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The White Company
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A fast-moving medieval adventure of knights, archers, chivalry, and campaign life during the Hundred Years’ War.
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The White Company
Young Alleyne Edricson leaves a monastery and joins Sir Nigel Loring’s company, discovering friendship, danger, battlefield courage, and the complicated ideals behind medieval heroism.
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The White Company
Arthur Conan Doyle
and David Widger
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THE WHITE COMPANY
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CHAPTER I. HOW THE BLACK SHEEP CAME FORTH FROM THE FOLD.
CHAPTER II. HOW ALLEYNE EDRICSON CAME OUT INTO THE WORLD.
CHAPTER III. HOW HORDLE JOHN COZENED THE FULLER OF LYMINGTON.
CHAPTER IV. HOW THE BAILIFF OF SOUTHAMPTON SLEW THE TWO MASTERLESS MEN.
CHAPTER V. HOW A STRANGE COMPANY GATHERED AT THE “PIED MERLIN.”
CHAPTER VI. HOW SAMKIN AYLWARD WAGERED HIS FEATHER-BED.
CHAPTER VII. HOW THE THREE COMRADES JOURNEYED THROUGH THE WOODLANDS.
CHAPTER VIII. THE THREE FRIENDS.
CHAPTER IX. HOW STRANGE THINGS BEFELL IN MINSTEAD WOOD.
CHAPTER X. HOW HORDLE JOHN FOUND A MAN WHOM HE MIGHT FOLLOW.
CHAPTER XI. HOW A YOUNG SHEPHERD HAD A PERILOUS FLOCK.
CHAPTER XII. HOW ALLEYNE LEARNED MORE THAN HE COULD TEACH.
CHAPTER XIII. HOW THE WHITE COMPANY SET FORTH TO THE WARS.
CHAPTER XIV. HOW SIR NIGEL SOUGHT FOR A WAYSIDE VENTURE.
CHAPTER XV. HOW THE YELLOW COG SAILED FORTH FROM LEPE.
CHAPTER XVI. HOW THE YELLOW COG FOUGHT THE TWO ROVER GALLEYS.
CHAPTER XVII. HOW THE YELLOW COG CROSSED THE BAR OF GIRONDE.
CHAPTER XVIII. HOW SIR NIGEL LORING PUT A PATCH UPON HIS EYE.
CHAPTER XIX. HOW THERE WAS STIR AT THE ABBEY OF ST. ANDREW'S.
CHAPTER XX. HOW ALLEYNE WON HIS PLACE IN AN HONORABLE GUILD.
CHAPTER XXI. HOW AGOSTINO PISANO RISKED HIS HEAD.
CHAPTER XXII. HOW THE BOWMEN HELD WASSAIL AT THE “ROSE DE GUIENNE.”
CHAPTER XXIII. HOW ENGLAND HELD THE LISTS AT BORDEAUX.
CHAPTER XXIV. HOW A CHAMPION CAME FORTH FROM THE EAST.
CHAPTER XXV. HOW SIR NIGEL WROTE TO TWYNHAM CASTLE.
CHAPTER XXVI. HOW THE THREE COMRADES GAINED A MIGHTY TREASURE
CHAPTER XXVII. HOW ROGER CLUB-FOOT WAS PASSED INTO PARADISE.
CHAPTER XXVIII. HOW THE COMRADES CAME OVER THE MARCHES OF FRANCE
CHAPTER XXIX. HOW THE BLESSED HOUR OF SIGHT CAME TO THE LADY TIPHAINE.
CHAPTER XXX. HOW THE BRUSHWOOD MEN CAME TO THE CHATEAU OF VILLEFRANCHE.
CHAPTER XXXI. HOW FIVE MEN HELD THE KEEP OF VILLEFRANCHE
CHAPTER XXXII. HOW THE COMPANY TOOK COUNSEL ROUND THE FALLEN TREE.
CHAPTER XXXIII. HOW THE ARMY MADE THE PASSAGE OF RONCESVALLES.
CHAPTER XXXIV. HOW THE COMPANY MADE SPORT IN THE VALE OF PAMPELUNA.
CHAPTER XXXV. HOW SIR NIGEL HAWKED AT AN EAGLE.
CHAPTER XXXVI. HOW SIR NIGEL TOOK THE PATCH FROM HIS EYE.
CHAPTER XXXVII. HOW THE WHITE COMPANY CAME TO BE DISBANDED.
CHAPTER XXXVIII. OF THE HOME-COMING TO HAMPSHIRE.
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- 01Full text
- 02THE WHITE COMPANY
- 03By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- 04CHAPTER I. HOW THE BLACK SHEEP CAME FORTH FROM THE FOLD.
- 05CHAPTER II. HOW ALLEYNE EDRICSON CAME OUT INTO THE WORLD.
- 06CHAPTER III. HOW HORDLE JOHN COZENED THE FULLER OF LYMINGTON.
- 07CHAPTER IV. HOW THE BAILIFF OF SOUTHAMPTON SLEW THE TWO MASTERLESS MEN.
- 08CHAPTER V. HOW A STRANGE COMPANY GATHERED AT THE “PIED MERLIN.”
- 09CHAPTER XXV. HOW SIR NIGEL WROTE TO TWYNHAM CASTLE.
- 10CHAPTER XXVI. HOW THE THREE COMRADES GAINED A MIGHTY TREASURE
- 11CHAPTER XXVII. HOW ROGER CLUB-FOOT WAS PASSED INTO PARADISE.
- 12CHAPTER XXVIII. HOW THE COMRADES CAME OVER THE MARCHES OF FRANCE
- 13CHAPTER XXIX. HOW THE BLESSED HOUR OF SIGHT CAME TO THE LADY TIPHAINE.
- 14CHAPTER XXX. HOW THE BRUSHWOOD MEN CAME TO THE CHATEAU OF VILLEFRANCHE.
- 15CHAPTER XXXI. HOW FIVE MEN HELD THE KEEP OF VILLEFRANCHE
- 16CHAPTER XXXII. HOW THE COMPANY TOOK COUNSEL ROUND THE FALLEN TREE.
- 17CHAPTER XXXIII. HOW THE ARMY MADE THE PASSAGE OF RONCESVALLES.
- 18CHAPTER XXXIV. HOW THE COMPANY MADE SPORT IN THE VALE OF PAMPELUNA.
- 19CHAPTER XXXV. HOW SIR NIGEL HAWKED AT AN EAGLE.
- 20CHAPTER XXXVI. HOW SIR NIGEL TOOK THE PATCH FROM HIS EYE.
- 21CHAPTER XXXVII. HOW THE WHITE COMPANY CAME TO BE DISBANDED.
- 22CHAPTER XXXVIII. OF THE HOME-COMING TO HAMPSHIRE.
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