The Yeoman Adventurer

Inside this edition

Every LitLab edition is illustrated from the text itself — the world of the book mapped, its people drawn, its scenes staged. 19 plates are open to everyone in this book; here are 8 of them.

• The Adventure — the map of Oliver's journey, from the Hanyards to Derby and the retreat north.
• The Ancient High House, StaffordThe great tall timber-framed townhouse of Stafford, its candlelit supper-hall crowded with red-coat officers — where Oliver braves a room full of foes and gains a mysterious friend.
• A Map of Connections — the yeoman, the lady, and the tangled loyalties of 1745.
• The Characters — the company of the adventure, in medallion.
• The Characters — the company of the adventure, at full length.
• Oliver Wheatman — the yeoman of the Hanyards.
• The Great Jack — the rescue at the bridge.
• The Ancient High House — the reckoning at Stafford.

This edition

Title

The Yeoman Adventurer

Author

George W. Gough (fl. 1917–1922)

First published

1917

Illustrated plates

41 original artworks · 19 open to everyone

Chapters

27 · about 125,218 words

Reading time

8 h 21 min

Language

EN

Formats

Read online · EPUB and PDF download with a subscription

Publisher

LitLab — The Illustrated Classics

On LitLab since

August 2026

Rights

Text in the public domain. Illustrations and edition © LitLab.

Source text

Project Gutenberg #7326