Category: Adventure

Two Knapsacks: A Novel of Canadian Summer Life

Eugene Coristine and Farquhar Wilkinson were youngish bachelors and fellow members of the Victoria and Albert Literary Society. Thither, on Wednesday evenings, when respectable church-members were wending their way to weekly service, they hastened regularly, to meet with a ban...

Chapters

21. Chapter 21

Matilda Free--The Constable Captured--The Thunderstorm--Rawdon Found--The Lawyer Revives--Inquest--Mr. Pawkins Again--Expeditions--Greek--Committee of the Whole--Miss Graves and...

8. Chapter 8

The Services--Nash Routs Rawdon--The Dinner Talk--The Pedestrians with the Ladies--Singing out of One Hymn-book--Grinstuns Again--The Female Vagrant and the Idiot Boy--Little Ma...

10. Chapter 10

Doctor Summoned to the Select Encampment--Newcome Interviewed--Nash's Discovery--His Venture--Drop the Handkerchief--The Dominie's Indignation--The Pedestrians Detained--The Doc...

5. Chapter 5

It was very pleasant for all four, the walk down the mountain road; and the pedestrians enjoyed the scenery all the more with intelligent guides to point out places of interest....

4. Chapter 4

At supper they had, for their vis-a-vis, a tall, aristocratic-looking man, attired airily in a mixture of jean and silk. His nose was aquiline, his eyes grey and piercing withal...

1. Chapter 1

Eugene Coristine and Farquhar Wilkinson were youngish bachelors and fellow members of the Victoria and Albert Literary Society. Thither, on Wednesday evenings, when respectable...

9. Chapter 9

The Squire Posts Sentries--Sylvanus Arrests Tryphosa--Change of Watchword--Nash Leads an Advance--The Cheek of Grinstuns--The Hound--Guard-room Conversation--Incipient Fires Ext...

7. Chapter 7

Ben's Sudden Sickness--The Spurious Priest--Coristine as Doctor--Saved by the Detective--Anxiety at the Maple--A Pleasant Evening--Sunday Morning and Ben--The Lawyer Rides--Nash...

2. Chapter 2

The travellers carried their knapsacks in their hands by the straps, to the nearest hotel, where, after brief delay, a special supper was set for them. Having discussed the frug...

14. Chapter 14

Picnic Supper--Sentries--Sylvanus' Silence--Coristine and Bigglethorpe Hear Sounds--Invaders Repelled--Fire and Explosions--Victims Walled In--Water Retreat in the Rain--The Con...

18. Chapter 18

At the Encampment--Botany--Fishing--Matilda--The New Lake--Tillycot--Luncheon--After Recreation--New Visitors to Tillycot--Edifying Talk--Songs on the Way Home--Mr. Bigglethorpe...

6. Chapter 6

A very clean and attractive hostelry received the travellers, and compelled the dominie to remark cheerfully, "Now shall I take mine ease in mine inn," which led to his lately i...

3. Chapter 3

"Well, there hain't hany pestilence that walketh hin darkness there, not to my knowledge; though they say hif you keep your lamp lit hall night, they won't come near you; but th...

20. Chapter 20

The Collingwood Arrivals--Coristine Goes to the Post Office--Mr. Perrowne is Funny--Bang's Note and the Lawyer's Fall--Coristine in Hospital--Miss Carmichael Relents--Bangs on t...

16. Chapter 16

Inquest and Consequences--Orther Lom--Coolness--Evening Service--Mr. Pawkins and the Constable--Two Songs--Marjorie, Mr. Biggles and the Crawfish--Coristine Falls Foul of Mr. La...

15. Chapter 15

Miss Carmichael Snubs and Thinks--The Constable and the Prisoner--Matilda and the Doctor--The Children Botanize--Pressing Specimens--Nomenclature--The Colonel Makes a Discovery-...

19. Chapter 19

The Glory Departed--The Mail--Coristine's Letters to Miss Carmichael, Mrs. Carruthers and the Dominie--Sylvanus to Tryphena--Burying Muggins--A Dull Week--A Letter From Coristin...

13. Chapter 13

There was no room for twenty persons in two waggons, yet twenty proposed to go, seventeen to the seat of war, and three to the post-office. As those three were the young ladies...

12. Chapter 12

When Timotheus returned, he was not alone; a slightly built man of medium stature, and rather flashily attired, rode beside him. The Squire strode to the gate, to learn that the...

17. Chapter 17

After his Parthian shot, the Captain ordered Sylvanus to get out the gig, as he was going home. Leaving Marjorie in the hands of her aunt Carmichael, he saluted his daughter, hi...

11. Chapter 11

Old Man Newcome's Escape, Arrest and Conveyance Home--The Colonel's Plan of Campaign--He Takes Command--Maguffin's Capture by Messrs. Hill and Hislop--The Richards' Aid Enlisted...