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The Nest of the Sparrowhawk: A Romance of the XVIIth CenturyBaroness Emmuska Orczy Orczy

The Nest of the Sparrowhawk: A Romance of the XVIIth Century

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Original author: Baroness Emmuska Orczy Orczy

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"The Nest of the Sparrowhawk: A Romance of the XVIIth Century" by Baroness Orczy is a novel written in 1909. Set in Puritan Kent in 1657, the story follows the sinister machinations of Sir Marmaduke de Chevasse, a Roundhead guardian determined to claim his young ward Lady Sue's fortune. Through cunning disguises and ruthless schemes, he removes obstacles standing in his way—including Sue's devoted admirer Richard Lambert. But his elaborate plot entangles his own family in unexpected tragedy and disgrace.

The Nest of the Sparrowhawk: A Romance of the XVIIth Century, by Baroness Emmuska Orczy Orczy. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #12175.

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43 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: The House of a Kentish Squire2,609 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: On a July Afternoon1,729 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: The Exile1,801 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: Grinding Poverty2,644 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: The Legal Aspect2,445 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: Under the Shadow of the Elms4,232 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: The Stranger Within the Gates1,572 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: Prince Amédé D'orléans1,329 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: Secret Service2,734 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: Avowed Enmity2,477 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: Surrender1,376 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII: A Woman's Heart1,583 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII: An Idea1,954 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV: The House in London1,986 words
  15. 15.Chapter XV: A Game of Primero1,496 words
  16. 16.Chapter XVI: A Conflict1,388 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVII: Rus in Urbe2,927 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVIII: The Trap2,939 words
  19. 19.Chapter XIX: Disgrace1,867 words
  20. 20.Chapter XX: My Lord Protector's Patrol3,746 words
  21. 21.Chapter XXI: In the Meanwhile2,203 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXII: Breaking the News2,550 words
  1. 23.Chapter XXIII: The Absent Friend851 words
  2. 24.Chapter XXIV: November the 2d1,798 words
  3. 25.Chapter XXV: An Interlude937 words
  4. 26.Chapter XXVI: The Outcast2,697 words
  5. 27.Chapter XXVII: Lady Sue's Fortune2,047 words
  6. 28.Chapter XXVIII: Husband and Wife3,803 words
  7. 29.Chapter XXIX: Good-Bye459 words
  8. 30.Chapter XXX: All Because of the Tinder-Box1,923 words
  9. 31.Chapter XXXI: The Assignation1,463 words
  10. 32.Chapter XXXII: The Path Near the Cliffs3,103 words
  11. 33.Chapter XXXIII: The Day After1,176 words
  12. 34.Chapter XXXIV: Afterwards1,987 words
  13. 35.Chapter XXXV: The Smith's Forge2,234 words
  14. 36.Chapter XXXVI: The Girl-Wife1,893 words
  15. 37.Chapter XXXVII: The Old Woman2,166 words
  16. 38.Chapter XXXVIII: The Voice of the Dead2,258 words
  17. 39.Chapter XXXIX: The Home-Coming of Adam Lambert1,602 words
  18. 40.Chapter XL: Editha's Return1,581 words
  19. 41.Chapter XLI: Their Name2,276 words
  20. 42.Chapter XLII: The Return2,003 words
  21. 43.Chapter XLIII: The Sands of Epple2,089 words