THE SWORD MAKER
By Robert Barr
1910
CONTENTS
III. DISSENSION IN THE IRONWORKERS’ GUILD
IV. THE DISTURBING JOURNEY OF FATHER AMBROSE
V. THE COUNTESS VON SAYN AND THE ARCHBISHOP OF COLOGNE
VI. TO BE KEPT SECRET FROM THE COUNTESS
VIII. THE MISSING LEADER AND THE MISSING GOLD
IX. A SOLEMN PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE
XI. GOLD GALORE THAT TAKES TO ITSELF WINGS
XII. THE LAUGHING RED MARGRAVE OF FURSTENBERG
XIII. “A SENTENCE; COME, PREPARE!”
XIV. THE PRISONER OF EHRENFELS
XV. JOURNEYS END IN LOVERS’ MEETING
XVI. MY LADY SCATTERS THE FREEBOOTERS AND CAPTURES THEIR CHIEF
XVII. “FOR THE EMPRESS, AND NOT FOR THE EMPIRE”
XIX. THE BETROTHAL IN THE GARDEN
XXII. LONG LIVE THEIR MAJESTIES
The Triumphs of
Eugène Valmont
By
Robert Barr
CONTENTS
A Prince of
Good
Fellows
BY
Robert Barr
A TABLE of the CONTENTS
| Page | |
| The King Intervenes | 1 |
| The King Dines | 29 |
| The King’s Tryst | 47 |
| The King Investigates | 77 |
| The King’s Gold | 113 |
| The King A-Begging | 147 |
| The King’s Visit | 185 |
| The King Explores | 213 |
| The King Drinks | 243 |
| The King Sails | 269 |
| The King Weds | 297 |
LIST of ILLUSTRATIONS
| The Prince of Good Fellows | Frontispiece |
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Facing page |
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| “Out of the way, fellow!” | 4 |
| “Headsman, do your duty” | 26 |
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“‘As you get north of Sterling, Buchanan,’ replied James, with a smile, ‘it is customary to bring the knife with you when you go out to dine’” |
42 |
| “My fair antagonist, I bid you good-night” | 74 |
| “The forty-one trees bore their burden” | 110 |
| “The figure of a tall man” | 126 |
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“With a wild scream Farini endeavoured to support himself with his gauze-like wings” |
144 |
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“The King had composed a poem in thirteen stanzas, entitled ‘The Beggar Man’” |
148 |
| “Five stalwart ruffians fell upon him” | 162 |
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“‘I am James, King of Scotland,’ he proclaimed in stentorian tones” |
178 |
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“At last MacNab sprang to his feet, holding aloft his brimming flagon” |
201 |
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“The strangers were most hospitably entertained, and entered thoroughly into the spirit of the festivities” |
234 |
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“The King, however, appeared to have no forebodings, but trotted along with great complacency” |
246 |
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“The two went outside and took the road by which they had come” |
270 |
LORD STRANLEIGH
ABROAD
BY
ROBERT BARR
CONTENTS
| PAGE | ||
| I.— | Lord Stranleigh all at Sea | 7 |
| II.— | An Automobile Ride | 49 |
| III.— | The God in the Car | 87 |
| IV.— | The Mad Miss Maturin | 125 |
| V.— | In Search of Game | 164 |
| VI.— | The Bunk House Prisoner | 209 |
| VII.— | The End of the Contest | 259 |
TEKLA
A ROMANCE OF LOVE AND WAR
BY
ROBERT BARR
CONTENTS.
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | THE EMPEROR ENTERS TREVES | 1 |
| II. | THE ARCHER INTRODUCES HIMSELF | 13 |
| III. | LISTENERS HEAR LITTLE GOOD OF THEMSELVES | 28 |
| IV. | THE EMPEROR DISAPPEARS | 42 |
| V. | LOVE LEADS THE WAY | 55 |
| VI. | AN UNWISHED-FOR MARRIAGE DAY | 62 |
| VII. | THE FLIGHT OF THE COUNTESS | 69 |
| VIII. | THE RAPIER AND THE BROADSWORD | 80 |
| IX. | A PALATIAL PRISON | 92 |
| X. | THE INTERCEPTED FUGITIVES | 99 |
| XI. | IN QUEST OF A WIFE WITH A TROOP OF HORSE | 112 |
| XII. | CUPID'S BOW GIVES PLACE TO THE ARCHER'S | 123 |
| XIII. | THE BLACK COUNT IS PERSUADED NOT TO HANG HIS EMPEROR | 134 |
| XIV. | A RELUCTANT WELCOME | 148 |
| XV. | CASTLE THURON MAKES A FULL MEAL | 158 |
| XVI. | THE COUNTESS TRIES TO TAME THE BEAR | 174 |
| XVII. | THE ENVOY'S DISASTROUS RETURN | 184 |
| XVIII. | A TWO-HANDED SWORD TEACHES DEPORTMENT | 198 |
| XIX. | A MAN AND A WOMAN MEET BY TORCHLIGHT | 209 |
| XX. | A BREAKFAST ON THE TOP OF THE SOUTH TOWER | 217 |
| XXI. | AN EXPERIMENT IN DIPLOMACY | 228 |
| XXII. | THE FIRST ATTACK ON CASTLE THURON | 234 |
| XXIII. | THE TWO ARCHBISHOPS FALL OUT | 245 |
| XXIV. | COUNT BERTRICH EXPLAINS HIS FAILURE | 256 |
| XXV. | THE SECOND ASSAULT ON THE CASTLE | 260 |
| XXVI. | AN ILLUMINATED NIGHT ATTACK ON THURON | 269 |
| XXVII. | THE TWO YEARS' SIEGE BEGINS | 277 |
| XXVIII. | THE SECOND ARCHER ANNOUNCES HIMSELF | 284 |
| XXIX. | CONRAD VENTURES HIS LIFE FOR HIS LOVE | 294 |
| XXX. | THE STRUGGLE IN THE DARK | 304 |
| XXXI. | BRAVE NEWS OF THE EMPEROR | 313 |
| XXXII. | "FOR YOUR LOVE I WOULD DEFY FATE." | 327 |
| XXXIII. | A GRIM INTERRUPTION TO A LOVERS' MEETING | 336 |
| XXXIV. | THE BLACK COUNT'S DEFIANCE | 351 |
| XXXV. | THE NIGHT ESCAPE OF THE EMPEROR | 363 |
| XXXVI. | THE FIVE BILLETLESS ARROWS | 371 |
| XXXVII. | THE TRAITOR AND HIS PRICE | 378 |
| XXXVIII. | THE INCOGNITO FALLS | 385 |
| XXXIX. | THE EMPEROR AT THE HEAD OF HIS ARMY | 396 |
| XL. | THE ARCHBISHOPS ENVIRONED WITH A RING OF IRON | 403 |
| XLI. | "WHY HAVE YOU DARED TO LEVY WAR?" | 413 |
| XLII. | TEKLA REPLENISHES HER WARDROBE | 423 |
| XLIII. | THE COUNTESS AND THE EMPEROR | 429 |
A CHICAGO PRINCESS
A CHICAGO
PRINCESS
By ROBERT BARR
Illustrated by FRANCIS P. WIGHTMAN
CONTENTS
| PAGE | |
| CHAPTER I | 1 |
| CHAPTER II | 10 |
| CHAPTER III | 25 |
| CHAPTER IV | 37 |
| CHAPTER V | 52 |
| CHAPTER VI | 59 |
| CHAPTER VII | 77 |
| CHAPTER VIII | 90 |
| CHAPTER IX | 101 |
| CHAPTER X | 109 |
| CHAPTER XI | 124 |
| CHAPTER XII | 132 |
| CHAPTER XIII | 143 |
| CHAPTER XIV | 155 |
| CHAPTER XV | 170 |
| CHAPTER XVI | 180 |
| CHAPTER XVII | 194 |
| CHAPTER XVIII | 202 |
| CHAPTER XIX | 219 |
| CHAPTER XX | 239 |
| CHAPTER XXI | 248 |
| CHAPTER XXII | 264 |
| CHAPTER XXIII | 274 |
| CHAPTER XXIV | 288 |
| CHAPTER XXV | 299 |
THE MUTABLE MANY
A Novel
By Robert Barr
Second Edition
1896
CONTENTS
OVER THE BORDER
A Romance
By Robert Barr
CONTENTS
THE SPECULATIONS OF JOHN STEELE
By Robert Barr
Illustrated By F. R. Gruger
CONTENTS
CHAPTER III—-WAYLAYING A MAGNATE
CHAPTER V—A FAVOURITE OF FORTUNE
CHAPTER VI—“THERE’S NOTHING HALF SO SWEET IN LIFE”
CHAPTER VII—THE FIRST CAST OF THE DICE
CHAPTER VIII—AN IMPENDING CHANGE
CHAPTER XI—THE TERROR OF WHEAT
CHAPTER XII—THE EMBODIMENT OF MAMMON
CHAPTER XIII.—PERSONALLY CONDUCTED BY A GIRL
CHAPTER XIV—AN IMPORTANT CHAMPAGNE LUNCH.
CHAPTER XV—AN ATTEMPT AT AN ARMISTICE.
CHAPTER XVI—THE RICHEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD
CHAPTER XVII—TO THE SOUND OF THE SILVER CHIME
YOUNG LORD STRANLEIGH
A Novel
By Robert Barr
Illustrated
1908
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I—THE KING’S MOVE IN THE CITY
CHAPTER II—THE PREMATURE COMPROMISE
CHAPTER III—THE MISSION OF “THE WOMAN IN WHITE”
CHAPTER IV—THE MAGNET OF THE GOLD FIELD
CHAPTER V—AN INVITATION TO LUNCH
CHAPTER VI—AN ATTACK ON THE HIGH SEAS
CHAPTER VII—THE CAPTAIN OF THE “RAJAH” STRIKES OIL
CHAPTER VIII—THE “RAJAH” GETS INTO LEGAL DIFFICULTIES
CHAPTER IX—THE FINAL FINANCIAL STRUGGLE WITH SCHWARTZBROD
CHAPTER X—THE MEETING WITH THE GOVERNOR OF THE BANK