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St. Ives: Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England
The story follows the experiences of the protagonist, Anne de Keroual de St. Yves, a French soldier who becomes a prisoner during the Napoleonic Wars.
"St. Ives: Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England" by Robert Louis Stevenson is a novel. The story follows the experiences of the protagonist, Anne de Keroual de St. Yves, a French soldier who becomes a prisoner during the Napoleonic Wars.
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I was still plunged in these thoughts when the bell was rung that discharged our visitors into the street. Our little market was no sooner closed than we were summoned to the distribution, and received our rations, which we were then allowed to eat according to fancy in any part of our quarters.
Contents
- 01St. Ives
- 02Chapter I—A Tale of a Lion Rampant
- 03Chapter II—A Tale of a Pair of Scissors
- 04Chapter III—Major Chevenix Comes Into the Story, and Goguelat Goes Out
- 05Chapter IV—St. Ives Gets a Bundle of Bank Notes
- 06Chapter V—St. Ives Is Shown a House
- 07Chapter VI—The Escape
- 08Chapter VII—Swanston Cottage
- 09Chapter VIII—The Hen-House
- 10Chapter IX—Three Is Company, and Four None
- 11Chapter X—The Drovers
- 12Chapter XI—The Great North Road
- 13Chapter XII—I Follow a Covered Cart Nearly to My Destination
- 14Chapter XIII—I Meet Two of My Countrymen
- 15Chapter XIV—Travels of the Covered Cart
- 16Chapter XV—The Adventure of the Attorney’s Clerk
- 17Chapter XVI—The Home-Coming of Mr. Rowley’s Viscount
- 18Chapter XVII—The Despatch-Box
- 19Chapter XVIII—Mr. Romaine Calls Me Names
- 20Chapter XIX—The Devil and All at Amersham Place
- 21Chapter XX—After the Storm
- 22Chapter XXI—I Become the Owner of a Claret-Coloured Chaise
- 23Chapter XXII—Character and Acquirements of Mr. Rowley
- 24Chapter XXIII—The Adventure of the Runaway Couple
- 25Chapter XXIV—The Inn-Keeper of Kirkby-Lonsdale
- 26Chapter XXV—I Meet a Cheerful Extravagant
- 27Chapter XXVI—The Cottage at Night
- 28Chapter XXVII—The Sabbath Day
- 29Chapter XXVIII—Events of Monday: The Lawyer’s Party
- 30Chapter XXIX—Events of Tuesday: The Toils Closing
- 31Chapter XXX—Events of Wednesday; the University of Cramond
About this edition
- Author
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Intermediate: some philosophy helps
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 294 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers