title: Story Stones: Story Stones
author: Thea Gammans
description: Thea Gammans grew up in the neighborhood of Boston and has lived in New York and Nashville. She attended Radcliffe College and has been a songwriter in both New York and Nashville. She enjoys travel and has made several trips to Ireland where she did some of her research for this book.
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  # The Lighthouse
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### R.M. Ballantyne
  
  
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  * [CHAPTER ONE. THE ROCK.](tlig_split_2.html#1_0_2)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER TWO. THE LOVERS AND THE PRESS-GANG.](tlig_split_3.html#1_0_3)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER THREE. OUR HERO OBLIGED TO GO TO SEA.](tlig_split_4.html#1_0_4)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER FOUR. THE BURGLARY.](tlig_split_5.html#1_0_5)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER FIVE. THE BELL ROCK INVADED.](tlig_split_6.html#1_0_6)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER SIX. THE CAPTAIN CHANGES HIS QUARTERS.](tlig_split_7.html#1_0_7)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER SEVEN. RUBY IN DIFFICULTIES.](tlig_split_8.html#1_0_8)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER EIGHT. THE SCENE CHANGES—RUBY IS
  
  
  VULCANISED.
  
  
  * [CHAPTER NINE. STORMS AND TROUBLES.](tlig_split_10.html#1_0_10)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER TEN. THE RISING OF THE TIDE—A NARROW
  
  
  ESCAPE.
  
  
  * [CHAPTER ELEVEN. A STORM AND A DISMAL STATE OF
  
  
  THINGS ON BOARD THE PHAROS.
  
  
  * [CHAPTER TWELVE. BELL ROCK BILLOWS—AN UNEXPECTED
  
  
  VISIT—A DISASTER AND A RE