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Title: Prince Fortunatus

Author: William Black

Release Date: July 6, 2005 [EBook #16217]

Language: English

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PRINCE FORTUNATUS

A Novel

BY

WILLIAM BLACK

AUTHOR OF "A PRINCESS OF THULE" "MACLEOD OF DARE"
"IN FAR LOCHABER" ETC.

ILLUSTRATED

NEW YORK
HARPER & BROTHERS, FRANKLIN SQUARE
1905

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER PAGE

I. A REHEARSAL 5

II. THE GREAT GOD PAN 21

III. NINA 37

IV. COUNTRY AND TOWN 55

V. WARS AND RUMORS 78

VI. A DEPARTURE 90

VII. IN STRATHAIVRON 106

VIII. THE TWELFTH 123

IX. VENATOR IMMEMOR 142

X. AIVRON AND GEINIG 159

XI. THE PHANTOM STAG 174

XII. A GLOBE OF GOLD-FISH 192

XIII. A NEW EXPERIENCE 207

XIV. A MAGNANIMOUS RIVAL 225

XV. "LET THE STRUCKEN DEER GO WEEP" 243

XVI. AN AWAKENING 259

XVII. A CRISIS 276

XVIII. AN INVOCATION 294

XIX. ENTRAPPED 310

XX. IN DIRER STRAITS 326

XXI. IN A DEN OF LIONS, AND THEREAFTER 342

XXII. PRIUS DEMENTAT 359

XXIII. A MEMORABLE DAY 376

XXIV. FRIENDS IN NEED 393

XXV. CHANGES 410

XXVI. TOWARDS THE DAWN 425

XXVII. A REUNION