The Great QuestI OLD ACQUAINTANCEReading editionChapter navigation44 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…THE GREAT QUESTILLUSTRATIONSI OLD ACQUAINTANCEChapter I · THE STRANGERChapter II · MY UNCLE BEHAVES QUEERLYChapter III · HIGGLEBY'S BARNChapter IV · SWORDS AND SHIPSChapter V · A MYSTERIOUS PROJECTII HANDS ACROSS THE SEAChapter VI · GOOD-BYE TO OLD HAUNTS AND FACESChapter VII · A WILD NIGHTChapter VIII · THE BRIG ADVENTUREChapter IX · AN OLD SEA SONGIII A LOW LAND IN THE EASTChapter X · MATTERSONChapter XI · NEW LIGHT ON AN OLD FRIENDChapter XII · CAPTAIN NORTH AGAINChapter XIII · ISSUES SHARPLY DRAWNChapter XIV · LAND HO!IV THREE DESPERATE MENChapter XV · THE ISLANDChapter XVI · STRANGEST OF ALLChapter XVII · THE MAN FROM THE JUNGLEChapter XVIII · A WARNING DEFIEDChapter XIX · BURNED BRIDGESV THE HOUSE ON THE HILLChapter XX · UP STREAMChapter XXI · A GRIM SURPRISEChapter XXII · SIEGEChapter XXIII · SORTIEVI FOR OUR VERY LIVESChapter XXIV · SPEARS IN THE DARKChapter XXV · CARDS AND CHESSChapter XXVI · AN UNSEEN FOEChapter XXVII · THE FORT FALLSChapter XXVIII · DOWN THE CURRENTChapter XXIX · THE FIGHT AT THE LANDINGVII THE LONG ROAD HOMEChapter XXX · THE CRUISERChapter XXXI · A PASSAGE AT ARMSChapter XXXII · WESTWARD BOUNDChapter XXXIII · THE DOOR OF DISASTERChapter XXXIV · AN OLD, OLD STORYChapter XXXV · EHEU FUGACES!Previous chapter ←ILLUSTRATIONSNext chapter →Chapter I · THE STRANGERAll chapters and sections (44)Other sectionsTHE GREAT QUESTILLUSTRATIONSI OLD ACQUAINTANCEChapters12345Other sectionsII HANDS ACROSS THE SEAChapters6789Other sectionsIII A LOW LAND IN THE EASTChapters1011121314Other sectionsIV THREE DESPERATE MENChapters1516171819Other sectionsV THE HOUSE ON THE HILLChapters20212223Other sectionsVI FOR OUR VERY LIVESChapters242526272829Other sectionsVII THE LONG ROAD HOMEChapters303132333435Gentlemen looking at a house.THE GREAT QUEST◇← ILLUSTRATIONSCHAPTER I THE STRANGER →