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Sir NigelArthur Conan Doyle

Sir Nigel

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Original author: Arthur Conan Doyle

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"Sir Nigel" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a historical novel published in 1905–06. Set during the opening years of the Hundred Years' War, it follows young Nigel Loring, a knight serving King Edward III, as he seeks to prove his honor and win his lady's hand. To earn her favor, Nigel vows to complete three heroic deeds, leading him through dangerous missions, sea battles, and castle sieges across England, France, and Brittany. The novel serves as a prequel to Doyle's earlier work "The White Company."

Sir Nigel, by Arthur Conan Doyle. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #2845.

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29 Chapters

  1. 1.Introduction202 words
  2. 2.Introduction442 words
  3. 3.Chapter I: The House of Loring1,846 words
  4. 4.Chapter II: How the Devil Came to Waverley2,159 words
  5. 5.Chapter III: The Yellow Horse of Crooksbury5,861 words
  6. 6.Chapter IV: How the Summoner Came to the Manor House of Tilford4,744 words
  7. 7.Chapter V: How Nigel Was Tried by the Abbot of Waverley5,562 words
  8. 8.Chapter VI: In Which Lady Ermyntrude Opens the Iron Coffer3,560 words
  9. 9.Chapter VII: How Nigel Went Marketing to Guildford5,473 words
  10. 10.Chapter VIII: How the King Hawked on Crooksbury Heath3,833 words
  11. 11.Chapter IX: How Nigel Held the Bridge at Tilford3,121 words
  12. 12.Chapter X: How the King Greeted His Seneschal of Calais4,078 words
  13. 13.Chapter XI: In the Hall of the Knight of Duplin4,390 words
  14. 14.Chapter XII: How Nigel Fought the Twisted Man of Shalford5,285 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIII: How the Comrades Journeyed Down the Old, Old Road7,887 words
  1. 16.Chapter XIV: How Nigel Chased the Red Ferret8,155 words
  2. 17.Chapter XV: How the Red Ferret Came to Cosford3,586 words
  3. 18.Chapter XVI: How the King’s Court Feasted in Calais Castle3,835 words
  4. 19.Chapter XVII: The Spaniards on the Sea7,699 words
  5. 20.Chapter XVIII: How Black Simon Claimed Forfeit From the King of Sark3,745 words
  6. 21.Chapter XIX: How a Squire of England Met a Squire of France6,946 words
  7. 22.Chapter XX: How the English Attempted the Castle of La Brohinière4,666 words
  8. 23.Chapter XXI: How the Second Messenger Went to Cosford5,753 words
  9. 24.Chapter XXII: How Robert of Beaumanoir Came to Ploermel2,993 words
  10. 25.Chapter XXIII: How Thirty of Josselin Encountered Thirty of Ploermel5,419 words
  11. 26.Chapter XXIV: How Nigel Was Called to His Master4,890 words
  12. 27.Chapter XXV: How the King of France Held Counsel at Maupertuis3,297 words
  13. 28.Chapter XXVI: How Nigel Found His Third Deed6,884 words
  14. 29.Chapter XXVII: How the Third Messenger Came to Cosford1,940 words