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The Crimson Sign: A Narrative of the Adventures of Mr. Gervase Orme, Sometime Lieutenant in Mountjoy's Regiment of Foot

Name: The Crimson Sign: A Narrative of the Adventures of Mr. Gervase Orme, Sometime Lieutenant in Mountjoy's Regiment of Foot
Author: S. R. Keightley

by S. R. Keightley

Level C1 · AdvancedAdventureHistorical21 chapters

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Length: 21 chapters
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Amidst the turmoil of 1689 Londonderry, a seasoned captain and a young lieutenant face divided councils and imminent battles, forging discipline and courage as they prepare to defend a city on the brink of siege. Tensions rise where honor and survival collide.

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21 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

01CHAPTER I. OF WHAT BEFELL ON THE ROAD TO ENNISKILLEN. · Ch.1Free

02CHAPTER II. OF THE ENTERTAINMENT THEY HAD AT THE INN.

03CHAPTER III. OF THE WAY MY LORD GALMOY SAT IN JUDGMENT.

04CHAPTER IV. OF HOW THE VICOMTE PAID HIS DEBT.

05CHAPTER V. OF A MAN´S MEMORY.

06CHAPTER VI. OF HOW THE HEROINE COMES UPON THE STAGE.

07CHAPTER VII. OF THE RESCUE FROM GREAT PERIL.

08CHAPTER VIII. OF THE RETURN TO THE CITY.

09CHAPTER IX. OF HOW CAPTAIN MACPHERSON FULFILLED HIS TRUST.

10CHAPTER X. OF THE STAND IN THE TRENCHES.

11CHAPTER XI. OF A SERIOUS COMMUNICATION.

12CHAPTER XII. OF A WARM MORNING´S WORK.

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