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The Firm of Girdlestone
When a series of disastrous speculations bankrupts their respected business, John Girdlestone and his son Ezra turn to increasingly desperate schemes to save themselves.
"The Firm of Girdlestone" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a novel. When a series of disastrous speculations bankrupts their respected business, John Girdlestone and his son Ezra turn to increasingly desperate schemes to save themselves.
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The approach to the offices of Girdlestone and Co. was not a very dignified one, nor would the uninitiated who traversed it form any conception of the commercial prosperity of the firm in question. Close to the corner of a broad and busy street, within a couple of hundred yards of Fenchurch Street Station, a narrow doorway opens into a long whitewashed passage. On one side of this is a brass plate with the inscription "Girdlestone and Co., African Merchants," and above it a curious hieroglyphic supposed to represent a human hand in the act of pointing. Following the guidance of this somewhat ghostly emblem, the wayfarer finds himself in a small square yard surrounded by doors, upon one of which the name of the firm reappears in large white letters, with the word "Push" printed beneath it. If he follows this laconic invitation he will make his way into a long, low apartment, which is the counting-house of the African traders.
Contents
- 01Preface
- 02The Firm of Girdlestone.
- 03Chapter I. — Mr. John Harston Keeps an Appointment.
- 04Chapter II. — Charity a La Mode.
- 05Chapter III. — Thomas Gilray Makes an Investment.
- 06Chapter IV. — Captain Hamilton Miggs of the "Black Eagle."
- 07Chapter V. — Modern Athenians.
- 08Chapter VI. — a Rectorial Election.
- 09Chapter VII. — England Versus Scotland.
- 10Chapter VIII. — a First Professional.
- 11Chapter IX. — a Nasty Cropper.
- 12Chapter X. — Dwellers in Bohemia.
- 13Chapter XI. — Senior and Junior.
- 14Chapter XII. — a Corner in Diamonds.
- 15Chapter XIII. — Shadow and Light.
- 16Chapter XIV. — a Slight Misunderstanding.
- 17Chapter XV. — an Addition to the House.
- 18Chapter XVI. — the First Step.
- 19Chapter XVII. — the Land of Diamonds.
- 20Chapter XVIII. — Major Tobias Clutterbuck Comes in for a Thousand Pounds.
- 21Chapter XIX. — News from the Urals.
- 22Chapter XX. — Mr. Hector O'flaherty Finds Something in the Paper.
- 23Chapter XXI. — an Unexpected Blow.
- 24Chapter XXII. — Robbers and Robbed.
- 25Chapter XXIII. — a Momentous Resolution.
- 26Chapter XXIV. — a Dangerous Promise.
- 27Chapter XXV. — a Change of Front.
- 28Chapter XXVI. — Breaking Ground.
- 29Chapter XXVII. — Mrs. Scully of Morrison's.
- 30Chapter XXVIII. — Back in Bohemia.
- 31Chapter XXIX. — the Great Dance at Morrison's.
- 32Chapter XXX. — at the "Cock and Cowslip."
- 33Chapter XXXI. — a Crisis at Eccleston Square.
- 34Chapter XXXII. — a Conversation in the Eccleston Square Library.
- 35Chapter XXXIII. — the Journey to the Priory.
- 36Chapter XXXIV. — the Man with the Camp-Stool.
- 37Chapter XXXV. — a Talk on the Lawn.
- 38Chapter XXXVI. — the Incident of the Corridor.
- 39Chapter XXXVII. — a Chase and a Brawl.
- 40Chapter XXXVIII. — Girdlestone Sends for the Doctor.
- 41Chapter XXXIX. — a Gleam of Light.
- 42Chapter XL. — the Major Has a Letter.
- 43Chapter XLI. — the Clouds Grow Darker.
- 44Chapter XLII. — the Three Faces at the Window.
- 45Chapter XLIII. — the Bait on the Hook.
- 46Chapter XLIV. — the Shadow of Death.
- 47Chapter XLV. — the Invasion of Hampshire.
- 48Chapter XLVI. — a Midnight Cruise.
- 49Chapter XLVII. — Law and Order.
- 50Chapter XLVIII. — Captain Hamilton Miggs Sees a Vision.
- 51Chapter XLIX. — a Voyage in a Coffin Ship.
- 52Chapter L. — Winds Up the Thread and Ties Two Knots at the End.
- 53The End.
About this edition
- Author
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Introductory: no background needed
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 433 pages
- This edition
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