Life of General Gordon

[between 1884 and 1886]

By the authors of "Our Queen," "New World heroes," etc.

Contents
I. Gordon’s birth, parentage, and early work p.1-8
II. Assistant commissioner, and first visit to China p.9-16
III. Hung-Tsue-Schuen p.17-23
IV. The ever-victorious army p.24-35
V. Successes and trials p.36-43
VI. The rebel Burgevine p.44-51
VII. In the thick of the fight p.52-60
VIII. After the surrender of Soochow p.61-72
IX. Gordon again takes the field p.73-80
X. The disbanding of the ever-victorious army p.81-94
XI. The collapse of the rebellion p.95-109
XII. At Gravesend p.110-125
XIII. Gordon’s first visit to the Soudan p.126-135
XIV. What is the Soudan? p.136-146
XV. Gordon’s predecessor in the Soudan p.147-156
XVI. The slave trade in the Soudan p.157-173
XVII. Hurriyat (liberty) p.174-183
XVIII. Near King Mtesa’s land p.184-193
XIX. In Abyssinia p.194-201
XX. The level balance p.202-211
XXI. Romulus Gessi p.212-221
XXII. King Johannis of Abyssinia p.223-228
XXIII. Rest or work? p.229-239
XXIV. Troubles in the Soudan p.240-256
XXV. Gordon’s response p.257-278
XXVI. Subsequent events in the Soudan p.279-290
XXVII. Slavery and Gordon’s proclamation p.291-310
XXVIII. The year in Khartoum p.311-327
XXIV. The relief expedition p.328-341
XXX. The end of the story p.342-360
XXXI. A Christian hero p.361-369

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