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CAPTAIN HIND
JAMES HIND, the Master Thief of England, the fearless Captain of the Highway, was born at Chipping Norton in 1618. His father, a simple saddler, had so poor an appreciation of his... -
I THE SWITCHER
DAVID HAGGART was born at Canonmills, with no richer birthright than thievish fingers and a left hand of surpassing activity. The son of a gamekeeper, he grew up a long-legged, re... -
I GILDEROY
HE stood six feet ten in his stockinged feet, and was the tallest ruffian that ever cut a purse or held up a coach on the highway. A mass of black hair curled over a low forehead,... -
INTRODUCTION BY THE EDITOR.
Recitation with dramatic energy by men whose business it was to travel from one great house to another and delight the people by the way, was usual among us from the first. The sc... -
04. The Mind Behind the Master
"Some swig," a voice growled right over Patrick. "Now!"Hurried footsteps rushed closer, liquid splashed, and...Crash!"Ye call dat a drink? Get me somethin' decent! And a whore ta b... -
II.
We may now skip eleven hundred and thirty or forty years, which brings us down to enlightened Christian times and the troubled days of King Stephen of England. The augur has had h... -
Chapter 13
Cassandra inspected her features in the dim looking glass. If she wasn't the shallow, vain girl she'd been a few months ago, who was she? Yes, she was Lady Cassandra Antrucha, but ... -
Chapter 25
A hollowness in my chest sunk my heart into its pit as I stopped in front of Alistair's cell. He stood in the centre, shoulders back and chin raised, watching me through the glass ... -
Chapter 16
Beaming golden and strong, the streetlight spilled into the mouth of the alley, but it failed horrifically to pierce the darkness beyond. She craned her neck, focusing on the the l... -
Untitled Part 50
February 2003Grimmauld Place was quiet and sombre.One of the major safe houses had been compromised. It had housed several significant figures in the Resistance, members of DA and ...