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The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror By: George Chetwynd Griffith (1857-1906) |
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MORRISON AND GIBB, PRINTERS, EDINBURGH. [Illustration: Drawn by Edwin S. Hope. NATASHA] THE ANGEL OF THE REVOLUTION A Tale of the Coming Terror BY GEORGE GRIFFITH WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY FRED. T. JANE FIFTH EDITION LONDON TOWER PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED 91 MINORIES, E.C. 1894 Copyrighted Abroad ] [ All Foreign Rights Reserved TO CYRIL ARTHUR PEARSON TO WHOSE SUGGESTION THE WRITING OF THIS STORY WAS PRIMARILY DUE THE FOLLOWING PAGES ARE INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR CONTENTS. CHAP. PAGE I. AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR, 1 II. AT WAR WITH SOCIETY, 8 III. A FRIENDLY CHAT, 16 IV. THE HOUSE ON CLAPHAM COMMON, 23 V. THE INNER CIRCLE, 30 VI. NEW FRIENDS, 37 VII. THE DAUGHTER OF NATAS, 46 VIII. LEARNING THE PART, 54 IX. THE BEGINNING OF SORROWS, 63 X. THE "ARIEL," 70 XI. FIRST BLOOD, 78 XII. IN THE MASTER'S NAME, 85 XIII. FOR LIFE OR DEATH, 91 XIV. THE PSYCHOLOGICAL MOMENT, 98 XV. A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY, 103 XVI. A WOOING IN MID AIR, 110 XVII. AERIA FELIX, 119 XVIII. A NAVY OF THE FUTURE, 127 XIX. THE EVE OF BATTLE, 135 XX. BETWEEN TWO LIVES, 141 XXI. JUST IN TIME, 153 XXII. ARMED NEUTRALITY, 162 XXIII. A BATTLE IN THE NIGHT, 169 XXIV. THE NEW WARFARE, 179 XXV. THE HERALDS OF DISASTER, 188 XXVI. AN INTERLUDE, 193 XXVII. ON THE TRACK OF TREASON, 201 XXVIII. A SKIRMISH IN THE CLOUDS, 208 XXIX. AN EMBASSY FROM THE SKY, 216 XXX. AT CLOSE QUARTERS, 225 XXXI. A RUSSIAN RAID, 233 XXXII. THE END OF THE CHASE, 241 XXXIII. THE BREAKING OF THE CHARM, 247 XXXIV. THE PATH OF CONQUEST, 251 XXXV. FROM CHAOS TO ARCADIE, 258 XXXVI. LOVE AND DUTY, 267 XXXVII. THE CAPTURE OF A CONTINENT, 276 XXXVIII. THE BEGINNING OF THE END, 289 XXXIX. THE BATTLE OF DOVER, 295 XL. BELEAGUERED LONDON, 301 XLI. AN ENVOY OF DELIVERANCE, 308 XLII. THE EVE OF ARMAGEDDON, 315 XLIII. THE OLD LION AT BAY, 323 XLIV. THE TURN OF THE BATTLE TIDE, 331 XLV. ARMAGEDDON, 339 XLVI. VICTORY, 347 XLVII. THE JUDGMENT OF NATAS, 355 XLVIII. THE ORDERING OF EUROPE, 366 XLIX. THE STORY OF THE MASTER, 375 EPILOGUE. "AND ON EARTH PEACE!" 386 THE ANGEL OF THE REVOLUTION. CHAPTER I. AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR. "Victory! It flies! I am master of the Powers of the Air at last!" They were strange words to be uttered, as they were, by a pale, haggard, half starved looking young fellow in a dingy, comfortless room on the top floor of a South London tenement house; and yet there was a triumphant ring in his voice, and a clear, bright flush on his thin cheeks that spoke at least for his own absolute belief in their truth. Let us see how far he was justified in that belief. To begin at the beginning, Richard Arnold was one of those men whom the world is wont to call dreamers and enthusiasts before they succeed, and heaven born geniuses and benefactors of humanity afterwards... Continue reading book >>
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