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In Times of Peril

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In times of peril: a tale of India (1900)
by George Alfred Henty
4009330In times of peril: a tale of India1900George Alfred Henty

IN TIMES OF PERIL.

A TALE OF INDIA.

BY G. A. HENTY,

Author of "The Young Buglers," "The Young Franc-Tirreurs," "Out on the Pampas," "Orange and Green," etc


NEW YORK
THE MERSHON COMPANY
PUBLISHERS

Peril.
THE BOYS WERE NOW RIDING IN FRONT WITH THEIR FATHER.—Page 89.

CONTENTS.


  1. CHAPTER I.
  2. PAGE
  3. Life in Cantonments
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    5
  4. CHAPTER II.
  5. The Outbreak
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    22
  6. CHAPTER III.
  7. The Flight
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    38
  8. CHAPTER IV.
  9. Broken Down
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    51
  10. CHAPTER V.
  11. Back Under the Flag
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    68
  12. CHAPTER VI.
  13. A Dashing Expedition
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    84
  14. CHAPTER VII.
  15. Delhi
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    103
  16. CHAPTER VIII.
  17. A Desperate Defense
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    120
  18. CHAPTER IX.
  19. Saved by a Tiger
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    132
  20. CHAPTER X.
  21. Treachery
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    149
  22. CHAPTER XI.
  23. Retribution Begins
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    162
  24. CHAPTER XII.
  25. Dangerous Service
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    176
  26. CHAPTER XIII.
  27. Lucknow
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    189
  28. CHAPTER XIV.
  29. The Besieged Residency
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    202
  30. CHAPTER XV.
  31. Spiking the Guns
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    215
  32. CHAPTER XVI.
  33. A Sortie and its Consequences
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    229
  34. CHAPTER XVII.
  35. Out of Lucknow
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    242
  36. CHAPTER XVIII.
  37. The Storming of Delhi
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    255
  38. CHAPTER XIX.
  39. A Riot at Cawnpore
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    273
  40. CHAPTER XX.
  41. The Relief of Lucknow
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    288
  42. CHAPTER XXI.
  43. A Sad Parting
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    302
  44. CHAPTER XXII.
  45. The Last Capture of Lucknow
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    317
  46. CHAPTER XXIII.
  47. A Desperate Defense
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    331
  48. CHAPTER XXIV.
  49. Rest After Labor
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    345

This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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