Arthur Quiller-Couch
Dead Man's Rock
Published by Good Press, 2019
EAN 4064066212179
Table of Contents
BOOK I.—THE QUEST OF THE GREAT RUBY.
BOOK II—THE FINDING OF THE GREAT RUBY.
TELLS OF THE STRANGE WILL OF MY GRANDFATHER, AMOS TRENOWETH.
TELLS HOW MY FATHER WENT TO SEEK THE TREASURE; AND HOW MY MOTHER HEARD A CRY IN THE NIGHT.
TELLS OF TWO STRANGE MEN THAT WATCHED THE SEA UPON POLKIMBRA BEACH.
TELLS HOW A SONG WAS SUNG AND A KNIFE DRAWN UPON DEAD MAN'S ROCK.
TELLS HOW THE SAILOR GEORGIO RHODOJANI GAVE EVIDENCE AT THE "LUGGER INN."
TELLS HOW A FACE LOOKED IN AT THE WINDOW OF LANTRIG; AND IN WHAT MANNER MY FATHER CAME HOME TO US.
TELLS HOW UNCLE LOVEDAY MADE A DISCOVERY; AND WHAT THE TIN BOX CONTAINED.
TELLS OF THE WRITING UPON THE GOLDEN CLASP; AND HOW I TOOK DOWN THE GREAT KEY.
THE FINDING OF THE GREAT RUBY.
TELLS HOW THOMAS LOVEDAY AND I WENT IN SEARCH OF FORTUNE.
TELLS OF THE LUCK OF THE GOLDEN CLASP.
TELLS AN OLD STORY IN THE TRADITIONAL MANNER.
TELLS HOW I SAW THE SHADOW OF THE ROCK; AND HOW I TOLD AND HEARD NEWS.
TELLS HOW THE CURTAIN ROSE UPON "FRANCESCA: A TRAGEDY."
TELLS HOW THE BLACK AND YELLOW FAN SENT A MESSAGE; AND HOW I SAW A FACE IN THE FOG.
TELLS HOW CLAIRE WENT TO THE PLAY; AND HOW SHE SAW THE GOLDEN CLASP.
TELLS HOW THE CURTAIN FELL UPON "FRANCESCA: A TRAGEDY."
TELLS HOW TWO VOICES LED ME TO BOARD A SCHOONER; AND WHAT BEFELL THERE.