Category: Historical Novels
The jingle of Claude de Blenau's spurs, as he descended with a quick step the staircase of the Palais Cardinal, told as plainly as a pair of French spurs could tell, that his heart was lightened of a heavy load since he had last tried their ascent; and the spring of his foot,...
As a young member of what is technically called the _lower house_, or otherwise the House of Commons, when first he goes down after his election to take the oaths and his seat,...
6. CHAPTER VI.In the old Chateau of Chantilly was a long gallery, which went by the name of the _Cours aux cerfs_, from the number of stags' heads which appeared curiously sculptured upon the...
8. CHAPTER VIII.The heavy carriage which conveyed Pauline de Beaumont towards Paris rolled on with no great rapidity, and the time, to her anxious mind, seemed lengthened to an inconceivable de...
1. CHAPTER I.The jingle of Claude de Blenau's spurs, as he descended with a quick step the staircase of the Palais Cardinal, told as plainly as a pair of French spurs could tell, that his he...
2. CHAPTER II."Well, Sir," said De Blenau, smiling with feelings mingled of melancholy resignation to his fate and proud disdain for his enemies, "imprisonment is too common a lot, now-a-days...
4. CHAPTER IV.I wish to Heaven it were possible, in a true story, to follow the old Greek's rule, and preserve at least unity of place throughout. It would save a great deal of trouble, both...
3. CHAPTER III.Now if the reader imagined that I wrote the whole of the twelfth chapter of the last volume for the sole purpose of telling a cock and a bull story about a country innkeeper and...
10. CHAPTER X.Having now left the Woodman as unhappy as we could wish, and De Blenau very little better off than he was before; we must proceed with Pauline, and see what we can do for her in...
9. CHAPTER IX.The tumult of joy and surprise--the mutual explanations--the delight of De Blenau--the relief to Pauline--with the thousand little _et-cetera_ of such a meeting, I must leave to...
11. CHAPTER XI.In which De Blenau finds that he has got the rod in his own hand, and how he uses it; together with a curious account of a tremendous combat and glorious victory.
12. CHAPTER XII."Marteville, you have served me essentially," said the Count de Chavigni as soon as he had left Pauline in what was called the ladies' hall of the Hotel de Bouthilliers, address...
5. CHAPTER V.During the absence of the King and Chavigni in the chase, two arrivals had taken place at Chantilly very nearly at the same moment. Luckily, however, the Queen had just time to...