Major Vigoureux is an adventure novel by Arthur Quiller-Couch, published in 1907. Set in a small island garrison, it opens with the Commandant and Sergeant Archelaus in a neglected garden and unfolds a story of island life, duty, and intrigue. It is a lively period tale worth listening to for its atmosphere and characters.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
MAJOR VIGOUREUX By A. T. QUILLER-COUCH ("Q") CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS NEW YORK 1907 Copyright, 1907, by CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS Published September, 1907 Logo CONTENTS CHAPTERPAGE
I. In the Garrison Garden 1 II. Sergeant Archelaus is Re-Fitted12 III. The Commandant Finesses a Knave28 IV. The Gun in the Great Fog44 V. The S.S. Milo56 VI. How Vashti Came to the Islands71 VII. Tribulations of Mrs. Pope and Miss Gabriel84 VIII. A Brief Revenge97 IX. The Salving of S.S. Milo106 X. The Adventures of Four Shillings125 XI. Plan of Campaign142 XII. Saaron Island158 XIII. The Lady from the Sea174 XIV. After Service190 XV. Brefar Church205 XVI. The Lord Proprietor's Audience221 XVII. The Lord Proprietor Receives a Double Shock232 XVIII. Vashti Pleads for Saaron243 XIX. The Commandant's Conscience262 XX. The Guitar and the Casement277 XXI. Suspicions293 XXII. Piper's Hole306 XXIII. The Lord Proprietor Hears a Siren Song320 XXIV. Linnet Sees a Mermaid337 XXV. Missing!344 XXVI. The Search356 XXVII. Enter the Commissioner373 XXVIII. The Finding387 XXIX. Conclusion399
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