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Westward Ho!: Or, the Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the County of Devon, in the Reign of Her Most Glorious Majesty Queen Elizabeth

by Charles Kingsley

Pages: 632

Contributors: Charles Kingsley

Publisher: Macmillan

Place of Publication: London

Publication Year: 1903

Subjects: Great Britain--History--Elizabeth, 1558-1603--Fiction

Table of Contents

Title Page

Contents

Chapter I: How Mr. Oxenham Saw the White Bird.

Chapter II

Chapter III: Of Two Gentlemen of Wales, and How They Hunted With the Hounds, and Yet Ran with the Deer.

Chapter IV

Chapter VI

Chapter VII: The True and Tragical History of Mr. John Oxenham Of Plymouth.

Chapter VIII: How the Noble Brotherhood of the Rose Was Founded.

Chapter IX: How Amyas Kept His Christmas Day

Chapter X: How the Mayor of Bideford Baited His Hook with His Own Flesh.

Chapter XI: How Eustace Leigh Met the Pope's Legate.

Chapter XII: How Bideford Bridge Dined at Annery House.

Chapter XIII: How the Golden Hind Came Home Again.

Chapter XIV: How Salvation Yeo Slew the King of the Gubbings.

Chapter XV: How Mr. John Brimblecombe Understood the Nature Of an Oath.

Chapter XVI: The Most Chivalrous Adventure of the Good Ship Rose.

Chapter XVII: How They Came to Barbados, and Found No Men Therein.

Chapter XVIII: How They Took the Pearls at Margarita

Chapter XIX

Chapter XX: Spanish Bloodhounds and English Mastiffs.

Chapter XXI: How They Took the Communion Under the Tree At Higuerote.

Chapter XXII: The Inquisition in the Indies.

Chapter XXIII: The Banks of the Meta.

Chapter XXIV: How Amyas Was Tempted of the Devil

Chapter XXV: How They Took the Gold-Train.

Chapter XXVI: How They Took the Great Galleon.

Chapter XXVII: How Salvation Yeo Found His Little Maid Again

Chapter XXVIII: How Amyas Came Home the Third Time.

Chapter XXIX: How the Virginia Fleet Was Stopped by the Queen's Command.

Chapter XXX: How the Admiral John Hawkins Testified Against Croakers.

Chapter XXXI: The Great Armada.

Chapter XXXII: How Amyas Threw His Sword into the Sea

Chapter XXXIII: How Amyas Let the Apple Fall.

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