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Springhaven: A Tale of the Great WarR. D. Blackmore

Springhaven: A Tale of the Great War

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Original author: R. D. Blackmore

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"Springhaven: A Tale of the Great War" by R. D. Blackmore is a novel published in 1887. Set on England's Sussex coast during the Napoleonic Wars, it follows the sinister Captain Caryl Carne, a half-French, half-English villain who plots to aid a French invasion. As invasion fears grip the coastline, Carne fills his ancestral castle with gunpowder and conspires with Napoleon's forces at Boulogne. The story weaves together naval officers, an admiral's headstrong daughters, and brief appearances by both Nelson and Napoleon himself.

Springhaven: A Tale of the Great War, by R. D. Blackmore. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #7435.

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66 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: When the Ship Comes Home1,503 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: With Her Crew and Cargo2,015 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: And Her True Commander1,282 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: And Her Faithful Chaplain1,823 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: Opinion, Male and Female1,753 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: As Others See Us2,079 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: A Squadron in the Downs1,868 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: A Lesson in the Aeneid1,938 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: The Maroon1,840 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: Across the Stepping-Stones2,811 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: No Promotion2,797 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII: At the Yew-Tree2,664 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII: Whence, and Wherefore?2,649 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV: A Horrible Suggestion2,898 words
  15. 15.Chapter XV: Ordeal of Audit3,490 words
  16. 16.Chapter XVI: Fox-Hill3,131 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVII: Sea-Side Lodgings2,643 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVIII: French and English2,473 words
  19. 19.Chapter XIX: In the Line of Fire2,250 words
  20. 20.Chapter XX: Among the Ladies2,946 words
  21. 21.Chapter XXI: A Gracious Mercy2,741 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXII: A Special Urgency2,405 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXIII: Yoh-Heave-Oh!2,784 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXIV: According to Contract3,692 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXV: No Concern of Ours3,983 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXVI: Long-Pipe Times2,790 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXVII: Fair in Theory2,637 words
  28. 28.Chapter XXVIII: Foul in Practice3,079 words
  29. 29.Chapter XXIX: Maternal Eloquence2,467 words
  30. 30.Chapter XXX: Paternal Discipline2,738 words
  31. 31.Chapter XXXI: Sore Temptation2,675 words
  32. 32.Chapter XXXII: The Trials of Faith2,993 words
  33. 33.Chapter XXXIII: Farewell, Daniel2,973 words
  1. 34.Chapter XXXIV: Cauliflowers2,980 words
  2. 35.Chapter XXXV: Loyal, Aye Loyal4,734 words
  3. 36.Chapter XXXVI: Fair Criticism4,185 words
  4. 37.Chapter XXXVII: Neither at Home3,769 words
  5. 38.Chapter XXXVIII: Everybody's Master3,569 words
  6. 39.Chapter XXXIX: Running the Gauntlet4,382 words
  7. 40.Chapter XL: Shelfing the Question3,100 words
  8. 41.Chapter XLI: Listeners Hear No Good3,093 words
  9. 42.Chapter XLII: Answering the Question4,406 words
  10. 43.Chapter XLIII: Little and Great People4,215 words
  11. 44.Chapter XLIV: Down Among the Dead Men2,820 words
  12. 45.Chapter XLV: Father, and Child2,581 words
  13. 46.Chapter XLVI: Catamarans2,907 words
  14. 47.Chapter XLVII: Enter and Exit3,263 words
  15. 48.Chapter XLVIII: Mother Scudamore2,735 words
  16. 49.Chapter XLIX: Evil Communications3,852 words
  17. 50.Chapter L: His Savage Spirit2,104 words
  18. 51.Chapter LI: Strange Craft3,646 words
  19. 52.Chapter LII: Kind Enquiries3,421 words
  20. 53.Chapter LIII: Time and Place3,922 words
  21. 54.Chapter LIV: In a Sad Plight4,348 words
  22. 55.Chapter LV: In Savage Guise2,308 words
  23. 56.Chapter LVI: The Silver Voice3,509 words
  24. 57.Chapter LVII: Below the Line3,392 words
  25. 58.Chapter LVIII: In Early Morn2,429 words
  26. 59.Chapter LIX: Near Our Shores2,994 words
  27. 60.Chapter LX: No Danger, Gentlemen2,965 words
  28. 61.Chapter LXI: Discharged From Duty3,508 words
  29. 62.Chapter LXII: The Way Out of It3,291 words
  30. 63.Chapter LXIII: The Fatal Step5,081 words
  31. 64.Chapter LXIV: Wrath and Sorrow3,356 words
  32. 65.Chapter LXV: Trafalgar2,222 words
  33. 66.Chapter LXVI: The Last Bulletin4,109 words