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A Prince of Cornwall: A Story of Glastonbury and the West in the Days of Ina of Wessex

Name: A Prince of Cornwall: A Story of Glastonbury and the West in the Days of Ina of Wessex
Author: Charles W. Whistler

by Charles W. Whistler

Level C1 · AdvancedAdventureHistorical20 chapters

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In the turbulent days of King Ina's westward expansion, ancient British princes and Saxon warriors clash amid shifting alliances and fierce battles for the lands of Cornwall and Devon. Amidst war and faith, destinies are forged on the edge of a fading kingdom.

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01CHAPTER XVII. HOW OSWALD FOUND A HOME, AND OF THE LAST PERIL OF OWEN THE PRINCE. · Ch.1Free

02PREFACE.

03CHAPTER I. HOW OWEN OF CORNWALL WANDERED TO SUSSEX, AND WHY HE BIDED THERE.

04CHAPTER II. HOW ALDRED THE THANE KEPT HIS FAITH, AND OWEN FLED WITH OSWALD.

05CHAPTER III. HOW KING INA'S FEAST WAS MARRED, AND OF A VOW TAKEN BY OSWALD.

06CHAPTER IV. HOW THE LADY ELFRIDA SPOKE WITH OSWALD, AND OF THE MEETING WITH GERENT.

07CHAPTER V. HOW OSWALD FELL INTO BAD HANDS, AND FARED EVILLY, ON THE QUANTOCKS.

08CHAPTER VI. HOW OSWALD HAD AN UNEASY VOYAGE AND A PERILOUS LANDING AT ITS END.

09CHAPTER VII. HOW OSWALD CROSSED THE DYFED CLIFFS, AND MET WITH FRIENDS.

10CHAPTER VIII. HOW OSWALD LOST A HUNT, AND FOUND SOMEWHAT STRANGE IN CAERAU WOODS.

11CHAPTER IX. WHY IT WAS NOT GOOD FOR OWEN TO SLEEP IN THE MOONLIGHT.

12CHAPTER X. HOW THE EASTDEAN MANORS AND SOMEWHAT MORE PASSED FROM OSWALD TO ERPWALD.

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