The Great QuestIII A LOW LAND IN THE EASTReading 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 ←Chapter IX · AN OLD SEA SONGNext chapter →Chapter X · MATTERSONAll 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 HOMEChapters303132333435Walking on the deck of the Adventure.← CHAPTER IX AN OLD SEA SONGCHAPTER X MATTERSON →