The Master of ApplebyFront matterReading editionChapter navigation55 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterThe Master of ApplebyILLUSTRATIONS BY T. de THULSTRUP NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS Copyright 1902 The Bowen-Merrill Company October TO Mr. Edward G. Richmond OF CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, WHOSE KINDNESS AND ENCOURAGEMENT MUST ALWAYS BE HELD IN LIVELY REMEMBRANCE BY THE AUTHOR THIS BOOK IS GRATEFULLY INSCRIBEDChapter I · IN WHICH I WHET MY FATHER'S SWORDII WHICH KNITS UP SOME BROKEN ENDSIII IN WHICH MY ENEMY SCORES FIRSTIV WHICH MAY BE PASSED OVER LIGHTLYV HOW I LOST WHAT I HAD NEVER GAINEDVI SHOWING HOW RED WRATH MAY HEAL A WOUNDVII IN WHICH MY LADY HATH NO PARTVIII IN WHICH I TASTE THE QUALITY OF MERCYIX HOW A GOLDEN KEY UNLOCKED A DOORX HOW A FORLORN HOPE CAME TO GRIEFXI HOW A LIE WAS MADE THE VERY TRUTHXII HOW THE NEWS CAME TO UNWELCOME EARSXIII IN WHICH A PILGRIMAGE BEGINSXIV HOW THE BARONET PLAYED ROUGE-ET-NOIRXV IN WHICH A HATCHET SINGS A MAN TO SLEEPXVI HOW JENNIFER THREW A MAIN WITH DEATHXVII SHOWING HOW LOVE TOOK TOLL OF FRIENDSHIPXVIII IN WHICH WE HEAR NEWS FROM THE SOUTHXIX HOW A STUMBLING HORSE BROUGHT TIDINGSXX IN WHICH WE STRIVE AS MEN TO RUN A RACEXXI HOW WE KEPT LENTEN VIGILS IN TRINITYTIDEXXII HOW THE FATES GAVE LARGESS OF DESPAIRXXIII HOW WE KEPT THE FEAST OF BITTER HERBSXXIV HOW WE FOUND THE SUNKEN VALLEYXXV HOW UNCANOOLA TRAPPED THE GREAT BEARXXVI WE TAKE THE CHARRED STICK FOR A GUIDEXXVII HOW A KING'S TROOPER BECAME A WASTRELXXVIII IN WHICH I SADDLE THE BLACK MAREXXIX IN WHICH, HAVING DANCED, WE PAY THE PIPERXXX HOW EPHRAIM YEATES PRAYED FOR HIS ENEMIESXXXI IN WHICH WE MAKE A FORCED MARCHXXXII IN WHICH I AM BEDDED IN A GARRETXXXIII IN WHICH I HEAR CHANCEFUL TIDINGSXXXIV HOW I MET A GREAT LORD AS MAN TO MANXXXV IN WHICH I FIGHT THE DEVIL WITH FIREXXXVI HOW I RODE POST ON THE KING'S BUSINESSXXXVII OF WHAT BEFELL AT KING'S CREEKXXXVIII IN WHICH WE FIND THE GUN-MAKERXXXIX THE THUNDER OF THE CAPTAINS AND THE SHOUTINGXL VAE VICTISXLI HOW I PLAYED THE HOST AT MY OWN FIRESIDEXLII IN WHICH MY LORD HAS HIS MARCHING ORDERSXLIII IN WHICH I DRINK A DISH OF TEAXLIV HOW WE CAME TO THE BEGINNING OF THE ENDXLV IN WHICH WE FIND WHAT WE NEVER SOUGHTXLVI HOW OUR PIECE MISSED FIRE AT HARNDON ACRESXLVII ARMS AND THE MANXLVIII HOW WE KEPT TRYST AT APPLEBY HUNDREDXLIX IN WHICH A LAWYER HATH HIS FEEL HOW RICHARD COVERDALE'S DEBT WAS PAIDLI IN WHICH THE GOOD CAUSE GAINS A CONVERTLII WHICH BRINGS US TO THE JOURNEY'S ENDBeginning of this editionNext chapter →The Master of ApplebyAll chapters and sections (55)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsThe Master of ApplebyILLUSTRATIONS BY T. de THULSTRUP NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS Copyright 1902 The Bowen-Merrill Company October TO Mr. Edward G. Richmond OF CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, WHOSE KINDNESS AND ENCOURAGEMENT MUST ALWAYS BE HELD IN LIVELY REMEMBRANCE BY THE AUTHOR THIS BOOK IS GRATEFULLY INSCRIBEDChapters1Other sectionsII WHICH KNITS UP SOME BROKEN ENDSIII IN WHICH MY ENEMY SCORES FIRSTIV WHICH MAY BE PASSED OVER LIGHTLYV HOW I LOST WHAT I HAD NEVER GAINEDVI SHOWING HOW RED WRATH MAY HEAL A WOUNDVII IN WHICH MY LADY HATH NO PARTVIII IN WHICH I TASTE THE QUALITY OF MERCYIX HOW A GOLDEN KEY UNLOCKED A DOORX HOW A FORLORN HOPE CAME TO GRIEFXI HOW A LIE WAS MADE THE VERY TRUTHXII HOW THE NEWS CAME TO UNWELCOME EARSXIII IN WHICH A PILGRIMAGE BEGINSXIV HOW THE BARONET PLAYED ROUGE-ET-NOIRXV IN WHICH A HATCHET SINGS A MAN TO SLEEPXVI HOW JENNIFER THREW A MAIN WITH DEATHXVII SHOWING HOW LOVE TOOK TOLL OF FRIENDSHIPXVIII IN WHICH WE HEAR NEWS FROM THE SOUTHXIX HOW A STUMBLING HORSE BROUGHT TIDINGSXX IN WHICH WE STRIVE AS MEN TO RUN A RACEXXI HOW WE KEPT LENTEN VIGILS IN TRINITYTIDEXXII HOW THE FATES GAVE LARGESS OF DESPAIRXXIII HOW WE KEPT THE FEAST OF BITTER HERBSXXIV HOW WE FOUND THE SUNKEN VALLEYXXV HOW UNCANOOLA TRAPPED THE GREAT BEARXXVI WE TAKE THE CHARRED STICK FOR A GUIDEXXVII HOW A KING'S TROOPER BECAME A WASTRELXXVIII IN WHICH I SADDLE THE BLACK MAREXXIX IN WHICH, HAVING DANCED, WE PAY THE PIPERXXX HOW EPHRAIM YEATES PRAYED FOR HIS ENEMIESXXXI IN WHICH WE MAKE A FORCED MARCHXXXII IN WHICH I AM BEDDED IN A GARRETXXXIII IN WHICH I HEAR CHANCEFUL TIDINGSXXXIV HOW I MET A GREAT LORD AS MAN TO MANXXXV IN WHICH I FIGHT THE DEVIL WITH FIREXXXVI HOW I RODE POST ON THE KING'S BUSINESSXXXVII OF WHAT BEFELL AT KING'S CREEKXXXVIII IN WHICH WE FIND THE GUN-MAKERXXXIX THE THUNDER OF THE CAPTAINS AND THE SHOUTINGXL VAE VICTISXLI HOW I PLAYED THE HOST AT MY OWN FIRESIDEXLII IN WHICH MY LORD HAS HIS MARCHING ORDERSXLIII IN WHICH I DRINK A DISH OF TEAXLIV HOW WE CAME TO THE BEGINNING OF THE ENDXLV IN WHICH WE FIND WHAT WE NEVER SOUGHTXLVI HOW OUR PIECE MISSED FIRE AT HARNDON ACRESXLVII ARMS AND THE MANXLVIII HOW WE KEPT TRYST AT APPLEBY HUNDREDXLIX IN WHICH A LAWYER HATH HIS FEEL HOW RICHARD COVERDALE'S DEBT WAS PAIDLI IN WHICH THE GOOD CAUSE GAINS A CONVERTLII WHICH BRINGS US TO THE JOURNEY'S ENDOriginal CoverThe Master of Appleby →