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INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG
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BARONESS ORCZY
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## THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
## THE ELUSIVE PIMPERNEL
## I WILL REPAY
## THE OLD MAN IN THE CORNER
## THE NEST OF THE SPARROWHAWK
## CASTLES IN THE AIR
## UNTO CAESAR
## THE BRONZE EAGLE
## A BRIDE OF THE PLAINS
## THE HEART OF A WOMAN
## THE LAUGHING CAVALIER
## PETTICOAT RULE
## LORD TONY'S WIFE
## THE TANGLED SKEIN
## BEAU BROCADE
## HIS MAJESTY'S WELL-BELOVED
## LEATHERFACE
## A SHEAF OF BLUEBELLS
TABLES OF CONTENTS OF VOLUMES
THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
By Baroness Orczy
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I PARIS: SEPTEMBER, 1792
CHAPTER II DOVER: “THE FISHERMAN'S REST”
CHAPTER III THE REFUGEES
CHAPTER IV THE LEAGUE OF THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
CHAPTER V MARGUERITE
CHAPTER VI AN EXQUISITE OF '92
CHAPTER VII THE SECRET ORCHARD
CHAPTER VIII THE ACCREDITED AGENT
CHAPTER IX THE OUTRAGE
CHAPTER X IN THE OPERA BOX
CHAPTER XI LORD GRENVILLE'S BALL
CHAPTER XII THE SCRAP OF PAPER
CHAPTER XIII EITHER—OR?
CHAPTER XIV ONE O'CLOCK PRECISELY!
CHAPTER XV DOUBT
CHAPTER XVI RICHMOND
CHAPTER XVII FAREWELL
CHAPTER XVIII THE MYSTERIOUS DEVICE
CHAPTER XIX THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
CHAPTER XX THE FRIEND
CHAPTER XXI SUSPENSE
CHAPTER XXII CALAIS
CHAPTER XXIII HOPE
CHAPTER XXIV THE DEATH-TRAP
CHAPTER XXV THE EAGLE AND THE FOX
CHAPTER XXVI THE JEW
CHAPTER XXVII ON THE TRACK
CHAPTER XXVIII THE PERE BLANCHARD'S HUT
CHAPTER XXIX TRAPPED
CHAPTER XXX THE SCHOONER
CHAPTER XXXI THE ESCAPE
THE ELUSIVE PIMPERNEL
By Baroness Orczy
CONTENTS
Chapter I: Paris: 1793
Chapter II: A Retrospect
Chapter III: Ex-Ambassador Chauvelin
Chapter IV: The Richmond Gala
Chapter V: Sir Percy and His Lady
Chapter VI: For the Poor of Paris
Chapter VII: Premonition
Chapter VIII: The Invitation
Chapter IX: Demoiselle Candeille
Chapter X: Lady Blakeney's Rout
Chapter XI: The Challenge
Chapter XII: Time—Place—Conditions
Chapter XIII: Reflections
Chapter XIV: The Ruling Passion
Chapter XV: Farewell
Chapter XVI: The Passport
Chapter XVII: Boulogne
Chapter XVIII: No. 6
Chapter XIX: The Strength of the Weak
Chapter XX: Triumph
Chapter XXI: Suspense
Chapter XXII: Not Death
Chapter XXIII: The Hostage
Chapter XXIV: Colleagues
Chapter XXV: The Unexpected
Chapter XXVI: The Terms of the Bargain
Chapter XXVII: The Decision
Chapter XXVIII: The Midnight Watch
Chapter XXIX: The National Fete
Chapter XXX: The Procession
Chapter XXXI: Final Dispositions
Chapter XXXII: The Letter
Chapter XXXIII: The English Spy
Chapter XXXIV: The Angelus
Chapter XXXV: Marguerite
I WILL REPAY.
By Baroness Orczy.
PROLOGUE.,
CHAPTER I,
CHAPTER II,
CHAPTER III,
CHAPTER IV,
CHAPTER V,
CHAPTER VI,
CHAPTER VII,
CHAPTER VIII,
CHAPTER IX,
CHAPTER X,
CHAPTER XI,
CHAPTER XII,
CHAPTER XIII,
CHAPTER XIV,
CHAPTER XV,
CHAPTER XVI,
CHAPTER XVII,
CHAPTER XVIII,
CHAPTER XIX,
CHAPTER XX,
CHAPTER XXI,
CHAPTER XXII,
CHAPTER XXIII,
CHAPTER XXIV,
CHAPTER XXV,
CHAPTER XXVI,
CHAPTER XXVII,
CHAPTER XXVIII,
CHAPTER XXIX,
CHAPTER XXX.
THE OLD MAN IN THE CORNER
By Baroness Orczy
CONTENTS
Chapter
I. — THE FENCHURCH STREET MYSTERY
II. — A MILLIONAIRE IN THE DOCK
III. — HIS DEDUCTION
IV. — THE ROBBERY IN PHILLIMORE TERRACE
V. — A NIGHT'S ADVENTURE
VI. — ALL HE KNEW
VII. — THE YORK MYSTERY
VIII. — THE CAPITAL CHARGE
IX. — A BROKEN-HEARTED WOMAN
X. — THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY
XI. — MR. ERRINGTON
XII. — THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY
XIII. — A CUNNING RASCAL
XIV. — THE EDINBURGH MYSTERY
XV. — A TERRIBLE PLIGHT
XVI. — NON PROVEN
XVII. — UNDENIABLE FACTS
XVIII. — THE THEFT AT THE ENGLISH PROVIDENT BANK
XIX. — CONFLICTING EVIDENCE
XX. — AN ALIBI
XXI. — THE DUBLIN MYSTERY
XXII. — FORGERY
XXIII. — A MEMORABLE DAY
XXIV. — AN UNPARALLELED OUTRAGE
XXV. — THE PRISONER
XXVI. — A SENSATION
XXVII. — TWO BLACKGUARDS
XXVIII. — THE REGENT'S PARK MURDER
XXIX. — THE MOTIVE
XXX. — FRIENDS
XXXI. — THE DE GENNEVILLE PEERAGE
XXXII. — A HIGH-BRED GENTLEMAN
XXXIII. — THE LIVING AND THE DEAD
XXXIV. — THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH IN PERCY STREET
XXXV. — SUICIDE OR MURDER?
XXXVI. — THE END
THE NEST OF THE SPARROWHAWK
A ROMANCE OF THE XVIIth CENTURY
BY THE BARONESS ORCZY
November, 1909
CONTENTS
PART I
CHAPTER I.—THE HOUSE OF A KENTISH SQUIRE
CHAPTER II.—ON A JULY AFTERNOON
CHAPTER III.—THE EXILE
CHAPTER IV.—GRINDING POVERTY
CHAPTER V.—THE LEGAL ASPECT
CHAPTER VI.—UNDER THE SHADOW OF THE ELMS
CHAPTER VII.—THE STRANGER WITHIN THE GATES
CHAPTER VIII.—PRINCE AMÉDÉ D'ORLÉANS
CHAPTER IX.—SECRET SERVICE
CHAPTER X.—AVOWED ENMITY
CHAPTER XI.—SURRENDER
CHAPTER XII.—A WOMAN'S HEART
CHAPTER XIII.—AN IDEA
PART II
CHAPTER XIV.—THE HOUSE IN LONDON
CHAPTER XV.—A GAME OF PRIMERO
CHAPTER XVI.—A CONFLICT
CHAPTER XVII.—RUS IN URBE
CHAPTER XVIII.—THE TRAP
CHAPTER XIX.—DISGRACE
CHAPTER XX.—MY LORD PROTECTOR'S PATROL
PART III
CHAPTER XXI.—IN THE MEANWHILE
CHAPTER XXII.—BREAKING THE NEWS
CHAPTER XXIII.—THE ABSENT FRIEND
CHAPTER XXIV.—NOVEMBER THE 2D
CHAPTER XXV.—AN INTERLUDE
CHAPTER XXVI.—THE OUTCAST
CHAPTER XXVII.—LADY SUE'S FORTUNE
CHAPTER XXVIII.—HUSBAND AND WIFE
CHAPTER XXIX.—GOOD-BYE
CHAPTER XXX.—ALL BECAUSE OF THE TINDER-BOX
CHAPTER XXXI.—THE ASSIGNATION
CHAPTER XXXII.—THE PATH NEAR THE CLIFFS
PART IV
CHAPTER XXXIII.—THE DAY AFTER
CHAPTER XXXIV.—AFTERWARDS
CHAPTER XXXV.—THE SMITH'S FORGE
CHAPTER XXXVI.—THE GIRL-WIFE
CHAPTER XXXVII.—THE OLD WOMAN
CHAPTER XXXVIII.—THE VOICE OF THE DEAD
CHAPTER XXXIX.—THE HOME-COMING OF ADAM LAMBERT
CHAPTER XL.—EDITHA'S RETURN
CHAPTER XLI.—THEIR NAME
CHAPTER XLII.—THE RETURN
CHAPTER XLIII.—THE SANDS OF EPPLE
CHAPTER XLIV.—THE EPILOGUE
CASTLES IN THE AIR
By Baroness Emmuska Orczy
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
CASTLES IN THE AIR
CHAPTER I. — A ROLAND FOR HIS OLIVER
CHAPTER II. — A FOOL’S PARADISE
CHAPTER III. — ON THE BRINK
CHAPTER IV. — CARISSIMO
CHAPTER V. — THE TOYS
CHAPTER VI. — HONOUR AMONG ———
CHAPTER VII. — AN OVER-SENSITIVE HEART
"UNTO CÆSAR"
By Baroness Orczy
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. 1
CHAPTER II. 9
CHAPTER III. 19
CHAPTER IV. 30
CHAPTER V. 39
CHAPTER VI. 54
CHAPTER VII. 72
CHAPTER VIII. 83
CHAPTER IX. 107
CHAPTER X. 119
CHAPTER XI. 128
CHAPTER XII. 146
CHAPTER XIII. 155
CHAPTER XIV. 161
CHAPTER XV. 183
CHAPTER XVI. 193
CHAPTER XVII. 199
CHAPTER XVIII. 204
CHAPTER XIX. 209
CHAPTER XX. 212
CHAPTER XXI. 220
CHAPTER XXII. 226
CHAPTER XXIII. 233
CHAPTER XXIV. 239
CHAPTER XXV. 247
CHAPTER XXVI. 257
CHAPTER XXVII. 267
CHAPTER XXVIII. 277
CHAPTER XXIX. 286
CHAPTER XXX. 296
CHAPTER XXXI. 321
CHAPTER XXXII. 329
CHAPTER XXXIII. 343
CHAPTER XXXIV. 355
CHAPTER XXXV. 370
CHAPTER XXXVI. 376
A STORY OF THE HUNDRED DAYS
BY BARONESS ORCZY
1915
CHAPTER PAGE
The Landing at Jouan 9
I. The Glorious News 14
II. The Old Régime 49
III. The Return of the Emperor 85
IV. The Empress' Millions 138
V. The Rivals 196
VI. The Crime 221
VII. The Ascent of the Capitol 236
VIII. The Sound of Revelry by Night 261
IX. The Tarpeian Rock 285
X. The Last Throw 305
XI. The Losing Hands 338
XII. The Winning Hand 370
A BRIDE OF THE PLAINS
By Baroness Orczy
1915
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. "God Bless Them All! They Are Good Lads." 9
II. "Money Won't Buy Everything." 16
III. "You Will Wait for Me." 32
IV. "Now That He Is Dead." 43
V. "Love Will Follow." 56
VI. "I Don't Wish to Marry; Not Yet." 64
VII. "They Are Jews and We Are Hungarians." 73
VIII. "I Put the Bunda Away Somewhere." 84
IX. "Then, as Now, May God Protect You." 93
X. "The Best Way of All." 101
XI. "After That, Happiness Will Begin." 106
XII. "It Is Too Late." 115
XIII. "He Must Make You Happy." 125
XIV. "It Is True." 133
XV. "That Is Fair, I Think." 137
XVI. "The Waters of the Maros Flow Sluggishly." 143
XVII. "I Am Here to See That You Be Kind to Her." 149
XVIII. "I Must Punish Her." 162
XIX. "Now Go and Fetch the Key." 174
XX. "You Happen to Be of My Race and of My Blood." 186
XXI. "Jealous, Like a Madman." 199
XXII. "I Go Where I Shall Be More Welcome." 211
XXIII. "On the Eve of One's Wedding Day Too." 226
XXIV. "If You Loved Me." 232
XXV. "In Any Case Elsa Is Not for You." 237
XXVI. "What Had Andor Done?" 251
XXVII. "The Shadow That Fell from the Tall Sunflowers." 257
XXVIII. "We Shall Hear of Another Tragedy By and By." 265
XXIX. "Some Day." 272
XXX. "Kyrie Eleison." 282
XXXI. "What About Me?" 291
XXXII. "The Land Beyond the Sunset." 304
THE HEART OF A WOMAN
BY
BARONESS ORCZY
1911
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. —Which Tells of a Very Commonplace Incident 3
II. —Once More the Obvious 14
III. —And Now Almost Like a Dream 17
IV. —Nothing Really Tangible 32
V. —Just an Obvious Duty 39
VI. —Just a Disagreeable Old Man 46
VII. —The Part Played by a Five-Pound Note 50
VIII. —And Thus the Shadow Descended 59
IX. —Which Tells of the Inevitable Result 65
X. —Life Must Go on Just the Same 72
XI. —And There Are Social Duties to Perform 84
XII. —Shall a Man Escape His Fate? 92
XIII. —They Have No Heart 95
XIV. —The Tale Had to Be Told 105
XV. —And Many Must Be Questioned 112
XVI. —And the Puppets Danced 120
XVII. —And What of the Secret? 125
XVIII. —It Would Not Do, You Know 132
XIX. —Not All About It 138
XX. —And That's the Truth 149
XXI. —Have Another Cigar 156
XXII. —Then the Miracle Was Wrought 167
XXIII. —Why All This Mystery? 179
XXIV. —A Herd of Cackling Geese 183
XXV. —The Fog Was Dense, I Couldn't Rightly See 191
XXVI. —The Next Witness, Please 199
XXVII. —And People Went Out to Luncheon 205
XXVIII. —Which Tells of an Unexpected Turn of Events 216
XXIX. —The World Is So Large 223
XXX. —And Then Every One Went Home 233
XXXI. —And There Are People Who Do Not Care 237
XXXII. —A Man Must Act As He Thinks Best 244
XXXIII. —If You Would Only Let Yourself Go 249
XXXIV. —Which Speaks Only of Farewells 261
XXXV. —Which Tells of Pictures in the Fire 268
XXXVI. —People Don't Do That Sort of Thing 274
XXXVII. —It Is One Human Life Against the Other 287
XXXVIII. —The Hand of Death Was on Him Too 292
XXXIX. —A Mere Woman Fighting for the Thing She Loved 300
XL. —And Thus Her Hour Had Come 310
XLI. —Which Tells of the Contents of the Note Book 313
XLII. —Which Tells Once More of Commonplace Incidents 319
THE LAUGHING CAVALIER
The Story of The Ancestor of The Scarlet Pimpernel
Baroness Orczy
1914
CONTENTS
AN APOLOGY
THE PROLOGUE
THE ADVENTURE
CHAPTER I New Year's Eve