Chapter 21: Home

ILLUSTRATIONS Rescue of a Supposed Spy. Among the German Soldiers. The Children on the Battlefield. The Sea! The Sea!

AT ABOUKIR AND ACRE A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt By G. A. Henty

CONTENTS Chap. Page I. Making a Friend 11 II. A Bedouin Tribe 31 III. Left Behind 49 IV. The Battle of the Pyramids 66 V. A Street Attack 86 VI. The Rising in Cairo 105 VII. Saved 122 VIII. An Egyptian Tomb 142 IX. Sir Sidney Smith 162 X. A Sea-fight 182 XI. Acre 199 XII. A Desperate Siege 217 XIII. An Independent Command 234 XIV. A Pirate Hold 251 XV. Cruising 270 XVI. A Visit Home 287 XVII. Abercrombie's Expedition 304 XVIII. The Battle of Alexandria 322 XIX. Quiet and Rest 340 ILLUSTRATIONS Facing Page "Well, my lad, who are you?" Frontispiece Ali and Ayala appeared 144 Edgar hits out 184 With a tremendous Cheer, flung themselves upon the Pirates 256 Giving a Yell of Derision and Defiance 328 Plan of the Battle of the Nile 84 Plan of the Siege of St. Jean D'Acre 209 Plan of the Battle of Alexandria 329

WITH COCHRANE THE DAUNTLESS By George Alfred Henty

CONTENTS Chap. Page I. Off to Sea 11 II. In the Malay Archipelago 30 III. A Cyclone 50 IV. A Rescue 69 V. Again on the Island 90 VI. Home 109 VII. Cochrane's Career 128 VIII. The Basque Roads 146 IX. In Chili 158 X. Wrecked 176 XI. A Dangerous Companion 194 XII. Death of the Captain 214 XIII. Prize-money 231 XIV. A Prisoner 249 XV. Friends in Need 269 XVI. An Indian Guide 287 XVII. Down the River 305 XVIII. Captured by Indians 323 XIX. In Brazil 342 XX. Fresh Triumphs 363 ILLUSTRATIONS Page The Lieutenant talks to Steve about going to Sea, Frontis. 11 "We went at the treacherous Malays with a will, and drove them back," 36 Stephen crawls to the rescue of his chum, Joyce, 88 Cochrane scatters the French Fleet in the Basque Roads by his Terrible Explosion-ship, 156 "The ship fell with a crash that threw Steve and the captain off their feet," 186 "With a shout, Stephen snatched up his sword and rushed at the assassin," 218 Stephen beats off the great War-canoe Single-handed, 228 Stephen is bound and brought before the Governor of San Carlos, 265 Stephen makes a dash for Liberty, and grapples with the Guard, 278 "The Animal was on the point of springing when Stephen fired," 306 Pita tries Stephen's Plan in order to escape from the Whirlpool, 323 "My dear boy," exclaimed Lord Cochrane, "thank God indeed that I see you alive," 365

A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES By G. A. Henty

CONTENTS Chap. Page I. A Fishing Village 5 II. Caught by the Tide 15 III. A Run from Harwich 27 IV. The Wreck 37 V. The Rescue 46 VI. Altered Prospects 57 VII. On Board the Wild Wave 69 VIII. Alexandria 78 IX. The Riot in Alexandria 89 X. Prisoners 99 XI. The Bombardment 110 XII. Free 120 XIII. Among Friends 131 XIV. A Set of Rascals 143 XV. A Threatening Sky 153 XVI. Old Joe's Yarn 163 XVII. In Dangerous Seas 180 XVIII. A Cyclone 191 XIX. Cast Ashore 201

CONDEMNED AS A NIHILIST A Story Of Escape From Siberia By G. A. Henty Illustrated By Walter Paget

CONTENTS Chap. Page I. A Great Change, 11 II. A Cat's-paw, 33 III. A Hunting Party, 52 IV. A Prisoner, 67 V. An Old Acquaintance, 86 VI. An Escape, 104 VII. The Buriat's Child, 123 VIII. The Mines of Kara, 142 IX. Prison Life, 163 X. Preparations for Flight, 182 XI. Afloat, 202 XII. Winter, 222 XIII. Hunting, 242 XIV. The Break-up of Winter, 262 XV. Coasting, 282 XVI. A Samoyede Encampment, 302 XVII. A Sea Fight, 322 XVIII. Home Again, 339 ILLUSTRATIONS Page Godfrey is captured by the Russian Police, Frontis. 70 A Supper of Roasted Squirrels, 121 Godfrey punishes Kobylin in the Convict Prison, 166 Spearing Fish by Torch-light, 218 Godfrey brings down an Elk, 245 The Slaughtered Wolves, 259 Luka faces the Bear, 277 Godfrey and Luka escaping from the Samoyedes, 318 Map of Russian Empire, 80

BY CONDUCT AND COURAGE A Story Of The Days Of Nelson By G. A. Henty Illustrated By William Rainey

CONTENTS CHAP. Page I. An Orphan 11 II. In the King's Service 32 III. A Sea-Fight 53 IV. Promoted 75 V. A Pirate Hold 96 VI. A Narrow Escape 119 VII. An Independent Command 137 VIII. A Splendid Haul 157 IX. A Spell Ashore 178 X. Back at Scarcombe 197 XI. Captives Among the Moors 212 XII. Back on the "Tartar" 234 XIII. With Nelson 250 XIV. The Glorious First of June 264 XV. Escaped 284 XVI. A Daring Exploit 300 XVII. On Board the "Jason" 321 XVIII. St. Vincent and Camperdown 342 XIX. Conclusion 362

CAPTAIN BAYLEY'S HEIR A Tale Of The Gold Fields Of California By G. A. Henty With Twelve Full-Page Illustrations By H. M. Paget.

CONTENTS. Chap. Page I. Westminster! Westminster! 9 II. A Cold Swim, 25 III. A Cripple Boy, 42 IV. An Adopted Child, 58 V. A Terrible Accusation, 75 VI. At New Orleans, 92 VII. On the Mississippi, 107 VIII. Starting for the West, 127 IX. On the Plains, 154 X. A Buffalo Story, 173 XI. How Dick lost his Scalp, 186 XII. The Attack on the Caravan, 206 XIII. At the Gold-fields, 223 XIV. Captain Bayley, 238 XV. The Missing Heir, 253 XVI. John Holl, Dust Contractor, 268 XVII. The Lonely Diggers, 285 XVIII. A DreamVerified, 306 XIX. Striking it Rich, 324 XX. A Message from Abroad, 341 XXI. Happy Meetings, 360 XXII. Cleared at Last, 374 ILLUSTRATIONS. Page Captain Bayley hears Startling News, Frontis. 262 The Rescue from the Serpentine, 32 The Break-up of the Chartist Meeting, 72 Frank's Visit to Mr. Hiram Little's Office, 101 A Flood on the Mississippi, 125 A Deer-hunt on the Prairie, 162 The Escape of the Captain's Daughter, 195 Dick and Frank elude the Indians, 227 The Sick Friend in the Mining Camp, 296 Gold-washing—a Good Day's Work, 329 The Attack on the Gold Escort, 338 Meeting of Captain Bayley and Mr. Adams, 352

THE CAT OF BUBASTES A Tale Of Ancient Egypt By G. A. Henty

CONTENTS page CHAPTER I. The King of the Rebu 7

CHAPTER II. The Siege of the City 26

CHAPTER III. Captive 45

CHAPTER IV. An Easy Servitude 64

CHAPTER V. In Lower Egypt 83

CHAPTER VI. Fowling and Fishing 105

CHAPTER VII. Hippopotamus and Crocodile 125

CHAPTER VIII. The Conspiracy in the Temple 147

CHAPTER IX. A Startling Event 164

CHAPTER X. The Cat of Bubastes 185

CHAPTER XI. Dangers Thicken 206

CHAPTER XII. The Death of Ameres 224

CHAPTER XIII. The Search for Mysa 245

CHAPTER XIV. A Prince of Egypt 265

CHAPTER XV. Ameres is Revenged 284

CHAPTER XVI. Up the Nile 308

CHAPTER XVII. Out of Egypt 329

CHAPTER XVIII. The Desert Journey 349

CHAPTER XIX. Home at Last 365

CHAPTER XX. The King of the Rebu 384

OUT ON THE PAMPAS The Young Settlers By G. A. Henty

CONTENTS CHAPTER I. Mrs. Hardy’s Resolution. CHAPTER II. The Start. CHAPTER III. A New Life. CHAPTER IV. The Pampas. CHAPTER V. The Settler’s Home. CHAPTER VI. A Tale of the Mexican War. CHAPTER VII. Seth Continues His Narrative of the Mexican Adventure. CHAPTER VIII. Farm Work and Amusements. CHAPTER IX. Neighbourly Visits and Advice. CHAPTER X. The Lost Cattle. CHAPTER XI. Quiet Times. CHAPTER XII. A Steady Hand. CHAPTER XIII. The Indian Attack. CHAPTER XIV. Terrible News. CHAPTER XV. The Pampas on Fire. CHAPTER XVI. At the Stake. CHAPTER XVII. Rescued.