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A collected oeuvre gathers novels, short stories, poems and historical romances that range from frontier and northern-wilderness tales to maritime adventures and colonial episodes. Narratives alternate between episodic sketches and sustained plots, using vivid landscape detail and dramatic incidents to explore loyalty, honor, love and the tension between tradition and change. Recurring subjects include survival in harsh environments, moral dilemmas about property and inheritance, cultural encounters, and the shaping influence of small communities. The tone moves from rousing adventure to reflective provincial observation, favoring character-driven storytelling that emphasizes moral choice and eventual resolution.

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BOOK I.	BELOW THE SUN LINE
CHAPTER I.	THE GATES OF THE SEA
CHAPTER II.	"MOTLEY IS YOUR ONLY WEAR"
CHAPTER III.	A TALE OF NO MAN’S SEA
CHAPTER IV.	THE TRAIL OF THE ISHMAELITE
CHAPTER V.	ACCUSING FACES
CHAPTER VI.	MUMMERS ALL
CHAPTER VII.	THE WHEEL COMES FULL CIRCLE
CHAPTER VIII.	A BRIDGE OF PERIL
CHAPTER IX.	"THE PROGRESS OF THE SUNS"
CHAPTER X.	BETWEEN DAY AND DARK

BOOK II.	THE SLOPE OF THE PACIFIC
CHAPTER XI.	AMONG THE HILLS OF GOD
CHAPTER XII.	THE WHIRLIGIG OF TIME
CHAPTER XIII.	THE SONG OF THE SAW
CHAPTER XIV.	THE PATH OF THE EAGLE
CHAPTER XV.	IN THE TROUGH OF THE WINDS
CHAPTER XVI.	A DUEL IN ARCADY
CHAPTER XVII.	RIDING THE REEFS
CHAPTER XVIII.	THE STRINGS OF DESTINY
CHAPTER XIX.	THE SENTENCE
CHAPTER XX.	AFTER THE STORM
CHAPTER XXI.	IN PORT

I.	THE CHOOSING OF THE MESSENGER
II.	"REST AT THE KOONGAT BRIDGE AN HOUR"
III.	THE CODE OF THE HILLS
IV.	BY THE OLD WELL OF JAHAR
V.	CHOOSE YE WHOM YE WILL SERVE
VI.	CONCERNING THE DAUGHTER OF CUSHNAN DI
VII.	THE RED PLAGUE
VIII.	THE CHOOSING OF THE DAKOON
IX.	THE PROPHET OF PEACE

CHAPTER I.	HIS GREAT MISTAKE
CHAPTER II.	A DIFFICULT SITUATION
CHAPTER III.	OUT OF THE NORTH
CHAPTER IV.	IN THE NAME OF THE FAMILY
CHAPTER V.	AN AWKWARD HALF-HOUR
CHAPTER VI.	THE PASSING OF THE YEARS
CHAPTER VII.	A COURT-MARTIAL
CHAPTER VIII.	TO EVERY MAN HIS HOUR
CHAPTER IX.	THE FAITH OF COMRADES
CHAPTER X.	THOU KNOWEST THE SECRETS OF OUR HEARTS
CHAPTER XI.	UPON THE HIGHWAY
CHAPTER XII.	"THE CHASE OF THE YELLOW SWAN"
CHAPTER XIII.	A LIVING POEM
CHAPTER XIV.	ON THE EDGE OF A FUTURE
CHAPTER XV.	THE END OF THE TRAIL

CHAPTER I.	ONE IN SEARCH OF A KINGDOM
CHAPTER II.	IN WHICH HE CLAIMS HIS OWN
CHAPTER III.	HE TELLS THE STORY OF HIS LIFE
CHAPTER IV.	AN HOUR WITH HIS FATHER’S PAST
CHAPTER V.	WHEREIN HE FINDS HIS ENEMY
CHAPTER VI.	WHICH TELLS OF STRANGE ENCOUNTERS
CHAPTER VII.	WHEREIN THE SEAL OF HIS HERITAGE IS SET
CHAPTER VIII.	HE ANSWERS AN AWKWARD QUESTION
CHAPTER IX.	HE FINDS NEW SPONSORS
CHAPTER X.	HE COMES TO "THE WAKING OF THE FIRE"
CHAPTER XI.	HE MAKES A GALLANT CONQUEST
CHAPTER XII.	HE STANDS BETWEEN TWO WORLDS
CHAPTER XIII.	HE JOURNEYS AFAR
CHAPTER XIV.	IN WHICH THE PAST IS REPEATED
CHAPTER XV.	WHEREIN IS SEEN THE OLD ADAM AND THE GARDEN
CHAPTER XVI.	WHEREIN LOVE KNOWS NO LAW SAVE THE MAN’S WILL
CHAPTER XVII.	THE MAN AND THE WOMAN FACE THE INTOLERABLE
CHAPTER XVIII.	"RETURN, O SHULAMITE!"

I.	AN ESCORT TO THE CITADEL
II.	THE MASTER OF THE KING’S MAGAZINE
III.	THE WAGER AND THE SWORD
IV.	THE RAT IN THE TRAP
V.	THE DEVICE OF THE DORMOUSE
VI.	MORAY TELLS THE STORY OF HIS LIFE
VII.	"QUOTH LITTLE GARAINE"
VIII.	AS VAIN AS ABSALOM
IX.	A LITTLE CONCERNING THE CHEVALIER DE LA DARANTE
X.	AN OFFICER OF MARINES
XI.	THE COMING OF DOLTAIRE
XII.	"THE POINT ENVENOMED TOO!"
XIII.	"A LITTLE BOAST"
XIV.	ARGAND COURNAL.
XV.	IN THE CHAMBER OF TORTURE
XVI.	BE SAINT OR IMP
XVII.	THROUGH THE BARS OF THE CAGE
XVIII.	THE STEEP PATH OF CONQUEST
XIX.	A DANSEUSE AND THE BASTILE
XX.	UPON THE RAMPARTS
XXI.	LA JONGLEUSE
XXII.	THE LORD OF KAMARSKA
XXIII.	WITH WOLFE AT MONTMORENCI.
XXIV.	THE SACRED COUNTERSIGN
XXV.	IN THE CATHEDRAL.
XXVI.	THE SECRET OF THE TAPESTRY
XXVII.	A SIDE-WIND OF REVENGE
XXVIII.	"TO CHEAT THE DEVIL YET."
XXIX.	"MASTER DEVIL" DOLTAIRE
XXX.	"WHERE ALL THE LOVERS CAN HIDE"
APPENDIX.

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