Project Gutenberg 2016-09-23 Public domain in the USA. 142 Watson, H. B. Marriott (Henry Brereton Marriott) 1863 1921 Watson, Henry Brereton Marriott Shepperson, Claude A. (Claude Allin) 1867 1921 Shepperson, Claude Allin The High Toby Being further chapters in the life and fortunes of Dick Ryder, otherwise Galloping Dick, sometime gentleman of the road Produced by Chris Whitehead and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The High Toby" by H. B. Marriott Watson is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story focuses on the character Dick Ryder, also known as Galloping Dick, who is depicted as a gentleman of the road navigating a life of adventure and intrigue. Set against a backdrop that intertwines romance with the perils of highway robbery, the narrative looks at the escapades and fortunes of its protagonist. At the start of the book, the reader is introduced to Dick Ryder, a notorious highwayman, as he recounts a past incident involving a robbery that leads to unexpected circumstances. Ryder describes a fateful encounter with a coach carrying passengers, which introduces him to a suave gentleman, Sir Gilbert Avory, and a young woman named Mrs. Barbara Crawford. Throughout this portion, Ryder's wit and bravado shine as he contemplates the moral intricacies of his undertakings while being drawn into a plot of pursuit and kidnapping. The scene sets the tone for a story filled with adventures, deception, and the complexities of human interaction in a whimsical yet dangerous world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Adventure stories Brigands and robbers -- Fiction England -- Social life and customs -- 17th century -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Romance Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: British Literature 423086 2025-06-21T08:31:52.189800 text/html 408380 2024-10-23T01:10:06 text/html 385837 2025-06-21T08:31:58.822732 application/epub+zip 389882 2025-06-21T08:31:53.233750 application/epub+zip 243439 2025-06-21T08:31:52.719807 application/epub+zip 521611 2025-06-21T08:32:03.110768 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 484025 2025-06-21T08:31:58.249734 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338261 2022-09-24T05:41:30.809727 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382454 2023-09-23T05:02:27.811128 text/plain 362622 2024-10-23T01:10:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17100 2025-06-21T08:32:03.269709 application/rdf+xml 26451 2025-06-21T08:31:52.828798 image/jpeg 3311 2025-06-21T08:31:52.774731 image/jpeg 373307 2025-06-21T08:31:52.273760 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 en.wikipedia