# The Courts of the Morning — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Courts of the Morning by John Buchan.

- [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/dedication.md): A poetic dedication to Ferris Greenslet, celebrating the shared love of fly fishing across different landscapes, from the Beaverkill to the Dee, and affirming a bond that transcends geography and time.
- [The Courts of the Morning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/the-courts-of-the-morning.md): Archie Roylance, recovering from a wound, is invited by his friend Sandy Arbuthnot to join an expedition to the Gran Seco in Olifa. Sandy reveals his plan to overthrow the oppressive regime of the magnate Castor by incit
- [Prologue by Sir Richard Hannay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/prologue-by-sir-richard-hannay.md): Sir Richard Hannay introduces the narrative, setting the stage for the events to come.
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/i.md): In August of 192-, the narrator (Dick Hannay) is in London when Ellery Willis of the American Embassy informs him that their mutual friend John S. Blenkiron has gone missing. Blenkiron vanished after sailing for Panama i
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/ii.md): Sandy Arbuthnot, now Lord Clanroyden, hosts Dick Hannay, Archie Roylance, and Janet Roylance at his ancestral home, Laverlaw. The conversation turns to travel plans, with Archie favoring South America and Sandy expressin

> 42 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=the_courts_of_the_morning_se_3242kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [Book I: The Gran Seco](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/book-i-the-gran-seco.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [The Poison Country](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [The Gathering Storm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/x.md)
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/xi.md)
- [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/xii.md)
- [The Trap in the Old Quarter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/xiii.md)
- [Book II: The Courts of the Morning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/book-ii-the-courts-of-the-morning.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/v.md)
- [The Shattered Sanctuary](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [The Poison Country](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/x.md)
- [The Threat to the Courts of the Morning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/xi.md)
- [The Pass Through the Mountains](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/xii.md)
- [The Thrones of the Kings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/xiii.md)
- [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/xiv.md)
- [Book III: Olifa](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/book-iii-olifa.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [The Avalanche at the Saddle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [Epilogue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/epilogue.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/endnotes.md)
- [List of Illustrations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_courts_of_the_morning_se/chapters/list-of-illustrations.md)

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