Martin of old London.
Publisher: Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford
Published: 1925
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
First sentence: One fine evening in the August of the year 1666, Martin Leake, aged fourteen and a few months, had strolled to the riverside for a breath of air.
Notes: My copy purchased for £1 from Biddenham (Bedfordshire, UK) village hall charity sale. Printed 1930 at University press Oxford by John Johnson. Handwritten ink text in blue hardback front cover "Presented to Charles Kempson for early attendance Dec 1932". Contains 4 plate illustrations, one colour and 3 B/W.
Table of contents: title: The waiting boat
pagenum: 5
class: part
label: I; label: II
pagenum: 8
title: Martin at home; label: III
pagenum: 13
title: The assault; title: Martin loses his job
pagenum: 16
label: IV; title: The noise in the night
pagenum: 22
label: V; title: Martin's passenger
pagenum: 28
label: VI; label: VII
pagenum: 33
title: A blow in the dark; title: The face at the window
pagenum: 39
label: VIII; title: An adventure in pudding lane
pagenum: 44
label: IX; title: A mysterious visitor
pagenum: 48
label: X; label: XI
pagenum: 54
title: Mr. Slocum again; label: XII
pagenum: 59
title: The brass-bound box; label: XIII
pagenum: 64
title: Blackbeard visits the baker; title: On board the Santa Maria
pagenum: 69
label: XIV; label: XV
pagenum: 74
title: Coffee for two; title: What Martin found
pagenum: 80
label: XVI; label: XVII
pagenum: 84
title: Stop, thief!; label: XVIII
pagenum: 90
title: Sally takes a hand; label: XIX
pagenum: 94
title: Gundra disappears; label: XX
pagenum: 100
title: Fire! Fire!; title: What Susan found
pagenum: 105
label: XXI; label: XXII
pagenum: 110
title: The empty room; label: XXIII
pagenum: 115
title: 'Prentices to the rescue'; title: Mr Slocum moves at last
pagenum: 121
label: XXIV; label: XXV
pagenum: 126
title: Martin follows; title: Prisoners
pagenum: 131
label: XXVI; label: XXVII
pagenum: 136
title: Martin finds a way; title: The boys escape
pagenum: 142
label: XXVIII; title: Martin uses his wits
pagenum: 147
label: XXIX; title: The boys swim for it
pagenum: 152
label: XXX; label: XXXI
pagenum: 157
title: Gollop makes a discovery; label: XXXII
pagenum: 163
title: The pursuit; label: XXXIII
pagenum: 168
title: At grips at last; label: XXXIV
pagenum: 174
title: Gollop at bay; title: Martin to the rescue
pagenum: 177
label: XXXV; title: Martin's ordeal
pagenum: 182
label: XXXVI; title: All's well
pagenum: 188
label: XXXVII