Colonel Quaritch, V.C.Colonel Quaritch, V.CReading editionChapter navigation48 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Colonel Quaritch, V.CIntroductory materialCOLONEL QUARITCH, V.C.Chapter I · HAROLD QUARITCH MEDITATESChapter II · THE COLONEL MEETS THE SQUIREChapter III · THE TALE OF SIR JAMES DE LA MOLLEChapter IV · THE END OF THE TALEChapter V · THE SQUIRE EXPLAINS THE POSITIONChapter VI · LAWYER QUESTChapter VII · EDWARD COSSEY, ESQUIREChapter VIII · MR. QUEST’S WIFEChapter IX · THE SHADOW OF RUINChapter X · THE TENNIS PARTYChapter XI · IDA’S BARGAINChapter XII · GEORGE PROPHESIESChapter XIII · ABOUT ARTChapter XIV · THE TIGER SHOWS HER CLAWSChapter XV · THE HAPPY DAYSChapter XVI · THE HOUSE WITH THE RED PILLARSChapter XVII · THE TIGRESS IN HER DENChapter XVIII · “WHAT SOME HAVE FOUND SO SWEET”Chapter XIX · IN PAWNChapter XX · “GOOD-BYE TO YOU, EDWARD”Chapter XXI · THE COLONEL GOES OUT SHOOTINGChapter XXII · THE END OF THE MATCHChapter XXIII · THE BLOW FALLSChapter XXIV · “GOOD-BYE, MY DEAR, GOOD-BYE!”Chapter XXV · THE SQUIRE GIVES HIS CONSENTChapter XXVI · BELLE PAYS A VISITChapter XXVII · MR. QUEST HAS HIS INNINGSChapter XXVIII · HOW GEORGE TREATED JOHNNIEChapter XXIX · EDWARD COSSEY MEETS WITH AN ACCIDENTChapter XXX · HAROLD TAKES THE NEWSChapter XXXI · IDA RECANTSChapter XXXII · GEORGE PROPHESIES AGAINChapter XXXIII · THE SQUIRE SPEAKS HIS MINDChapter XXXIV · GEORGE’S DIPLOMATIC ERRANDChapter XXXV · THE SWORD OF DAMOCLESChapter XXXVI · HOW THE GAME ENDEDChapter XXXVII · SISTER AGNESChapter XXXVIII · COLONEL QUARITCH EXPRESSES HIS VIEWSChapter XXXIX · THE COLONEL GOES TO SLEEPChapter XL · BUT NOT TO BEDChapter XLI · HOW THE NIGHT WENTChapter XLII · IDA GOES TO MEET HER FATEChapter XLIII · GEORGE IS SEEN TO LAUGHChapter XLIV · CHRISTMAS CHIMESCONCLUSION GOOD-BYEBeginning of this editionNext chapter →Introductory materialAll chapters and sections (48)Other sectionsColonel Quaritch, V.COpening pagesIntroductory materialOther sectionsCOLONEL QUARITCH, V.C.Chapters1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344Other sectionsCONCLUSION GOOD-BYEA Tale of Country Lifeby H. Rider HaggardFirst Published 1888.Introductory material →