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The Yellow Frigate; or, the Three Sisters

James Grant

This narrative revolves around the lives of three sisters in Scotland during the tumultuous times of King James III, laying the groundwork for a tale filled with adventure, romance, and the intricate dynamics of noble society.

"The Yellow Frigate; or, The Three Sisters" by James Grant is a historical novel set in the late 19th century. This narrative revolves around the lives of three sisters in Scotland during the tumultuous times of King James III, laying the groundwork for a tale filled with adventure, romance, and the intricate dynamics of noble society.

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"There was a ship at morning prime The Scottish shore forsook, And southward with a favouring gab Her rapid course she took: Her mast St. Andrew's banner bears, And heaven be now her speed! For with her goes the bravest knight That Scotland hath in need." BALLADS AND LAYS.

By the fragment of a log-book, which was found among the MSS. just referred to, we are informed that on Beltane day, in the year of Grace 1488, two Scottish ships of war, the Yellow Frigate and the Queen Margaret, were lying becalmed off the mouth of the Tay, about seven miles from the Gaa Sands, and three from the Inchcape Rock, the large bell of which was heard at times, as its sonorous notes floated over the still bosom of the water. An abbot of St. Thomas at Arbroath had hung it there, on a wooden frame, to indicate by night that ghastly ridge, so long the terror of mariners; and thus as the waves rose and fell, they swung it to and fro. Water will convey sound to a vast distance; thus, in the noon of a calm May day, the notes of the Inchcape bell were distinctly heard on board of the two ships of his Majesty James III., although they were three miles distant from the reef.

A groundswell came off the dangerous sands of Abertay; the sails of the caravels flapped lazily against the masts, as the hulls rolled from side to side slowly and heavily, for there was so little wind that neither would obey her helm, but lay like a log on this water.

Contents

  1. 01Chapter I. On Board.
  2. 02Chapter II. The Swashbuckler.
  3. 03Chapter III. Bonny Dundee.
  4. 04Chapter IV. The Sisters.
  5. 05Chapter V. James III.
  6. 06Chapter VI. The Palace of St. Margaret.
  7. 07Chapter VII. Margaret Drummond.
  8. 08Chapter VIII. The Fisherman of Broughty.
  9. 09Chapter IX. The Bane of Scotland.
  10. 10Chapter X. The Boatswain's Yarn.
  11. 11Chapter XI. Chaining the Unicorn.
  12. 12Chapter XII. Embassy of the Sieur De Monipennie,
  13. 13Chapter XIII. To Sea!
  14. 14Chapter XIV. The Ogre of Angus.
  15. 15Chapter XV. Conclave of Malcontents.
  16. 16Chapter XVI. Another Son-in-Law!
  17. 17Chapter XVII. The Warlock of Balwearie.
  18. 18Chapter XVIII. Father and Son.
  19. 19Chapter XIX. How Borthwick Fulfilled His Promise.
  20. 20Chapter XX. Wood Meets Howard.
  21. 21Chapter XXI. The Price of Three Tenements.
  22. 22Chapter XXII. The Silken Cord.
  23. 23Chapter XXIII. Lord Drummond and Robert Barton
  24. 24Chapter XXIV. David Falconer.
  25. 25Chapter XXV. Howard and Margaret.
  26. 26Chapter XXVI. The Chaplain's Cabin.
  27. 27Chapter XXVII. The Isles of Forth.
  28. 28Chapter XXVIII. The First Scottish Revolution.
  29. 29Chapter XXIX. The March to Stirling.
  30. 30Chapter XXX. The Good Ship Harry
  31. 31Chapter XXXI. The Torwood.
  32. 32Chapter XXXII. The Double Bribe.
  33. 33Chapter XXXIII. The Grey Horse.
  34. 34Chapter XXXIV. The Battle of Sauchieburn.
  35. 35Chapter XXXV. The Four Horsemen.
  36. 36Chapter XXXVI. The Mill on the Bannock.
  37. 37Chapter XXXVII. The Regicides.
  38. 38Chapter XXXVIII. The House of the Bartons.
  39. 39Chapter XXXIX. The Prince and the Admiral.
  40. 40Chapter XL. Cleared for Action.
  41. 41Chapter XLI. The English Boat.
  42. 42Chapter XLII. The Lover and the Spy.
  43. 43Chapter XLIII. The Battle of the May.
  44. 44Chapter XLIV. Largo.
  45. 45Chapter XLV. St. Anthony's Bell.
  46. 46Chapter XLVI. The Gunner.
  47. 47Chapter XLVII. Borthwick's New Mission.
  48. 48Chapter XLVIII. Tib's Howff.
  49. 49Chapter XLIX. The King's Wark.
  50. 50Chapter L. The Summer Speat.
  51. 51Chapter LI. Lady Effie's Letter.
  52. 52Chapter LII. The Hermit of Loretto.
  53. 53Chapter LIII. The Tryst at Loretto.
  54. 54Chapter LIV. The Weirdwoman's Tree.
  55. 55Chapter LV. The Escape.
  56. 56Chapter LVI. The Unicorn Loose.
  57. 57Chapter LVII. Cambuskenneth.
  58. 58Chapter LVIII. Doubt, Fear, and Secrecy
  59. 59Chapter LIX. Reunited.
  60. 60Chapter LX. London in 1488.

About this edition

Author
James Grant
Language
English
Era
Modern (c. 1800–1945)
Reading level
Intermediate: some philosophy helps
Formats
EPUB, PDF
Length
645 pages
This edition
Modern Philosophers

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