The Splendid Spur
- Subtitle
- Being Memoirs of the Adventures of Mr. John Marvel, a Servant of His Late Majesty King Charles I, in the Years 1642-3
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1. THE SPLENDID SPUR2. INTRODUCTORY NOTE.3. CHAPTER I. — THE BOWLING-GREEN OF THE “CROWN.”4. CHAPTER II. — THE YOUNG MAN IN THE CLOAK OF AMBER SATIN,5. CHAPTER III. — I FIND MYSELF IN A TAVERN BRAWL: AND BARELY ESCAPE.6. CHAPTER IV. — I TAKE THE ROAD.7. CHAPTER V. — MY ADVENTURE AT THE “THREE CUPS.”8. CHAPTER VI. — THE FLIGHT IN THE PINE WOOD.9. CHAPTER VII. — I FIND A COMRADE.10. CHAPTER VIII. — I LOSE THE KING’S LETTER; AND AM CARRIED TO BRISTOL.11. CHAPTER IX. — I BREAK OUT OF PRISON.12. CHAPTER X. — CAPTAIN POTTERY AND CAPTAIN SETTLE.13. CHAPTER XI. — I RIDE DOWN INTO TEMPLE: AND AM WELL TREATED THERE.14. CHAPTER XII. — HOW JOAN SAVED THE ARMY OF THE WEST; AND SAW THE FIGHT ON BRADDOCK DOWN.15. CHAPTER XIII. — I BUY A LOOKING GLASS AT BODMIN FAIR: AND MEET WITH MR. HANNIBAL16. CHAPTER XIV. — I DO NO GOOD IN THE HOUSE OF GLEYS.17. CHAPTER XV. — I LEAVE JOAN AND RIDE TO THE WARS.18. CHAPTER XVI. — THE BATTLE OF STAMFORD HEATH.19. CHAPTER XVII. — I MEET WITH A HAPPY ADVENTURE BY BURNING OF A GREEN LIGHT.20. CHAPTER XVIII. — JOAN DOES ME HER LAST SERVICE.21. CHAPTER XIX. — THE ADVENTURE OF THE HEARSE.22. CHAPTER XX. — THE ADVENTURE OF THE LEDGE; AND HOW I SHOOK HANDS WITH MY COMRADE.