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作       者:Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

出  版  社:Seltzer Books

出版时间:2018-03-01

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According to Wikipedia: "The Firm of Girdlestone is a novel by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It was first published in 1890 by Chatto and Windus in London, England. In 1915 a silent film adaptation The Firm of Girdlestone was made. John Girdlestone owns the firm of Girdlestone. It is a very lucrative business and John Girdlestone and his son Ezra Girdlestone are respected by everyone. Both father and son are cynics and have no other thought but for their business; after giving a donation of ?25 for charity, John Girdlestone remarks to himself that it is not a bad "investment", as it will make a favorable impression on the collector, who is a Member of Parliament, whose influence he hopes to use some day. Ezra, his son, is even more of a cynic, as the elder Girdlestone's cynicism is mitigated by his supposed religiosity. However, he manifests a great acumen for business, sometimes, even surpassing his father's sharpness in business matters. A series of disastrous speculations by the elder Girdlestone financially ruins the firm. After keeping the impending bankruptcy a secret from everyone for a time, he tells his son (whom he has fooled with a dummy ledger) about it, who is disgusted by his father's rashness..."
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THE FIRM OF GIRDLESTONE BY ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE

PREFACE

CHAPTER I. - MR. JOHN HARSTON KEEPS AN APPOINTMENT.

CHAPTER II. - CHARITY A LA MODE.

CHAPTER III. - THOMAS GILRAY MAKES AN INVESTMENT.

CHAPTER IV. - CAPTAIN HAMILTON MIGGS OF THE "BLACK EAGLE."

CHAPTER V. - MODERN ATHENIANS.

CHAPTER VI. - A RECTORIAL ELECTION.

CHAPTER VII. - ENGLAND VERSUS SCOTLAND.

CHAPTER VIII. - A FIRST PROFESSIONAL.

CHAPTER IX. - A NASTY CROPPER.

CHAPTER X. - DWELLERS IN BOHEMIA.

CHAPTER XI. - SENIOR AND JUNIOR.

CHAPTER XII. - A CORNER IN DIAMONDS.

CHAPTER XIII. - SHADOW AND LIGHT.

CHAPTER XIV. - A SLIGHT MISUNDERSTANDING.

CHAPTER XV. - AN ADDITION TO THE HOUSE.

CHAPTER XVI. - THE FIRST STEP.

CHAPTER XVII. - THE LAND OF DIAMONDS.

CHAPTER XVIII. - MAJOR TOBIAS CLUTTERBUCK COMES IN FOR A THOUSAND POUNDS.

CHAPTER XIX. - NEWS FROM THE URALS.

CHAPTER XX. - MR. HECTOR O'FLAHERTY FINDS SOMETHING IN THE PAPER.

CHAPTER XXI. - AN UNEXPECTED BLOW.

CHAPTER XXII. - ROBBERS AND ROBBED.

CHAPTER XXIII. - A MOMENTOUS RESOLUTION.

CHAPTER XXIV. - A DANGEROUS PROMISE.

CHAPTER XXV. - A CHANGE OF FRONT.

CHAPTER XXVI. - BREAKING GROUND.

CHAPTER XXVII. - MRS. SCULLY OF MORRISON'S.

CHAPTER XXVIII. - BACK IN BOHEMIA.

CHAPTER XXIX. - THE GREAT DANCE AT MORRISON'S.

CHAPTER XXX. - AT THE "COCK AND COWSLIP."

CHAPTER XXXI. - A CRISIS AT ECCLESTON SQUARE.

CHAPTER XXXII. - A CONVERSATION IN THE ECCLESTON SQUARE LIBRARY.

CHAPTER XXXIII. - THE JOURNEY TO THE PRIORY.

CHAPTER XXXIV. - THE MAN WITH THE CAMP-STOOL.

CHAPTER XXXV. - A TALK ON THE LAWN.

CHAPTER XXXVI. - THE INCIDENT OF THE CORRIDOR.

CHAPTER XXXVII. A CHASE AND A BRAWL.

CHAPTER XXXVIII. - GIRDLESTONE SENDS FOR THE DOCTOR.

CHAPTER XXXIX. - A GLEAM OF LIGHT.

CHAPTER XL. - THE MAJOR HAS A LETTER.

CHAPTER XLI. - THE CLOUDS GROW DARKER.

CHAPTER XLII. - THE THREE FACES AT THE WINDOW.

CHAPTER XLIII. - THE BAIT ON THE HOOK.

CHAPTER XLIV. - THE SHADOW OF DEATH.

CHAPTER XLV. THE INVASION OF HAMPSHIRE.

CHAPTER XLVI. - A MIDNIGHT CRUISE.

CHAPTER XLVII. LAW AND ORDER.

CHAPTER XLVIII. - CAPTAIN HAMILTON MIGGS SEES A VISION.

CHAPTER XLIX. - A VOYAGE IN A COFFIN SHIP.

CHAPTER L. - WINDS UP THE THREAD AND TIES TWO KNOTS AT THE END.

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