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The Manchester Rebels of the Fatal ’45

by William Harrison Ainsworth

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  1. 1Dedication — Preface
  2. 2Chapter I — How the Infant Heir Was Stolen
  3. 3Chapter II — Manchester in 1745
  4. 4Chapter III — Introduces Dr. Deacon, Dr. Byrom, and Colonel Townley
  5. 5Chapter IV — Sir Richard Rawcliffe
  6. 6Chapter V — Introduces Our Hero
  7. 7Chapter VI — Advice
  8. 8Chapter VII — Rencounter Near the Old Town Cross
  9. 9Chapter VIII — Beppy Byrom
  10. 10Chapter IX — The Two Curates of St. Ann’s
  11. 11Chapter X — Constance Rawcliffe
  12. 12Chapter XI — The Boroughreeve of Manchester
  13. 13Chapter XII — The Rescue
  14. 14Chapter XIII — Constance Makes a Discovery
  15. 15Chapter XIV — St. Ann’s Square
  16. 16Chapter XV — How Salford House Was Saved From Destruction
  17. 17Chapter XVI — Tom Syddall
  18. 18Chapter XVII — How Tom Syddall Was Carried Home in Triumph
  19. 19Chapter XVIII — The Meeting in the Garden
  20. 20Chapter XIX — Mrs. Butler
  21. 21Chapter XX — The Jacobite Meeting in Tom Syddall’s Back Room
  22. 22Chapter XXI — Ben Birch, the Bellman of Manchester
  23. 23Chapter I — How Manchester Was Taken by a Sergeant, a Drummer, and…
  24. 24Chapter II — The Proclamation at the Cross
  25. 25Chapter III — Father Jerome
  26. 26Chapter IV — General Sir John Macdonald
  27. 27Chapter V — Helen Carnegie’s Story
  28. 28Chapter VI — Captain Lindsay
  29. 29Chapter VII — A Residence Is Chosen for the Prince
  30. 30Chapter VIII — Interview Between Secretary Murray and the Magistrates
  31. 31Chapter IX — Arrival of the First Division of the Highland Army. Lo…
  32. 32Chapter X — The Duke of Perth
  33. 33Chapter XI — Arrival of the Second Division
  34. 34Chapter XII — The Young Chevalier
  35. 35Chapter XIII — The Prince’s Interview With Mrs. Butler and the Two…
  36. 36Chapter XIV — The Prince’s March to Head-Quarters
  37. 37Chapter XV — The Prince’s Levee
  38. 38Chapter XVI — The Illuminations
  39. 39Chapter XVII — A Quarrel at Supper
  40. 40Chapter XVIII — Captain Weir
  41. 41Chapter XIX — Captain Weir Is Interrogated by the Prince
  42. 42Chapter XX — The Duel
  43. 43Chapter XXI — Castle Field
  44. 44Chapter XXII — Father Jerome Counsels Sir Richard
  45. 45Chapter XXIII — The Prince Attends Service at the Collegiate Church
  46. 46Chapter XXIV — The Prince Inspects the Manchester Regiment
  47. 47Chapter XXV — An Unsatisfactory Explanation
  48. 48Chapter XXVI — The Ride to Rawcliffe Hall
  49. 49Chapter XXVII — Rawcliffe Hall
  50. 50Chapter XXVIII — A Startling Disclosure
  51. 51Chapter XXIX — The Mysterious Chamber
  52. 52Chapter XXX — A Terrible Catastrophe
  53. 53Chapter XXXI — Sir Richard Rawcliffe’s Confession
  54. 54Chapter XXXII — Atherton’s Decision Is Made
  55. 55Chapter I — An Old Jacobite Dame
  56. 56Chapter II — Atherton’s Gift to Constance
  57. 57Chapter III — A Retreat Resolved Upon
  58. 58Chapter IV — How the Manchester Regiment Was Welcomed on Its Return
  59. 59Chapter V — A Fresh Subsidy Demanded
  60. 60Chapter VI — A False Message Brought to Helen
  61. 61Chapter VII — A Court-Martial
  62. 62Chapter VIII — Helen Pleads in Vain
  63. 63Chapter IX — Together to the Last
  64. 64Chapter X — Mr. James Bayley
  65. 65Chapter XI — The Vision
  66. 66Chapter XII — The Retreat From Manchester to Carlisle
  67. 67Chapter I — Colonel Townley Appointed Commandant of the Carlisle Ga…
  68. 68Chapter II — Atherton Taken Prisoner
  69. 69Chapter III — The Duke of Cumberland
  70. 70Chapter IV — Surrender of Carlisle to the Duke of Cumberland
  71. 71Chapter I — The Escape at Wigan
  72. 72Chapter II — The Meeting at Warrington
  73. 73Chapter III — Atherton Takes Refuge at Rawcliffe Hall
  74. 74Chapter IV — An Enemy in the House
  75. 75Chapter V — A Point of Faith
  76. 76Chapter VI — A Letter From Beppy Byrom
  77. 77Chapter VII — Atherton Questions the Priest
  78. 78Chapter VIII — The Search
  79. 79Chapter IX — Who Was Found in the Dismantled Rooms
  80. 80Chapter X — A Successful Stratagem
  81. 81Chapter XI — Atherton Meets With Dr. Deacon at Rosthern
  82. 82Chapter XII — A Sad Communication Is Made to Dr. Deacon
  83. 83Chapter XIII — A Journey to London Proposed
  84. 84Chapter XIV — Jemmy Dawson’s Letter
  85. 85Chapter XV — The Parting Between Monica and Her Mother
  86. 86Chapter XVI — The Journey
  87. 87Chapter I — Monica Visits Jemmy in Newgate
  88. 88Chapter II — Colonel Conway
  89. 89Chapter III — Cumberland House
  90. 90Chapter IV — The Trial of the Manchester Rebels
  91. 91Chapter V — The Night Before the Executions
  92. 92Chapter VI — The Fatal Day
  93. 93Chapter VII — Five Years Later

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