
CHAPTER I. ENGAGED.
CHAPTER II. UNCLE GAINSWOOD.
CHAPTER III. THE COLONEL'S ANSWER.
CHAPTER IV LORD CAMPSIE.
CHAPTER V THE PKINCE'S HUSSARS.
CHAPTER VI. AT PIERSHILL
CHAPTER VII. A NOBLE LORD RESOLVES TO SACRIFICE HIMSELF.
CHAPTER VIII. NEWS FROM INDIA.
CHAPTER IX. THE APPLE OF DISCORD.
CHAPTER X. "IT MAY BE FOR YEARS, AND IT MAY BE FOR EVER."
Language
en
Duration
~7 hours (436K characters)
Release date
2025-12-31
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1822–1887
A hugely popular Scottish novelist and historian of Victorian Britain, he wrote adventure stories, military romances, and vivid books about Edinburgh that reached a wide readership in his own lifetime. His work blends fast-moving plot with a strong feel for history and place.
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