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Richard Carvel — Complete

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Original author: Winston Churchill

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"Richard Carvel — Complete" by Winston Churchill is a historical novel published in 1899. Set during the American Revolutionary era, it unfolds as the memoirs of an eighteenth-century Maryland gentleman. Young Richard Carvel navigates family betrayal, kidnapping by pirates, and the glittering corruption of London society. Torn between his loyalist grandfather and revolutionary convictions, and yearning for his elusive childhood love Dorothy Manners, Richard's adventures sweep from colonial Maryland to England and back as war approaches, testing both his political ideals and his heart.

Richard Carvel — Complete, by Winston Churchill. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #5373.

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59 Chapters

  1. 1.Foreword311 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: Lionel Carvel, of Carvel Hall1,679 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: Some Memories of Childhood3,808 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: Caught by the Tide3,788 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: Grafton Would Heal an Old Breach5,373 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: “if Ladies Be but Young and Fair”3,238 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: I First Suffer for the Cause3,835 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: Grafton Has His Chance3,064 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: Over the Wall2,884 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: Under False Colours4,741 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: The Red in the Carvel Blood4,029 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: A Festival and a Parting4,472 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII: News From a Far Country3,003 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII: Mr. Allen Shows His Hand3,768 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV: The Volte Coupe2,621 words
  16. 16.Chapter XV: Of Which the Rector Has the Worst3,441 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVI: In Which Some Things Are Made Clear1,664 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVII: South River1,804 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVIII: The “black Moll”3,791 words
  20. 20.Chapter XIX: A Man of Destiny3,642 words
  21. 21.Chapter XX: A Sad Home-Coming3,971 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXI: The Gardener's Cottage2,725 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXII: On the Road4,227 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXIII: London Town4,218 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXIV: Castle Yard2,470 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXV: The Rescue3,511 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXVI: The Part Horatio Played3,151 words
  28. 28.Chapter XXVII: In Which I Am Sore Tempted3,681 words
  29. 29.Chapter XXVIII: Arlington Street2,386 words
  30. 30.Chapter XXIX: I Meet a Very Great Young Man2,683 words
  1. 31.Chapter XXX: A Conspiracy3,772 words
  2. 32.Chapter XXXI: “upstairs Into the World”4,815 words
  3. 33.Chapter XXXII: Lady Tankerville's Drum-Major3,188 words
  4. 34.Chapter XXXIII: Drury Lane3,225 words
  5. 35.Chapter XXXIV: His Grace Makes Advances1,823 words
  6. 36.Chapter XXXV: In Which My Lord Baltimore Appears2,935 words
  7. 37.Chapter XXXVI: A Glimpse of Mr. Garrick2,442 words
  8. 38.Chapter XXXVII: The Serpentine3,796 words
  9. 39.Chapter XXXVIII: In Which I Am Roundly Brought to Task2,665 words
  10. 40.Chapter XXXIX: Holland House3,373 words
  11. 41.Chapter XL: Vauxhall2,355 words
  12. 42.Chapter XLI: The Wilderness2,968 words
  13. 43.Chapter XLII: My Friends Are Proven2,091 words
  14. 44.Chapter XLIII: Annapolis Once More3,287 words
  15. 45.Chapter XLIV: Noblesse Oblige3,056 words
  16. 46.Chapter XLV: The House of Memories3,021 words
  17. 47.Chapter XLVI: Gordon's Pride1,728 words
  18. 48.Chapter XLVII: Visitors3,564 words
  19. 49.Chapter XLVIII: Multum in Parvo3,530 words
  20. 50.Chapter XLIX: Liberty Loses a Friend2,920 words
  21. 51.Chapter L: Farewell to Gordon's1,959 words
  22. 52.Chapter LI: How an Idle Prophecy Came to Pass4,543 words
  23. 53.Chapter LII: How the Gardener's Son Fought the “serapis”5,223 words
  24. 54.Chapter LIII: In Which I Make Some Discoveries3,364 words
  25. 55.Chapter LIV: More Discoveries4,229 words
  26. 56.Chapter LV: “the Love of a Maid for a Man”3,050 words
  27. 57.Chapter LVI: How Good Came Out of Evil3,795 words
  28. 58.Chapter LVII: I Come to My Own Again1,887 words
  29. 59.Afterword533 words