MARTIN OF OLD
LONDON
By
HERBERT STRANG
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
LONDON : HUMPHREY MILFORD
STORIES FOR BOYS
by HERBERT STRANG
Adventures of Dick Trevanion, The
Adventures of Harry Rochester, The
A Gentleman-at-arms
Air Patrol, The
Air Scout, The
Barclay of the Guides
Boys of the Light Brigade
Humphrey Bold
Jack Brown in China
Kobo
One of Clive’s Heroes
Palm Tree Island
Rob the Ranger
Samba
Settlers and Scouts
Sultan Jim
Tom Burnaby
Winning His Name
With Drake on the Spanish Main
REPRINTED 1936 IN GREAT BRITAIN AT THE
UNIVERSITY PRESS, OXFORD, BY JOHN JOHNSON
| CONTENTS | ||
| PAGE | ||
| I. | The Waiting Boat | [5] |
| II. | Martin at Home | [8] |
| III. | The Assault | [13] |
| IV. | Martin Loses his Job | [16] |
| V. | The Noise in the Night | [22] |
| VI. | Martin’s Passenger | [28] |
| VII. | A Blow in the Dark | [33] |
| VIII. | The Face at the Window | [39] |
| IX. | An Adventure in Pudding Lane | [44] |
| X. | A Mysterious Visitor | [48] |
| XI. | Mr. Slocum Again | [54] |
| XII. | The Brass-bound Box | [59] |
| XIII. | Blackbeard Visits the Baker | [64] |
| XIV. | On Board the Santa Maria | [69] |
| XV. | Coffee for Two | [74] |
| XVI. | What Martin Found | [80] |
| XVII. | Stop, Thief! | [84] |
| XVIII. | Sally Takes a Hand | [90] |
| XIX. | Gundra Disappears | [94] |
| XX. | Fire! Fire! | [100] |
| XXI. | What Susan Found | [105] |
| XXII. | The Empty Room | [110] |
| XXIII. | 'Prentices to the Rescue | [115] |
| XXIV. | Mr. Slocum Moves at Last | [121] |
| XXV. | Martin Follows | [126] |
| XXVI. | Prisoners | [131] |
| XXVII. | Martin Finds a Way | [136] |
| XXVIII. | The Boys Escape | [142] |
| XXIX. | Martin Uses his Wits | [147] |
| XXX. | The Boys Swim for It | [152] |
| XXXI. | Gollop Makes a Discovery | [157] |
| XXXII. | The Pursuit | [163] |
| XXXIII. | At Grips at Last | [168] |
| XXXIV. | Gollop at Bay | [174] |
| XXXV. | Martin to the Rescue | [177] |
| XXXVI. | Martin’s Ordeal | [182] |
| XXXVII. | All’s Well | [188] |
Martin of Old London