The first edition of this book is dated 1894. The edition used is dated 1906. The publisher was T. Nelson and Sons, London, Edinburgh, New York. The number of pages is 394.

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General information

This was Reed’s last book, written even as he lay dying, presumably from cancer. It is a very well-written book, and is very interesting, even though as in the works of Kingston and Collingwood there are a lot of swimming episodes.

The time of the story is in the 1790s, during the French Revolution, which we see at close quarters during our hero’s time in France. We also visit Rotterdam, in Holland. But most of the action, at least that which takes place on dry land, takes place in Donegal, that long wild part of Ireland that lies to its extreme north-west.

There are several lines of the story. One of these is the great love that exists between the hero and his twin brother. Another is the question, Are they brothers? For only one person actually knows, and she is far away: the hint that there is a problem is given in a dying note by the woman that passed as the boys’ mother. The third theme is, as always with Ireland, plotting for an uprising against English rule. In this department nothing changes.

Yes, it is a brilliant book, complemented by an “In Memoriam” article about the life of the author.

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Contents

Chapter I.
Wandering Lights.

Chapter II.
A load of turnips.

Chapter III.
Waking.

Chapter IV.
The kitchen at Kilgorman.

Chapter V.
Farewell to Fanad.

Chapter VI.
Miss Kit.

Chapter VII.
A Book of Fate.

Chapter VIII.
A race for a life.

Chapter IX.
Behind the inn door at Rathmullan.

Chapter X.
A night attack.

Chapter XI.
Fugitive but not vagabond.

Chapter XII.
How I joined the good ship “Arrow.“

Chapter XIII.
The guard-house at Brest.

Chapter XIV.
The wood near Morlaix.

Chapter XV.
A Rat-trap in the Rue d’Agnès.

Chapter XVI.
“Vive La Guillotine!“

Chapter XVII.
The overturned diligence in the Rue Saint Antoine.

Chapter XVIII.
Days of terror.

Chapter XIX.
The courtyard of the Conciergerie.

Chapter XX.
A voice in the dark.

Chapter XXI.
The wreck of the “Kestrel.“

Chapter XXII.
On His Majesty’s Service.

Chapter XXIII.
Lord Edward.

Chapter XXIV.
What I found under the hearthstone at Kilgorman.

Chapter XXV.
On the Black Hill road.

Chapter XXVI.
Martial Law.

Chapter XXVII.
What I found at Malin.

Chapter XXVIII.
Two old acquaintances.

Chapter XXIX.
Mutiny.

Chapter XXX.
“Battle and murder and sudden death.“

Chapter XXXI.
The highwayman on the Delft road.

Chapter XXXII.
Dutch justice.

Chapter XXXIII.
The famous fight of October the Eleventh.

Chapter XXXIV.
A step up the ladder.

Chapter XXXV.
His honour escapes his enemies at last.

Chapter XXXVI.
The fight in Kilgorman.

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