Jack Hardy Or, A Hundred Years Ago

Jack Hardy: A Story of English Smugglers in the Days of Napoleon

I The Road to Luscombe II Monsieur De Fronsac III A Fight in Luscombe Market IV Congleton's Hollow V A Midnight Excursion VI Signals VII The Best-Laid Schemes VIII Congleton's Folly IX Close Quarters X A Prisoner of France XI A Break for Freedom XII The Capture of the *Glorieuse* XIII Off Luscombe XIV A Discovery XV Tar and Feathers XVI A Run at Sandy Cove XVII Diamond Cut Diamond XVIII The Battle of Binsey Cove XIX Some Appointments "Good-by, my boy," said his father, as Jack clambered on to the roof of the coach at the White Hart, Southwark, "and be sure you don't forget your Cousin Bastable, or your mother will never forgive you." The coachman could not turn his head, because the collar of his coat was stiff and his neck brawny; but he screwed his left eye into the corner, winked, and gave a hoarse chuckle. Jack was on his way to Wynport to join H.M.S. Fury. Ten miles beyond Wynport lay the little village of Luscombe, and two miles beyond Luscombe was Bastable Grange, where his mother's cousin, Humfrey Bastable, lived. Jack had never seen Mr. Bastable; a hundred years ago relatives separated by a hundred miles of turnpike road saw very little of one another. But Mrs. Hardy had been very fond of her Cousin Humfrey when they were boy and girl together, and now that her son was going within easy walking distance of Bastable Grange, she insisted that Jack should go over and pay his respects. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 43334
Author: Strang, Herbert
Release Date: Jul 27, 2013
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Illustrator: Rainey, W. (William), 1852-1936