narrative of John Easterling, F.R.C.P.Edin.
65Chapter I. “There Are Heroisms All Round Us”
315Chapter 10. Of the letter which came from the hall
66Chapter II. “Try Your Luck with Professor Challenger”
316Chapter 11. Of the casting away of the Barque “Belinda”
67Chapter III. “He is a Perfectly Impossible Person”
317Chapter 12. Of the three foreign men upon the coast
68Chapter IV. “It’s Just the very Biggest Thing in the World”
318Chapter 13. In which I see that which has been seen by few
69Chapter V. “Question!”
319Chapter 14. Of the visitor who ran down the road in the night-time
70Chapter VI. “I was the Flail of the Lord”
320Chapter 15. The Day-Book of John Berthier Heatherstone
71Chapter VII. “To-morrow we Disappear into the Unknown”
321Chapter 16. At the Hole of Cree
72Chapter VIII. “The Outlying Pickets of the New World”
322Preface
73Chapter IX. “Who could have Foreseen it?”
323I. Mr. John Harston Keeps an Appointment
74Chapter X. “The most Wonderful Things have Happened”
324II. Charity À La Mode
75Chapter XI. “For once I was the Hero”
325III. Thomas Gilray Makes an Investment
76Chapter XII. “It was Dreadful in the Forest”
326IV. Captain Hamilton Miggs of the “Black Eagle.”
77Chapter XIII. “A Sight which I shall Never Forget”
327V. Modern Athenians
78Chapter XIV. “Those Were the Real Conquests”
328VI. A Rectorial Election
79Chapter XV. “Our Eyes have seen Great Wonders”
329VII. England Versus Scotland
80Chapter XVI. “A Procession! A Procession!”
330VIII. A First Professional
81Chapter I. The Blurring of Lines
331IX. A Nasty Cropper
82Chapter II. The Tide of Death
332X. Dwellers in Bohemia
83Chapter III. Submerged
333XI. Senior and Junior
84Chapter IV. A Diary of the Dying
334XII. A Corner in Diamonds
85Chapter V. The Dead World
335XIII. Shadow and Light
86Chapter VI. The Great Awakening
336XIV. A Slight Misunderstanding
871. In Which Our Special Commissioners Make a Start
337XV. An Addition to the House
882. Which Describes an Evening in Strange Company
338XVI. The First Step
893. In Which Professor Challenger Gives His Opinion
339XVII. The Land of Diamonds
904. Which Describes Some Strange Doings in Hammersmith
340XVIII. Major Tobias Clutterbuck Comes In for a Thousand Pounds
915. Where Our Commissioners Have a Remarkable Experience
341XIX. News from the Urals
926. In Which the Reader is Shown the Habits of a Notorious Criminal
342XX. Mr. Hector O’flaherty Finds Something in the Paper
937. In Which the Notorious Criminal gets what the British Law Considers to be His Deserts.
343XXI. An Unexpected Blow
948. In Which Three Investigators Come Upon a Dark Soul
344XXII. Robbers and Robbed
959. Which Introduces Some Very Physical Phenomena
345XXIII. A Momentous Resolution
9610. De Profundis
346XXIV. A Dangerous Promise
9711. Where Silas Linden Comes Into His Own
347XXV. A Change of Front
9812. There are Heights and there are Depths
348XXVI. Breaking Ground
9913. In Which Professor Challenger Goes Forth to Battle
349XXVII. Mrs. Scully of Morrison’s
10014. In Which Challenger Meets a Strange Colleague
350XXVIII. Back in Bohemia
10115. In Which Traps are Laid for a Great Quarry
351XXIX. The Great Dance at Morrison’s
10216. In Which Challenger has the Experience of his Lifetime
352XXX. At the “Cock and Cowslip. ”
10317. Where the Mists Clear Away
353XXXI. A Crisis at Eccleston Square
104Historical Novels
354XXXII. A Conversation in the Eccleston Square Library
105Chapter 1. Of Cornet Joseph Clarke of the Ironsides
355XXXIII. The Journey to the Priory
106Chapter 2. Of my going to school and of my coming thence
356XXXIV. The Man with the Camp-Stool
107Chapter 3. Of Two Friends of my Youth
357XXXV. A Talk on the Lawn
108Chapter 4. Of the Strange Fish that we Caught at Spithead
358XXXVI. The Incident of the Corridor
109Chapter 5. Of the Man with the Drooping Lids
359XXXVII. A Chase and a Brawl
110Chapter 6. Of the Letter that came from the Lowlands
360XXXVIII. Girdlestone Sends for the Doctor
111Chapter 7. Of the Horseman who rode from the West
361XXXIX. A Gleam of Light
112Chapter 8. Of our Start for the Wars
362XL. The Major has a Letter
113Chapter 9. Of a Passage of Arms at the Blue Boar
363XLI. The Clouds Grow Darker
114Chapter 10. Of our Perilous Adventure on the Plain
364XLII. The Three Faces at the Window
115Chapter 11. Of the Lonely Man and the Gold Chest
365XLIII. The Bait on the Hook
116Chapter 12. Of certain Passages upon the Moor
366XLIV. The Shadow of Death
117Chapter 13. Of Sir Gervas Jerome, Knight Banneret of the County of Surrey
367XLV. The Invasion of Hampshire
118Chapter 14. Of the Stiff-legged Parson and his Flock
368XLVI. A Midnight Cruise
119Chapter 15. Of our Brush with the King’s Dragoons
369XLVII. Law and Order
120Chapter 16. Of our Coming to Taunton
370XLVIII. Captain Hamilton Miggs Sees a Vision
121Chapter 17. Of the Gathering in the Market-square
371XLIX. A Voyage in a Coffin Ship
122Chapter 18. Of Master Stephen Timewell, Mayor of Taunton
372L. Winds Up the Thread and Ties Two Knots at the End
123Chapter 19. Of a Brawl in the Night
373Chapter 1. A Double Enigma
124Chapter 20. Of the Muster of the Men of the West
374Chapter 2. The Tenant of the New Hall
125Chapter 21. Of my Hand-grips with the Brandenburger
375Chapter 3. A House of Wonders
126Chapter 22. Of the News from Havant
376Chapter 4. From Clime to Clime
127Chapter 23. Of the Snare on the Weston Road
377Chapter 5. Laura’s Request
128Chapter 24. Of the Welcome that met me at Badminton
378Chapter 6. A Strange Visitor
129Chapter 25. Of Strange Doings in the Boteler Dungeon
379Chapter 7. The Workings of Wealth
130Chapter 26. Of the Strife in the Council
380Chapter 8. A Billionaire’s Plans
131Chapter 27. Of the Affair near Keynsham Bridge
381Chapter 9. A New Departure
132Chapter 28. Of the Fight in Wells Cathedral
382Chapter 10. The Great Secret
133Chapter 29. Of the Great Cry from the Lonely House
383Chapter 11. A Chemical Demonstration
134Chapter 30. Of the Swordsman with the Brown Jacket
384Chapter 12. A Family Jar
135Chapter 31. Of the Maid of the Marsh and the Bubble which rose from the Bog
385Chapter 13. A Midnight Venture
136Chapter 32. Of the Onfall at Sedgemoor
386Chapter 14. The Spread of the Blight
137Chapter 33. Of my Perilous Adventure at the Mill
387Chapter 15. The Greater Secret
138Chapter 34. Of the Coming of Solomon Sprent
388Chapter I. The New-Comers
139Chapter 35. Of the Devil in Wig and Gown
389Chapter II. Breaking the Ice
140Chapter 36. Of the End of it All
390Chapter III. Dwellers in the Wilderness
141Appendix
391Chapter IV. A Sister’s Secret
142Chapter 1. How the Black Sheep Came Forth from the Fold.
392Chapter V. A Naval Conquest
143Chapter 2. How Alleyne Edricson Came Out Into the World.
393Chapter VI. An Old Story
144Chapter 3. How Hordle John Cozened the Fuller of Lymington.
394Chapter VII. Venit Tandem Felicitas
145Chapter 4. How the Bailiff of Southampton Slew the Two Masterless Men.
395Chapter VIII. Shadows Before
146Chapter 5. How a Strange Company Gathered at the “Pied Merlin.”
396Chapter IX. A Family Plot
147Chapter 6. How Samkin Aylward Wagered His Feather-Bed
397Chapter X. Women of the Future
148Chapter 7. How the Three Comrades Journeyed Through the Woodlands.
398Chapter XI. A Blot from the Blue
149Chapter 8. The Three Friends
399Chapter XII. Friends in Need
150Chapter 9. How Strange Things Befell in Minstead Wood
400Chapter XIII. In Strange Waters
151Chapter 10. How Hordle John Found a Man Whom He Might Follow
401Chapter XIV. Eastward Ho!
152Chapter 11. How a Young Shepherd Had a Perilous Flock
402Chapter XV. Still Among Shoals
153Chapter 12. How Alleyne Learned More Than He Could Teach
403Chapter XVI. A Midnight Visitor
154Chapter 13. How the White Company Set Forth to the Wars
404Chapter XVII. In Port at Last
155Chapter 14. How Sir Nigel Sought for a Wayside Venture
405The Parasite
156Chapter 15. How the Yellow Cog Sailed Forth From Lepe
4061
157Chapter 16. How the Yellow Cog Fought the Two Rover Galleys
4072
158Chapter 17. How the Yellow Cog Crossed the Bar of Gironde
4083
159Chapter 18. How Sir Nigel Loring Put a Patch upon His Eye
4094
160Chapter 19. How There Was Stir at the Abbey of St. Andrew’s
410I. Home, 30th March, 1881
161Chapter 20. How Alleyne Won His Place in an Honorable Guild
411II. Home, 10th April, 1881
162Chapter 21. How Agostino Pisano Risked His Head
412III. Home, 15th October, 1881
163Chapter 22. How the Bowmen Held Wassail at the “Rose De Guienne.”
413IV. Home, 1st December, 1881
164Chapter 23. How England Held the Lists at Bordeaux
414V. Merton on the Moors, 5th March, 1882
165Chapter 24. How a Champion Came Forth From the East
415VI. The Parade, Bradfield, 7th March, 1882
166Chapter 25. How Sir Nigel Wrote to Twynham Castle
416VII. The Parade, Bradfield, 9th March, 1882
167Chapter 26. How the Three Comrades Gained a Mighty Treasure
417VIII. The Parade, Bradfield, 6th April, 1882
168Chapter 27. How Roger Club-Foot Was Passed Into Paradise
418IX. The Parade, Bradfield, 23rd April, 1882
169Chapter 28. How the Comrades Came Over the Marches of France
419X. Cadogan Terrace, Birchespool, 21st May, 1882
170Chapter 29. How the Blessed Hour of Sight Came to the Lady Tiphaine
420XI. Oakley Villas, Birchespool, 29th May, 1882
171Chapter 30. How the Brushwood Men Came to the Chateau of Villefranche
421XII. Oakley Villas, Birchespool, 5th June, 1882
172Chapter 31. How Five Men Held the Keep of Villefranche
422XIII. Oakley Villas, Birchespool, 12th June, 1882
173Chapter 32. How the Company Took Counsel Round the Fallen Tree
423XIV. Oakley Villas, Birchespool, 15th January, 1883
174Chapter 33. How the Army Made the Passage of Roncesvalles
424XV. Oakley Villas, Birchespool, 3rd August, 1883
175Chapter 34. How the Company Made Sport in the Vale of Pampeluna
425XVI. Oakley Villas, Birchespool, 4th November, 1884
176Chapter 35. How Sir Nigel Hawked at an Eagle
426Preface
177Chapter 36. How Sir Nigel Took the Patch From His Eye
427Chapter 1
178Chapter 37. How the White Company Came to Be Disbanded
428Chapter 2
179Chapter 38. Of the Home-Coming to Hampshire
429Chapter 3
180Chapter 1. The Night of the Beacons
430Chapter 4
181Chapter 2. Cousin Edie of Eyemouth
431Chapter 5
182Chapter 3. The Shadow on the Waters
432Chapter 6
183Chapter 4. The Choosing of Jim
433Chapter 7
184Chapter 5. The Man from the Sea
434Chapter 8
185Chapter 6. A Wandering Eagle
435Chapter 9
186Chapter 7. The Corriemuir Peel Tower
436Chapter 10
187Chapter 8. The Coming of the Cutter
437The Overture
188Chapter 9. The Doings at West Inch
438The Overture Continued
189Chapter 10. The Return of the Shadow
439The Overture Concluded
190Chapter 11. The Gathering of the Nations
440The Two Solos
191Chapter 12. The Shadow on the Land
441In Britain’s Valhalla
192Chapter 13. The End of the Storm
442Two Solos and a Duet
193Chapter 14. The Tally of Death
443Keeping Up Appearances
194Chapter 15. The End of It
444The Home-Coming
195Part 1. In the Old World
445Laying a Course
196Chapter 1. The Man From America
446Confessions
197Chapter 2. A Monarch in Deshabille
447Concerning Mrs. Beeton
198Chapter 3. The Holding of the Door
448Mr. Samuel Pepys
199Chapter 4. The Father of His People
449A Visit to Mr. Samuel Pepys
200Chapter 5. Children of Belial
450Trouble
201Chapter 6. A House of Strife
451A Rescue
202Chapter 7. The New World and the Old
452The Browning Society
203Chapter 8. The Rising Sun
453An Investment
204Chapter 9. Le Roi S’amuse
454A Thundercloud
205Chapter 10. An Eclipse at Versailles
455Danger
206Chapter 11. The Sun Reappears
456No. 5 Cheyne Row
207Chapter 12. The King Receives
457The Last Note of the Duet
208Chapter 13. The King Has Ideas
458The Trio
209Chapter 14. The Last Card
459Chapter I
210Chapter 15. The Midnight Mission
460Chapter II
211Chapter 16. “When the Devil drives.”
461Chapter III
212Chapter 17. The Dungeon of Portillac
462Chapter IV
213Chapter 18. A Night of Surprises
463Chapter V
214Chapter 19. In the King’s Cabinet
464Chapter VI
215Chapter 20. The Two Francoises
465Chapter VII
216Chapter 21. The Man in the Caleche
466Biography
217Chapter 22. The Scaffold of Portillac
467Preface
218Chapter 23. The Fall of the Catinats
468I. Early Recollections
219Part 2. In the New World
469II. Under the Jesuits
220Chapter 24. The Start of the “golden Rod.”
470III. Recollections of a Student
221Chapter 25. A Boat of the Dead
471IV. Whaling in the Arctic Ocean
222Chapter 26. The Last Port
472V. The Voyage to West Africa
223Chapter 27. A Dwindling Island
473VI. My First Experiences in Practice
224Chapter 28. In the Pool of Quebec
474VII. My Start at Southsea
225Chapter 29. The Voice at the Port-hole
475VIII. My First Literary Success
226Chapter 30. The Inland Waters
476IX. Pulling Up the Anchor
227Chapter 31. The Hairless Man
477X. The Great Break
228Chapter 32. The Lord of Sainte Marie
478XI. Sidelights on Sherlock Holmes
229Chapter 33. The Slaying of Brown Moose
479XII. Norwood and Switzerland
230Chapter 34. The Men of Blood
480XIII. Egypt in 1896
231Chapter 35. The Tapping of Death
481XIV. On the Edge of a Storm
232Chapter 36. The Taking of the Stockade
482XV. An Interlude of Peace
233Chapter 37. The Coming of the Friar
483XVI. The Start for South Africa
234Chapter 38. The Dining Hall of Sainte Marie
484XVII. Days with the Army
235Chapter 39. The Two Swimmers
485XVIII. Final Experiences in South Africa
236Chapter 40. The End
486XIX. An Appeal to the World’s Opinion
237Preface
487XX. My Political Adventures
238I. Friar’s Oak
488XXI. The Years Between the Wars
239II. The Walker of Cliffe Royal
489XXII. The Years Between the Wars
240III. The Play-Actress of Anstey Cross
490XXIII. Some Notable People
241IV. The Peace of Amiens
491XXIV. Some Recollections of Sport
242V. Buck Tregellis
492XXV. To the Rocky Mountains in 1914
243VI. On the Threshold
493XXVI. The Eve of War
244VII. The Hope of England
494XXVII. A Remembrance of the Dark Years
245VIII. The Brighton Road
495XXVIII. Experiences on the British Front
246IX. Watier’s
496XXIX. Experiences on the Italian Front
247X. The Men of the Ring
497XXX. Experiences on the French Front
248XI. The Fight in the Coach-House
498XXXI. Breaking the Hindenburg Line
249XII. The Coffee-Room of Fladong’s
499XXXII. The Psychic Quest
250XIII. Lord Nelson
