Project Gutenberg 2004-07-09 Public domain in the USA. 209 Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) 1865 1948 Mason, Alfred Edward Woodley Ensign Knightley, and Other Stories Ensign Knightley -- The man of wheels -- Mr. Mitchelbourne's last escapade -- The coward -- The deserter -- The crossed gloves -- The shuttered house -- Keeper of the bishop -- The cruise of the "Willing Mind."--How Barrington returned to Johannesburg -- Hatteras -- The Princess Joceliande -- A liberal education -- The twenty-kroner story -- The fifth picture. E-text prepared by the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Ensign Knightley and Other Stories" by A. E. W. Mason is a collection of narratives crafted during the early 20th century. The opening story, "Ensign Knightley," introduces us to a tense moment in Tangier during the late 17th century, featuring the character Ensign Knightley, who returns from captivity and faces both suspicion and unresolved tensions among his fellow officers regarding his past. At the start of the collection, readers meet Surgeon Wyley, who arrives at the Main-Guard to find Major Shackleton and several officers preoccupied with their games and fears of an impending Moorish attack. The introduction of Knightley, back from two years of slavery, stirs complex emotions, particularly between him and Captain Scrope, hinting at a past duel over Knightley's wife, further complicated by Wyley's probing into this history. As Knightley navigates his welcome and confronts the shadows of his past, the narrative unfolds a web of honor, betrayal, and the haunting weight of memory. The chapter sets a compelling stage for exploration of themes of loyalty, courage, and the impact of unaddressed conflicts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction South Africa -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: British Literature 557331 2025-08-05T17:10:03.765607 text/html 557302 557191 2024-11-06T05:01:23.851761 2023-10-06T06:53:15.218371 text/html text/html 290087 2025-08-05T17:10:12.735490 application/epub+zip 297766 2025-08-05T17:10:07.032534 application/epub+zip 278895 2025-08-05T17:10:05.799514 application/epub+zip 538238 2025-08-05T17:10:17.153479 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 507117 2025-08-05T17:10:11.926498 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 475485 2022-09-06T22:51:27.662819 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 512627 2025-08-05T17:10:03.311554 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 492790 2024-10-28T19:55:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17590 2025-08-05T17:10:17.285463 application/rdf+xml 15368 2025-08-05T17:10:06.301525 image/jpeg 3552 2025-08-05T17:10:06.051524 image/jpeg 287270 2025-08-05T17:10:03.812589 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia