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Two travelers escape the mundane world to embark on an allegorical voyage across a fantastical South Seas archipelago. What begins as a quest for a lost love transforms into a dense, satirical exploration of philosophy, politics, and the human condition. It is a daring, experimental journey through the mind’s most uncharted territories.
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GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length22 hrs 49 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Volume. I
2CHAPTER I. Foot In Stirrup
3CHAPTER II. A Calm
4CHAPTER III. A King For A Comrade
5CHAPTER IV. A Chat In The Clouds
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6CHAPTER V. Seats Secured And Portmanteaus Packed
7CHAPTER VI. Eight Bells
8CHAPTER VII. A Pause
9CHAPTER VIII. They Push Off, Velis Et Remis
10CHAPTER IX. The Watery World Is All Before Them
11CHAPTER X. They Arrange Their Canopies And Lounges, And Try To Make Things Comfortable
12CHAPTER XI. Jarl Afflicted With The Lockjaw
13CHAPTER XII. More About Being In An Open Boat
14CHAPTER XIII. Of The Chondropterygii, And Other Uncouth Hordes Infesting The South Seas
15CHAPTER XIV. Jarl’s Misgivings
16CHAPTER XV. A Stitch In Time Saves Nine
17CHAPTER XVI. They Are Becalmed
18CHAPTER XVII. In High Spirits, They Push On For The Terra Incognita
19CHAPTER XVIII. My Lord Shark And His Pages
20CHAPTER XIX. Who Goes There?
21CHAPTER XX. Noises And Portents
22CHAPTER XXI. Man Ho!
23CHAPTER XXII. What Befel The Brigantine At The Pearl Shell Islands
24CHAPTER XXIII. Sailing From The Island They Pillage The Cabin
25CHAPTER XXIV. Dedicated To The College Of Physicians And Surgeons
26CHAPTER XXV. Peril A Peace-Maker
27CHAPTER XXVI. Containing A Pennyweight Of Philosophy
28CHAPTER XXVII. In Which The Past History Of The Parki Is Concluded
29CHAPTER XXVIII. Suspicions Laid, And Something About The Calmuc
30CHAPTER XXIX. What They Lighted Upon In Further Searching The Craft, And The Resolution They Came To
31CHAPTER XXX. Hints For A Full Length Of Samoa
32CHAPTER XXXI. Rovings Alow And Aloft
33CHAPTER XXXII. Xiphius Platypterus
34CHAPTER XXXIII. Otard
35CHAPTER XXXIV. How They Steered On Their Way
36CHAPTER XXXV. Ah, Annatoo!
37CHAPTER XXXVI. The Parki Gives Up The Ghost
38CHAPTER XXXVII. Once More They Take To The Chamois
39CHAPTER XXXVIII. The Sea On Fire
40CHAPTER XXXIX. They Fall In With Strangers
41CHAPTER XL. Sire And Sons
42CHAPTER XLI. A Fray
43CHAPTER XLII. Remorse
44CHAPTER XLIII. The Tent Entered
45CHAPTER XLIV. Away!
46CHAPTER XLV. Reminiscences
47CHAPTER XLVI. The Chamois With A Roving Commission
48CHAPTER XLVII. Yillah, Jarl, And Samoa
49CHAPTER XLVIII. Something Under The Surface
50CHAPTER XLIX. Yillah
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