The Battle of Sea and Wind (Annotated)
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The Battle of Sea and Wind is a compact maritime adventure in which elemental forces become the chief antagonists: the sea rises, the wind presses its assault, and human courage is tested between them. Ballantyne's prose combines brisk narrative movement with the descriptive precision characteristic of Victorian nautical fiction, turning technical seamanship, peril, and providential reflection into a moral drama. In the broader context of nineteenth-century juvenile literature, the work belongs to a tradition that made adventure both instructive and ethically formative. R. M. Ballantyne, the Scottish author best known for The Coral Island, brought to such tales a lifelong fascination with travel, labour, and hazardous enterprise. His youthful service with the Hudson's Bay Company and his later commitment to researching the trades and environments he depicted helped shape his fiction's unusual mixture of realism and romance. He wrote for young readers without condescension, presenting danger as a school for discipline, faith, and comradeship. This book is recommended to readers interested in classic sea stories, Victorian adventure writing, and the moral imagination of nineteenth-century youth literature. It offers not merely excitement, but a vivid study of resilience before nature's grandeur and terror.
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Table of contents
1The Battle of Sea and Wind (Annotated)
374CHAPTER I. Treats of our Hero and Others.
2Introduction
375CHAPTER II. Tells of a Ghost and an Overwhelming Disaster.
3Historical Context
376CHAPTER III. Adrift on the Great Ocean.
4Synopsis (Selection)
377CHAPTER IV. The Coral Island—Proceedings Therein.
5The Coral Island
378CHAPTER V. Tells of Plottings and Trials at Home, with Doings and Dangers Abroad.
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6CHAPTER I.
379CHAPTER VI. Watty Wilkins is Tried, Comforted, Run Down, Rescued, and Restored.
7CHAPTER II.
380CHAPTER VII. Failure.
8CHAPTER III.
381CHAPTER VIII. Success.
9CHAPTER IV.
382CHAPTER IX. Treats of a Catastrophe and Ruin.
10CHAPTER V.
383CHAPTER X. Change of Scene and Fortune.
11CHAPTER VI.
384CHAPTER XI. Return of the Wanderer.
12CHAPTER VII.
385CHAPTER XII. Conclusion of the Whole Matter.
13CHAPTER VIII.
386The Lonely Island
14CHAPTER IX.
387CHAPTER I. The Refuge of the Mutineers. The Mutiny.
15CHAPTER X.
388CHAPTER II. Records the Duties and Troubles of the Mutineers.
16CHAPTER XI.
389CHAPTER III. The Lonely Island Sighted.
17CHAPTER XII.
390CHAPTER IV. The Island Explored.
18CHAPTER XIII.
391CHAPTER V. The Landing of the Livestock in Bounty Bay.
19CHAPTER XIV.
392CHAPTER VI. Settling down and Exploration.
20CHAPTER XV.
393CHAPTER VII. Roasting, Foraging, and Fabricating.
21CHAPTER XVI.
394CHAPTER VIII. Division of the Island—Moralisings, Misgivings, and a Great Event.
22CHAPTER XVII.
395CHAPTER IX. Sally’s Chief Joys—Dark Clouds Overspread the Pitcairn Sky, and Darker Deeds are done.
23CHAPTER XVIII.
396CHAPTER X. Dangers, Joys, Trials, and Multiplication.
24CHAPTER XIX.
397CHAPTER XI. Sporting, Schooling and Moralising.
25CHAPTER XX.
398CHAPTER XII. Converse in the Cave—Cruelty, Punishment, and Revelry.
26CHAPTER XXI.
399CHAPTER XIII. Tyrants and Plotters.
27CHAPTER XXII.
400CHAPTER XIV. The Influence of Infancy, also of Villainy.
28CHAPTER XXIII.
401CHAPTER XV. Murder!
29CHAPTER XXIV.
402CHAPTER XVI. Matt Quintal makes a Tremendous Discovery.
30CHAPTER XXV.
403CHAPTER XVII. The Clouds grow Thicker and Blacker.
31CHAPTER XXVI.
404CHAPTER XVIII. Aquatic Amusements.
32CHAPTER XXVII.
405CHAPTER XIX. The Darkest Hour.
33CHAPTER XXVIII.
406CHAPTER XX. The Dawn of a Better Day.
34CHAPTER XXIX.
407CHAPTER XXI. The Last Man.
35CHAPTER XXX.
408CHAPTER XXII. John Adams longs for a Chum and becomes a Story-Teller.
36CHAPTER XXXI.
409CHAPTER XXIII. The Pitcairners have a Night of it.
37CHAPTER XXXII.
410CHAPTER XXIV. Refers to Things Spiritual and Physical.
38CHAPTER XXXIII.
411CHAPTER XXV. Tells of an Important Matter.
39CHAPTER XXXIV.
412CHAPTER XXVI. Treats of a Birth and of Devastation.
40CHAPTER XXXV.
413CHAPTER XXVII. A Picnic and a Surprise.
41The Red Eric
414CHAPTER XXVIII. The First Ship, and News of Home.
42CHAPTER I.
415CHAPTER XXIX. Jack Brace stirs up the War Spirit of Adams.
43CHAPTER II.
416CHAPTER XXX. Adams and the Girls.
44CHAPTER III.
417CHAPTER XXXI. Treats of Interesting Matters.
45CHAPTER IV.
418CHAPTER XXXII. Another Visit from the Great World.
46CHAPTER V.
419CHAPTER XXXIII. New Arrivals and Strange Adventures.
47CHAPTER VI.
420CHAPTER XXXIV. Farewell!
48CHAPTER VII.
421The Giant of the North
49CHAPTER VIII.
422CHAPTER I. Introduces our Hero and his Kindred.
50CHAPTER IX.
423CHAPTER II. Unexpected Meetings, Alarms, and Confidences.
51CHAPTER X.
424CHAPTER III. Shows how the Eskimos were Entertained by the White Men.
52CHAPTER XI.
425CHAPTER IV. A Catastrophe and a Bold Decision.
53CHAPTER XII.
426CHAPTER V. Left to their Fate.
54CHAPTER XIII.
427CHAPTER VI. Future Plans Discussed and Decided.
55CHAPTER XIV.
428CHAPTER VII. Difficulties Encountered and Faced.
56CHAPTER XV.
429CHAPTER VIII. Difficulties and Dangers increase, and the Captain expounds his Views.
57CHAPTER XVI.
430CHAPTER IX. The Captain makes a Stupendous Effort. Disappointments and Discoveries.
58CHAPTER XVII.
431CHAPTER X. A Sketcher in Imminent Danger. Difficulties increase, and are overcome as usual.
59CHAPTER XVIII.
432CHAPTER XI. Another Island discovered—The Englishmen and Eskimos alike are Astonished in more Ways than one.
60CHAPTER XIX.
433CHAPTER XII. The Open Polar Basin at last! Alf washes himself in it.
61CHAPTER XX.
434CHAPTER XIII. A Gale and a Narrow Escape.
62CHAPTER XXI.
435CHAPTER XIV. Records a Wonderful Apparition but a Furious Night.
63CHAPTER XXII.
436CHAPTER XV. Discourses of Deep Things.
64CHAPTER XXIII.
437CHAPTER XVI. Arrival in Poloeland.
65CHAPTER XXIV.
438CHAPTER XVII. The Effect of Persuasion on Diverse Characters.
66CHAPTER XXV.
439CHAPTER XVIII. The Captain electrifies as well as surprises his New Friends.
67CHAPTER XXVI.
440CHAPTER XIX. A Shooting Trip to Paradise Isle, and further Display of the Captain’s Contrivances.
68CHAPTER XXVII.
441CHAPTER XX. Benjy’s Enjoyments Interrupted, and Poloeland Overwhelmed with a Catastrophe.
69CHAPTER XXVIII.
442CHAPTER XXI. Fate of the Lost Ones.
70Fighting the Whales
443CHAPTER XXII. A Fight in Defence of Woman, And Rifle-Shooting Extraordinary.
71CHAPTER I. In Trouble, to begin with.
444CHAPTER XXIII. Leo visits Flatland and sees as well as hears much to interest him there.
72CHAPTER II. At Sea.
445CHAPTER XXIV. A Glorious Region Contemplated, and a Glorious Chase Planned.
73CHAPTER III. Our First Battle.
446CHAPTER XXV. In which a Great Hunt is Described, a War Expedition Frustrated, and a Hero Ennobled.
74CHAPTER IV. “Cutting-in the Blubber” and “Trying out the Oil.”
447CHAPTER XXVI. Tells of a Warlike Expedition and its Happy Termination.
75CHAPTER V. A Storm, a Man Overboard, and a Rescue.
448CHAPTER XXVII. The Great Discovery.
76CHAPTER VI. The Whale—Fighting Bulls, Etcetera.
449CHAPTER XXVIII. Tells, among other Things, of a Notable Discovery.
77CHAPTER VII. Tom’s Wisdom—Another Great Battle.
450CHAPTER XXIX. A Runaway Journey and a Tremendous Experiment.
78CHAPTER VIII. Death on the Sea.
451CHAPTER XXX. Leo in Danger next! A Novel Mode of Rescue.
79CHAPTER IX. News from Home—A Gam.
452CHAPTER XXXI. The Last.
80CHAPTER X. Return Home.
453The Madman and the Pirate
81Fast in the Ice
454CHAPTER I.
82CHAPTER I.
455CHAPTER II.
83CHAPTER II. At Sea—The First Storm.
456CHAPTER III.
84CHAPTER III. In the Ice—Dangers of Arctic Voyaging.
457CHAPTER IV.
85CHAPTER IV. Difficulties, Troubles, And Dangers.
458CHAPTER V.
86CHAPTER V. A Gale—Narrow Escapes—Signs Of Winter—Set Fast.
459CHAPTER VI.
87CHAPTER VI. Preparations for Wintering—Remarkable Adventures with a Bear.
460CHAPTER VII.
88CHAPTER VII. A Great Battle with the Walrus.
461CHAPTER VIII.
89CHAPTER VIII. The Cause of Ice-Bergs—Fox-Chase—A Bear.
462CHAPTER IX.
90CHAPTER IX. A Visit to the Eskimos—Wonderful Doings—A Mystery.
463CHAPTER X.
91CHAPTER X. The Tale of a Kite—A Great Bear-Fight.
464CHAPTER XI.
92CHAPTER XI. Christmas Time—Death—Return of Light and Hope—Disasters and Final Deliverance.
465CHAPTER XII.
93Gascoyne
466CHAPTER XIII.
94CHAPTER I: The Schooner
467CHAPTER XIV.
95CHAPTER II: Bumpus Is Fiery and Philosophical—Murderous Designs Frustrated
468CHAPTER XV.
96CHAPTER III: A Bough Walk Enlivened by Rambling Talk—Bumpus Is "Agreeable."
469CHAPTER XVI.
97CHAPTER IV: The Missionary—Suspicions, Surprises, and Surmises
470The Battery and the Boiler
98CHAPTER V: The Pastor's Household—Preparations for War
471CHAPTER I. In which the Hero makes his First Flash and Explosion.
99CHAPTER VI: Suspicions Allayed and Reawakened
472CHAPTER II. Refers to a Notable Character.
100CHAPTER VII: Master Corrie Caught Napping—Snakes in the Grass
473CHAPTER III. Early Aspirations.
101CHAPTER VIII: A Surprise—A Battle and a Fire
474CHAPTER IV. Extraordinary Result of an Attempt at Amateur Cable-Laying.
102CHAPTER IX: Baffled and Perplexed—Plans for a Rescue
475CHAPTER V. Prospects of Real Cable-Laying—Robin meets with his First Electrical Acquaintances.
103CHAPTER X: The Pursuit—Poopy, Led on by Love and Hate, Rushes to the Rescue
476CHAPTER VI. Tells of our Hero’s Visit to the Great Cable.
104CHAPTER XI: A Ghost—A Terrible Combat Ending in a Dreadful Plunge
477CHAPTER VII. The Big Ship—First Night Aboard.
105CHAPTER XII: Dangerous Navigation and Doubtful Pilotage—Montague Is Hot, Gascoyne Sarcastic
478CHAPTER VIII. Laying The Cable—“Faults” and Fault-Finding—Anxieties, Accidents, and other Matters.
106CHAPTER XIII: Doings on Board the "Foam."
479CHAPTER IX. In which Joys, Hopes, Alarms, Ghosts, and Leviathans Take Part.
107CHAPTER XIV: Greater Mysteries Than Ever—A Bold Move and a Narrow Escape
480CHAPTER X. Tells of Great Efforts and Failures and Grand Success.
108CHAPTER XV: Remarkable Doings of Poopy—Extraordinary Case of Resuscitation
481CHAPTER XI. Home!
109CHAPTER XVI: A Wild Chase—Hope, Disappointment, and Despair—The Sandal-Wood Trader Outwits the Man-Of-War
482CHAPTER XII. A Great Dynamo-Electric Sea-Fight.
110CHAPTER XVII: The Escape
483CHAPTER XIII. Tells of a Sudden and Unlooked-for Event.
111CHAPTER XVIII: The Goat's Pass—An Attack, a Bloodless Victory, and a Sermon
484CHAPTER XIV. The Raft.
112CHAPTER XIX: Sorrow and Sympathy—The Widow Becomes a Pleader and Her Son Engages in a Single Combat
485CHAPTER XV. Life on the Raft.
113CHAPTER XX: Mysterious Consultations and Plans—Gascoyne Astonishes His Friends, and Makes an Unexpected Confession
486CHAPTER XVI. In which will be found more Surprises than one.
114CHAPTER XXI: A Terrible Doom for an Innocent Man
487CHAPTER XVII. Strange Discoveries on Pirate Island.
115CHAPTER XXII: The Rendezvous—An Episode—Peculiar Circumstances—Other Matters
488CHAPTER XVIII. The Pirate’s Island—Continued.
116CHAPTER XXIII: Plans Partially Carried Out—The Cutter's Fate—And a Serious Misfortune
489CHAPTER XIX. An Exploration and an Accident.
117CHAPTER XXIV: An Unexpected Meeting—Doings on the Isle of Palms—Gascoyne's Despair
490CHAPTER XX. Various Subjects treated of, and a Great Fight detailed.
118CHAPTER XXV: Surly Dick the Rescue
491CHAPTER XXI. Departure from Pirate Island and Hopeful News at Sarawak.
119CHAPTER XXVI: The Capture and the Fire
492CHAPTER XXII. Bombay—Where Stumps comes to Grief.
120CHAPTER XXVII: Pleading for Life
493CHAPTER XXIII. Stumps in Despair—And Bombay in Raptures.
121CHAPTER XXVIII: A Peculiar Confidant—More Difficulties, and Various Plans to Overcome Them
494CHAPTER XXIV. Shows the Dreadful Depravity of Man, and the Amazing Effects of Electrical Treatment on Man and Beast.
122CHAPTER XXIX: Bumpus Is Perplexed—Mysterious Communings, and a Curious Leave-Taking
495CHAPTER XXV. A Great Field-day, in which Slagg distinguishes himself.
123CHAPTER XXX: More Leaving—Deep Designs—Bumpus in a New Capacity
496CHAPTER XXVI. Begins with a Disappointment, continues with a Great Reception, and ends with a Series of Surprises.
124CHAPTER XXXI: The Ambush—The Escape—Retributive Justice—And Conclusion
497CHAPTER XXVII. Describes Several Important Events.
125The Lifeboat
498CHAPTER XXVIII. The Cable Laid.
126CHAPTER I.
499CHAPTER XXIX. Uncle Rik’s Adventures.
127CHAPTER II.
500CHAPTER XXX. The Wright Family reunited, and Sam becomes highly Electrical.
128CHAPTER III.
501CHAPTER XXXI. Describes a Happy Home and a Happier Meeting.
129CHAPTER IV.
502CHAPTER XXXII. In which the Story finds a “Fault,” and the Electrical Current ends.
130CHAPTER V.
503The Young Trawler
131CHAPTER VI.
504CHAPTER I. Introduces Deep-Sea Fishermen And their Families.
132CHAPTER VII.
505CHAPTER II. A Contrast to Chapter I.
133CHAPTER VIII.
506CHAPTER III. Introduces Consternation to A Delicate Household.
134CHAPTER IX.
507CHAPTER IV. Billy Bright the Fisher-Boy visits London—has a Fight—enlarges his Mind, and undertakes Business.
135CHAPTER X.
508CHAPTER V. How Billy Conducts the Business—How Captain Bream Overcomes the Sisters, and how Jessie Seaward Sees Mystery in Everything.
136CHAPTER XI.
509CHAPTER VI. The Curse of the North Sea; and the Trawls at Work.
137CHAPTER XII.
510CHAPTER VII. A Haul and its Consequences—Mysterious News from the Land.
138CHAPTER XIII.
511CHAPTER VIII. Dangers, Difficulties, and Excitements of the Traffic; Loading the Steamer.
139CHAPTER XIV.
512CHAPTER IX. Another Drag-Net hauled—The Mission Smack.
140CHAPTER XV.
513CHAPTER X. A Strong Contrast—A Victim of the Coper.
141CHAPTER XVI.
514CHAPTER XI. Ruth and Captain Bream take to Scheming.
142CHAPTER XVII.
515CHAPTER XII. Captain Bream develops a Capacity for Scheming.
143CHAPTER XVIII.
516CHAPTER XIII. Run down in a Fog—Captain Bream acts surprisingly.
144CHAPTER XIX.
517CHAPTER XIV. Ruth’s Hopes as to her Plot brighten a little.
145CHAPTER XX.
518CHAPTER XV. A Cloud comes over Ruth’s Hopes, and dims their Brightness.
146CHAPTER XXI.
519CHAPTER XVI. Temptation on the Deep.
147CHAPTER XXII.
520CHAPTER XVII. Converse in the Cabin—The Tempter again—An Accident.
148CHAPTER XXIII.
521CHAPTER XVIII. A Day of Calm followed by a Night of Storm.
149CHAPTER XXIV.
522CHAPTER XIX. Ruth finds that everything seems to go against her.
150CHAPTER XXV.
523CHAPTER XX. Details Two Robberies and an Awful Situation.
151The Lighthouse
524CHAPTER XXI. A Hopeful Club Discovered.
152CHAPTER I. The Rock.
525CHAPTER XXII. In the Mission Boat on the Thames—The Damping of the Body cannot damp the Ardent Spirit.
153CHAPTER II. The Lovers and the Press-Gang.
526CHAPTER XXIII. How Captain Bream fared in his Search, and what came of it.
154CHAPTER III. Our Hero Obliged to go to Sea.
527CHAPTER XXIV. The Wreck of the Evening Star.
155CHAPTER IV. The Burglary.
528CHAPTER XXV. Billy and his Father Return Home.
156CHAPTER V. The Bell Rock Invaded.
529CHAPTER XXVI. The House of Mourning.
157CHAPTER VI. The Captain Changes His Quarters.
530CHAPTER XXVII. The Captain’s Appetite Restored, and Ruth in a New Light.
158CHAPTER VII. Ruby in Difficulties.
531CHAPTER XXVIII. Out with the Short Blue again.
159CHAPTER VIII. The Scene Changes—Ruby is Vulcanised.
532CHAPTER XXIX. Another Fight and—Victory!
160CHAPTER IX. Storms and Troubles.
533CHAPTER XXX. The Climax Reached at last.
161CHAPTER X. The Rising of the Tide—A Narrow Escape.
534CHAPTER XXXI. The Last.
162CHAPTER XI. A Storm and a Dismal State of Things on Board the Pharos.
535The Island Queen
163CHAPTER XII. Bell Rock Billows—An Unexpected Visit—A Disaster and a Rescue.
536CHAPTER I. The Open Boat.
164CHAPTER XIII. A Sleepless but a Pleasant Night.
537CHAPTER II. Wrecked on a Reef.
165CHAPTER XIV. Somewhat Statistical.
538CHAPTER III. Explorations and Discoveries.
166CHAPTER XV. Ruby has a Rise in Life, and a Fall.
539CHAPTER IV. Difficulties met and overcome.
167CHAPTER XVI. New Arrangements—The Captain’s Philosophy in Regard to Pipeology.
540CHAPTER V. Stirring Events and Changes.
168CHAPTER XVII. A Meeting with Old Friends, and an Excursion.
541CHAPTER VI. Shipwrecked Emigrants and Horrified Conspirators.
169CHAPTER XVIII. The Battle of Arbroath, and Other Warlike Matters.
542CHAPTER VII. Treats of Big Island—A Great Fight and a Royal Family.
170CHAPTER XIX. An Adventure—Secrets Revealed, and a Prize.
543CHAPTER VIII. The Coronation—Crown-Making Deliberations, Ceremonials, and Catastrophes.
171CHAPTER XX. The Smugglers are “Treated” to Gin and Astonishment.
544CHAPTER IX. Shows how they were tormented by an Old Familiar Fiend; How they killed him, and what befell the Queen and Otto while in the Pursuit of Legitimate Pleasure.
172CHAPTER XXI. The Bell Rock Again—A Dreary Night in a Strange Habitation.
545CHAPTER X. Describes a Rescue, a Conspiracy, and a Trial.
173CHAPTER XXII. Life in the Beacon—Story of the Eddystone Lighthouse.
546CHAPTER XI. Shows how the Queen Conducted herself in Trying Circumstances, and was Finally Dethroned.
174CHAPTER XXIII. The Storm.
547CHAPTER XII. Last Chapter.
175CHAPTER XXIV. A Chapter of Accidents.
548The Lively Poll
176CHAPTER XXV. The Bell Rock in a Fog—Narrow Escape of the Smeaton.
549CHAPTER I. The Fleet.
177CHAPTER XXVI. A Sudden and Tremendous Change in Ruby’s Fortunes.
550CHAPTER II. Accidents Afloat and Incidents Ashore.
178CHAPTER XXVII. Other Things Besides Murder “Will Out.”
551CHAPTER III. The Skipper Ashore.
179CHAPTER XXVIII. The Lighthouse Completed—Ruby’s Escape from Trouble by a Desperate Venture.
552CHAPTER IV. Hardships on the Sea.
180CHAPTER XXIX. The Wreck.
553CHAPTER V. The Tempter’s Victory.
181CHAPTER XXX. Old Friends in New Circumstances.
554CHAPTER VI. The Power of Sympathy.
182CHAPTER XXXI. Midnight Chat in a Lantern.
555CHAPTER VII. A Rescue.
183CHAPTER XXXII. Everyday Life on the Bell Rock, and Old Memories Recalled.
556CHAPTER VIII. Tells of more than one Surprise.
184CHAPTER XXXIII. Conclusion.
557CHAPTER IX. Beginning of the Good Work.
185Shifting Winds
558CHAPTER X. The First Fight and Victory.
186CHAPTER I. The Cottage and its Inmates.
559CHAPTER XI. A Consultation, a Feast, and a Plot.
187CHAPTER II. Wrecked, Rescued, and Resuscitated—Mrs Niven receives a Surprise, also the Gift of a Child.
560CHAPTER XII. The Enterprise fails—remarkably.
188CHAPTER III. The Cottage at Cove invaded—Dan Horsey speaks “Toorko” to Russians, and fails to enlighten them.
561CHAPTER XIII. The Tide begins to turn, and Death steps in.
189CHAPTER IV. The Rescue.
562CHAPTER XIV. The Last.
190CHAPTER V. The Breakfast Party at Seaside Villa.
563Red Rooney
191CHAPTER VI. Kenneth indulges in Suspicions and Surmises.
564CHAPTER I. Lost and Found.
192CHAPTER VII. Lizzie Gordon is run away with, and Gaff is “pumped”.
565CHAPTER II. Describes a Rescue and a Happy Family.
193CHAPTER VIII. Dan Horsey does the Agreeable in the Kitchen.
566CHAPTER III. Our Hero and his Friends become Familiar.
194CHAPTER IX. The Sailors’ Home and the Mad Skipper.
567CHAPTER IV. Okiok becomes Simple but Deep, and the Wizard tries to make Capital out of Events.
195CHAPTER X. The Dinner in the Restaurant—Haco meets an Old Friend and becomes Communicative.
568CHAPTER V. Plots and Counter-Plots already.
196CHAPTER XI. The Writing of the “Hambigoo-ous” Letter.
569CHAPTER VI. Angut and Rooney hold Converse on many Things.
197CHAPTER XII. The Bu’ster wills to accomplish Mischief, and gets into Trouble.
570CHAPTER VII. Treats of Cross-Purposes and Difficulties.
198CHAPTER XIII. The Storm, and its Consequences.
571CHAPTER VIII. Mrs Okiok’s Little Evening Party.
199CHAPTER XIV. Gaff and Billy become the Sport of Fortune, and see Strange Things.
572CHAPTER IX. Shows that the Wise are a Match for the Wicked, and exhibits Tumbler and Pussi in Danger.
200CHAPTER XV. The Dinner Party—A Sudden Piece of Questionable Good Fortune befalls Mrs Gaff.
573CHAPTER X. Red Rooney becomes a Spectacle and then a President.
201CHAPTER XVI. Jack Tar before and after the Institution of the S.F.M.S.
574CHAPTER XI. The Hairy Ones feast and are Happy.
202CHAPTER XVII. Mrs Gaff endeavours fruitlessly to understand the Nature of Cash, Principal, and Interest.
575CHAPTER XII. Combines Story-Telling (in both Senses) with Fasting, Fun, and more Serious Matters.
203CHAPTER XVIII. Mrs Gaff becomes a Woman of Business, and finds it awfully Hard Work.
576CHAPTER XIII. Mischief Hatching.
204CHAPTER XIX. The Open Boat on the Pacific—Gaff And Billy in Dreadful Circumstances—A Message from the Sea, and a Madman’s Death.
577CHAPTER XIV. Solemn and Mysterious Doings are Brought to a Violent Close.
205CHAPTER XX. The Voyage of the Bottle.
578CHAPTER XV. A Great Singing Duel interrupted by a Catastrophe.
206CHAPTER XXI. The Fortunes of Gaff and Billy continued.
579CHAPTER XVI. The Rebellion of the Worm and the Fall of the Wizard.
207CHAPTER XXII. The Island-Home Examined.
580CHAPTER XVII. Tells of Despair and a Wild Pursuit.
208CHAPTER XXIII. Relating to Improvements in the Hut, and Mrs Gaff’s Perplexities.
581CHAPTER XVIII. A Terrible Encounter, Disastrous Results, and Singular Termination.
209CHAPTER XXIV. Miss Peppy undertakes a Journey.
582CHAPTER XIX. Spring returns—Kayak Evolutions—Angut is Puzzled.
210CHAPTER XXV. Perplexities and Musical Charms.
583CHAPTER XX. The Chase continued and disastrously interrupted.
211CHAPTER XXVI. Mad Haco startled at last.
584CHAPTER XXI. Shows a Gloomy Prospect—Starvation threatened, and wonderfully averted.
212CHAPTER XXVII. Plot and Counterplot, ending in a Long Chase.
585CHAPTER XXII. A Brief but Singular Voyage winds up with a Great Surprise.
213CHAPTER XXVIII. Plotters Counterplotted.
586CHAPTER XXIII. Describes a most Amazing Surprise, and treats of Hans Egede.
214CHAPTER XXIX. Dreadful Suspicions aroused in Anxious Bosoms.
587CHAPTER XXIV. Escape from Present Danger, and a Curious Instance of the Effects of Gin.
215CHAPTER XXX. Strange Scenes and Doings far away.
588CHAPTER XXV. The Eskimo Encampment—A Murder and its Consequences.
216CHAPTER XXXI. Delivered, Wrecked, and Rescued.
589CHAPTER XXVI. Tells of Men whose Actions end in Smoke, and of others whose Plots end in Deeds of Darkness.
217CHAPTER XXXII. Home Again.
590CHAPTER XXVII. A Strange Meeting strangely interrupted.
218CHAPTER XXXIII. The Sailors’ Home and the New Secretary.
591CHAPTER XXVIII. A Capture, Flight, Surprise, and Rescue.
219CHAPTER XXXIV. Failures and Hopes Deferred, and Consequences.
592CHAPTER XXIX. Conclusion.
220CHAPTER XXXV. Conclusion.
593The Eagle Cliff
221Saved by the Lifeboat
594CHAPTER I. Begins the Tale—Naturally.
222CHAPTER I. The Wreck in the Bay.
595CHAPTER II. The Voyage Auspiciously Begun and Promptly Ended.
223CHAPTER II. Describes a merchant and his god, and concludes with “a message from the sea.”
596CHAPTER III. The Wreck is Followed by Repose, Refreshment, Surprise, and Disaster.
224CHAPTER III. Shows what some men will do and dare for money, and what sometimes comes of it.
597CHAPTER IV. The Family at Kinlossie.
225CHAPTER IV. The Rescue.
598CHAPTER V. Plans, Prospects, and a Great Fight.
226CHAPTER V. Things become shaky, so does Mr Webster, and the Results are an Illness and a Voyage.
599CHAPTER VI. Dangerous Studies, Peculiar Art, and Splendid Fishing.
227CHAPTER VI. Describes the Presentation of a New Lifeboat to Covelly, and treats of The Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
600CHAPTER VII. Amazing Deeds and Misdeeds at a Deer-Drive.
228CHAPTER VII. The Storm and the Wreck.
601CHAPTER VIII. Jackman’s Wonderful Elephant Story.
229CHAPTER VIII. Conclusion.
602CHAPTER IX. A Quiet Day with a Stirring Termination.
230Erling the Bold
603CHAPTER X. A Wildish Chapter.
231CHAPTER I. In Which the Tale Begins Somewhat Furiously.
604CHAPTER XI. Peculiar Incidents of a Sabbath among the Western Isles.
232CHAPTER II. Introduces, among others, the Hero and Heroine, and opens up a View of Norse Life in the Olden Time.
605CHAPTER XII. Stirring Events of more Kinds than One.
233CHAPTER III. Shows how Chief Friends may become Foes, And Cross-Purposes may Produce Cross Consequences, involving Worry and Confusion.
606CHAPTER XIII. A Chapter of Catastrophes.
234CHAPTER IV. Describes Warlike Preparations, and a Norse Hall in the Olden Time—Tells also of a Surprise.
607CHAPTER XIV. Suspicions, Revelations, and other Matters.
235CHAPTER V. The Viking Raid—Alric’s Adventure with the Dane—Erling’s Cutter, and the Battle in the Pass.
608CHAPTER XV. Elephants Again—Followed by Something More Awful.
236CHAPTER VI. Evening in the Hall—The Scald tells of Gundalf’s Wooing—The Feast Interrupted and the War Clouds Thicken.
609CHAPTER XVI. Two Fires Subdued.
237CHAPTER VII. The Tale Returns to the Springs—Describes a Great Land Fight, and Tells of a Peculiar Style of Extending Mercy to the Vanquished.
610CHAPTER XVII. Conclusion.
238CHAPTER VIII. Tells of Discussions and Exciting Deeds at Ulfstede.
611The Crew of the Water Wagtail
239CHAPTER IX. Shows how the Ancient Sea-Kings transacted National Business.
612CHAPTER I. A Rough Beginning.
240CHAPTER X. Proves that the Best of Friends may quarrel about nothing, and that War has two Aspects.
613CHAPTER II. The Adventurers Land on the Island.
241CHAPTER XI. Describes our Hero’s Interview with Jarl Rongvold and King Harald Haarfager.
614CHAPTER III. First Experiences on the Island.
242CHAPTER XII. Describes a Terrific and Unequal Combat.
615CHAPTER IV. Strange Visitors—Dark Plots—And Evil Purposes.
243CHAPTER XIII. Shows that Eloquence does not always flow when it is expected, and that Glumm begins a New Course of Action.
616CHAPTER V. Turned Adrift in a Foreign Land.
244CHAPTER XIV. In which Alric boasts a little, discovers Secrets, confesses a little, and distinguishes himself greatly.
617CHAPTER VI. Difficulties met and Overcome.
245CHAPTER XV. Treats of Ancient Diplomacy among the Norsemen, and shows how our Hero turns the Tables on a would-be Assassin.
618CHAPTER VII. They Begin their Travels in Earnest.
246CHAPTER XVI. Relates to such Elementary Matters as the A B C, and touches on Love-making in the Olden Time.
619CHAPTER VIII. Beautiful Scenes and Strange Experiences.
247CHAPTER XVII. In which Glumm takes to hunting on the Mountains for Consolation, and finds it unexpectedly, while Alric proves himself a Hero.
620CHAPTER IX. Their New Acquaintance Becomes Interested and Practical.
248CHAPTER XVIII. Shows what some of the Men of Old could do in Cold Blood, and treats of Heathen Festivities at Harald’s Court, mingled with Plot and Counter Plot.
621CHAPTER X. Olly’s First Salmon and Hendrick’s Home.
249CHAPTER XIX. Tells something of the Doings of Solve Klofe and Others, and treats of a few of the Marvellous Adventures of Guttorm Stoutheart.
622CHAPTER XI. The Hunter’s Home.
250CHAPTER XX. In which the Sky again becomes Overcast—The War-token is sent out—Alric gets a Surprise, and a Berserk catches a Tartar.
623CHAPTER XII. A Surprise, a Fight, and a War Party.
251CHAPTER XXI. Glumm gains a Great Private Victory—The Dalesmen assemble to fight for Freedom—The Foe appears, and the Signal of Battle is sounded.
624CHAPTER XIII. Unlooked-for Interruptions and Difficulties.
252CHAPTER XXII. Describes a Great Sea Fight and its Consequences.
625CHAPTER XIV. Tells of a Tremendous Storm and a Strange Shelter, etcetera.
253CHAPTER XXIII. The End of an Old Sea-King.
626CHAPTER XV. Grummidge asserts himself—Great Discoveries are made and the Crew flits.
254CHAPTER XXIV. Hopes and Fears—The Burning of Haldorstede, and Escape of the Family.
627CHAPTER XVI. A Giant Discovered—New Home At Wagtail Bay—A Strange Addition to the Settlement.
255CHAPTER XXV. In which is Described a Desperate Attempt at Rescue, a Bold Leap for Freedom, and a Triumphant Escape.
628CHAPTER XVII. Has Reference to Food and a Great Fight.
256The Battle and the Breeze
629CHAPTER XVIII. Tells of Death and Disaster.
257CHAPTER I. Touches on our Hero’s Early Life, Experiences, and Adventures.
630CHAPTER XIX. A New Friend with Startling News.
258CHAPTER II. Commences the Story.
631CHAPTER XX. The Rescue Party—A Rencontre and Bad News.
259CHAPTER III. Bill is Initiated into the Duties of his new Station.
632CHAPTER XXI. Old Friends in a Sad Plight.
260CHAPTER IV. Our Hero and his Friends see Service.
633CHAPTER XXII. Tells of Terrible Suspense—Violent Intentions and Religious Discussion.
261CHAPTER V. Nelson Hunts the French.
634CHAPTER XXIII. Deliverance.
262CHAPTER VI. The Battle of the Nile.
635CHAPTER XXIV. The Last.
263CHAPTER VII. Battle of the Nile—continued.
636Blown to Bits
264CHAPTER VIII. Our Hero and his Messmate get into Trouble.
637PREFACE
265CHAPTER IX. Bill and Ben set their Brains to Steep with Unconquerable Perseverance.
638CHAPTER I. The Play Commences.
266The Cannibal Islands
639CHAPTER II. The Haven in the Coral Ring.
267CHAPTER I. A Hero who rose from the Ranks.
640CHAPTER III. Interesting Particulars of Various Kinds.
268CHAPTER II. Shows what Men will do and dare in the Cause of Science.
641CHAPTER IV. Nigel Undergoes Some Quite New and Interesting Experiences.
269CHAPTER III. Describes an Adventure in the Mountains, and tells of Tierra Del Fuego.
642CHAPTER V. Captain Roy Surprises and Gratifies His Son, Who Surprises a Negro, and Suddenly Forms an Astonishing Resolve.
270CHAPTER IV. Explains how Coral Islands are made.
643CHAPTER VI. The Hermit of Rakata Introduced.
271CHAPTER V. Discovery by Captain Wallis of Otaheite or Tahiti.
644CHAPTER VII. Wonders of the Hermit's Cave and Island.
272CHAPTER VI. Captain Cook’s Visit to Tahiti.
645CHAPTER VIII. Perboewatan Becomes Moderately Violent.
273CHAPTER VII. Shows what Vanity will induce Men and Women to do.
646CHAPTER IX. Describes, Among Other Things, a Singular Meeting Under Peculiar Circumstances.
274CHAPTER VIII. Treats of Savage Warfare and some of its Consequences.
647CHAPTER X. A Curious Sea-going Craft—The Unknown Voyage Begun.
275CHAPTER IX. Touches on Cannibalism.
648CHAPTER XI. Canoeing on the Sea—A Mysterious Night-surprise and Sudden Flight.
276CHAPTER X. Visit to New Zealand.
649CHAPTER XII. Weathering a Storm in the Open Sea.
277CHAPTER XI. The Last Voyage and Sad End of the Great Discoverer.
650CHAPTER XIII. Friends are Met With, Also Pirates, and a Life-or-death Paddle Ensues.
278Sunk at Sea
651CHAPTER XIV. A New Friend Found—New Dangers Encountered and Hew Hopes Delayed.
279CHAPTER I. Treats of Our Hero’s Early Life, and Touches on Domestic Matters.
652CHAPTER XV. Hunting the Great Man-monkey.
280CHAPTER II. Records a Sudden Departure, and Maryann’s Opinion Thereon.
653CHAPTER XVI. Begins with a Terrible Fight and Ends with a Hasty Flight.
281CHAPTER III. Tells of the Sea, and some of the Mysteries Connected Therewith.
654CHAPTER XVII. Tells of the Joys, Etc., of the Professor in the Sumatran Forests, Also of a Catastrophe Averted.
282CHAPTER IV. A Storm and its Consequences.
655CHAPTER XVIII. A Trying Ordeal—Danger Threatens and Flight Again Resolved On.
283CHAPTER V. Adrift on the Wide Ocean.
656CHAPTER XIX. A Terrible Murder and a Strange Revelation.
284CHAPTER VI. Describes a Boat Voyage, and Touches on Coral Islands.
657CHAPTER XX. Nigel Makes a Confidant of Moses—Undertakes a Lonely Watch and Sees Something Wonderful.
285CHAPTER VII. Hopes, Fears, and Prospects on the Coral Island.
658CHAPTER XXI. In Which the Professor Distinguishes Himself.
286CHAPTER VIII. In which our Hero Suggests a Plan which gets the Party out of one Difficulty but Plunges them into Another.
659CHAPTER XXII. A Python Discovered and a Geyser Interviewed.
287CHAPTER IX. Contains an Account of the Desperate Circumstances of the Prisoners.
660CHAPTER XXIII. Tells of Volcanic Fires and a Strange Return "Home."
288CHAPTER X. Our Hero and his Comrades in Distress Become Savage Warriors for the Nonce.
661CHAPTER XXIV. An Awful Night and Terrible Morning.
289CHAPTER XI. A Fight, which Results in a Mistake and a Hasty Flight.
662CHAPTER XXV. Adventures of the "Sunshine" and an Unexpected Reunion.
290CHAPTER XII. Shows how South Sea Missionaries do their Work, and that if the Whites can Surprise the Natives the Latter can Sometimes Astonish the Whites!
663CHAPTER XXVI. A Climax.
291CHAPTER XIII. Remarkable Changes For The Better.
664CHAPTER XXVII. "Blown to Bits."
292CHAPTER XIV. Contains more than one Surprise, and Touches on “Love’s Young Dream.”
665CHAPTER XXVIII. The Fate of the "Sunshine."
293The Pirate City
666CHAPTER XXIX. Tells Chiefly of the Wonderful Effects of This Eruption on the Would at Large.
294CHAPTER I: Opens the Tale
667CHAPTER XXX. Coming Events, Etc.—Wonderful Changes Among the Islands.
295CHAPTER II: Unfolds a Little of the Tale
668CHAPTER XXXI. Ends with a Struggle Between Inclination and Duty.
296CHAPTER III: Reveals Something Surprising in Regard to European Forbearance and Piratic Impudence
669CHAPTER XXXII. The Last.
297CHAPTER IV: Introduces the Reader to the Pirate City, and to a Few of Its Peculiarities and Practices
670Charlie to the Rescue
298CHAPTER V: Shows the Light in Which Consuls Were Regarded by Pirates, and Tells of a Cruel Separation and a Stunning Blow
671CHAPTER I. Introduces the Hero.
299CHAPTER VI: Sends a Gleam of Hope Into a Gloomy Region
672CHAPTER II. The Shipwreck.
300CHAPTER VII: Some New Characters Walk, Glide, and Furiously Gallop Into the Tale, and Otherwise Introduce Themselves to Notice
673CHAPTER III. “It’s an Ill Wind that Blaws Naebody Guid.”
301CHAPTER VIII: Ted Flaggan and Rais Ali Proceed on a Mission, and See Impressive Sights
674CHAPTER IV Drifting on the Rocks.
302CHAPTER IX: Describes a Moorish Bride, a Wedding, and a Metamorphosis, Besides Indicating a Plot
675CHAPTER V. All Things to All Men.
303CHAPTER X: Shows What Lessons Were Taught in the Bagnio, and Describes a Brave Dash for Freedom
676CHAPTER VI. Disaster, Starvation, and Death.
304CHAPTER XI: Is Diplomatic and Otherwise
677CHAPTER VII. Adrift on the Sea.
305CHAPTER XII: Mrs Langley and Agnes Go Out to Dinner
678CHAPTER VIII. Ingratitude.
306CHAPTER XIII: Relates Something About Improvements, Surprises, and Changes in the State of Affairs
679CHAPTER IX. Shank Reveals Something More of his Character.
307CHAPTER XIV: The Plot Thickens, and Mariano’s Forbearance and Courage Are Tested
680CHAPTER X. Home-coming and Unexpected Surprises.
308CHAPTER XV: In Which Ted Flaggan and His Friend Rais Ali Act a Conscious Part, and a Political Storm Begins to Break
681CHAPTER XI. Tells of Happy Meetings and Serious Consultations.
309CHAPTER XVI: Tells of Riot and Revolution in the Pirate City
682CHAPTER XII. Changes the Scene Considerably!
310CHAPTER XVII: Francisco and His Son in Danger
683CHAPTER XIII. Hunky Ben is Sorely Perplexed.
311CHAPTER XVIII: In Which Soles Are Beaten and Men Are Sold—With Plots and Counterplots
684CHAPTER XIV. The Haunt of the Outlaws.
312CHAPTER XIX: Describes an Important Event in the Pirate City
685CHAPTER XV. Lost and Found.
313CHAPTER XX: Describes a Retreat Among the Hills
686CHAPTER XVI. Friends and Foes—Plots and Counterplots—The Ranch in Danger.
314CHAPTER XXI: Social Intercourse in the Cavern
687CHAPTER XVII. The Alarm and Preparations for Defence.
315CHAPTER XXII: Shows How the Pirates Were Wont to Treat Men of Note
688CHAPTER XVIII. Defence of the Ranch of Roaring Bull.
316CHAPTER XXIII: In Which Danger Looms Very Dark in and Around the Pirate City
689CHAPTER XIX. The Rescue and its Consequences.
317CHAPTER XXIV: The Dark Clouds Begin to Thicken—A Rescue Attempted—Master Jim Plays a Conspicuous Part
690CHAPTER XX. Jake The Flint In Difficulties.
318CHAPTER XXV: The Coming Struggle Looms on the Horizon
691CHAPTER XXI. Tells of a Cruel Deed, and Shows How Mysteriously Hunky Ben Behaved.
319CHAPTER XXVI: In Which Rais Ali and Ted Flaggan Play a Vigorous Part
692CHAPTER XXII. The Cave of the Outlaws Invaded by Ghosts and US Troops.
320CHAPTER XXVII: Describes the Bombardment of Algiers
693CHAPTER XXIII. The Troops Outwitted by the Scout and his Friends.
321CHAPTER XXVIII: The Last
694CHAPTER XXIV. The Meeting of Old Friends in Curious Circumstances.
322The Story of the Rock
695CHAPTER XXV. Shows how the Seaman was sent on a Delicate Mission and how he Fared.
323CHAPTER I. Wreck of Winstanley’s Lighthouse.
696CHAPTER XXVI. Treats of Various Interesting Matters, and Tells of News from Home.
324CHAPTER II. Beginning of Rudyerd’s Lighthouse.
697CHAPTER XXVII. Hunky Ben and Charlie get Beyond their Depth, and Buck Tom gets Beyond Recall.
325CHAPTER III. A Violent Interruption.
698CHAPTER XXVIII. Chase, Capture, and End of Jake the Flint.
326CHAPTER IV. Unlooked-for Deliverance.
699CHAPTER XXIX. They Return to the Ranch of Roaring Bull, where Something Serious Happens to Dick Darvall.
327CHAPTER V. A Terrible Situation.
700CHAPTER XXX. Changes the Scene Somewhat Violently, and Shows our Hero in a New Light.
328CHAPTER VI. The End of Rudyerd’s Lighthouse.
701CHAPTER XXXI. Failure and a New Scent.
329CHAPTER VII. Old Friends In New Circumstances.
702CHAPTER XXXII. Success and Future Plans.
330CHAPTER VIII. Experiences, Difficulties, and Dangers of the First Season.
703CHAPTER XXXIII. Sweetwater Bluff.
331CHAPTER IX. Account of the War Continued.
704CHAPTER XXXIV. The Last.
332CHAPTER X. The Campaign of 1758.
705The Hot Swamp
333CHAPTER XI. The Last Campaign—and Victory!
706CHAPTER I. Opens with Leave-Taking.
334Under the Waves
707CHAPTER II. Temporary Delay through Elements and Pirates.
335PREFACE
708CHAPTER III. On the Voyage.
336CHAPTER I: Introduces Our Hero, One of His Advisers, and Some of His Difficulties
709CHAPTER IV. The Storm and Wreck.
337CHAPTER II: Describes a First Visit to the Bottom of the Sea
710CHAPTER V. After the Wreck.
338CHAPTER III: Refers to a Small Tea-Party, and Touches Very Mildly on Love
711CHAPTER VI. First Anxieties and Troubles.
339CHAPTER IV: Divers Matters
712CHAPTER VII. Converse and Adventures by the Way.
340CHAPTER V: Treats of Plots and Plans, Engineering and Otherwise
713CHAPTER VIII. Discovery and Flight.
341CHAPTER VI: A Sunken Wreck Inspected, Sundry Wonderful Doings Under Water Recorded, and Various Plans Successfully Carried Out
714CHAPTER IX. Homecoming.
342CHAPTER VII: Historical but Not Heavy
715CHAPTER X. The Sports.
343CHAPTER VIII: The Grinding of the Screw
716CHAPTER XI. A Notable Duel Followed by Changes and Plots.
344CHAPTER IX: Treats of a Leak and Consequent Difficulties
717CHAPTER XII. Plots and Plans.
345CHAPTER X: Anxieties; Disasters; Hopes
718CHAPTER XIII. Mother and Son.
346CHAPTER XI: Tells of Bold Plans, Followed by Bolder Deeds
719CHAPTER XIV. A Terrible Calamity.
347CHAPTER XII: Diving Practice Extraordinary in the East
720CHAPTER XV. An Eavesdropper in the Cave.
348CHAPTER XIII: Treasure Recovered—Accidents Encountered—An Unexpected Discovery—Enemies Met and Circumvented
721CHAPTER XVI. Adventures in the Forests.
349CHAPTER XIV: Miss Pritty’s “Worst Fears” Are More Than Realised
722CHAPTER XVII. Branwen in Imminent Danger.
350CHAPTER XV: Sudden and Bad News Induces Sudden and Good Action
723CHAPTER XVIII. The Prince Undertakes Strange Work.
351CHAPTER XVI: Bearding the Lion in His Den
724CHAPTER XIX. Prince Bladud takes Possession of his Estate and Begins Business.
352CHAPTER XVII: Recounts the Wild, Fierce, and in Some Respects Peculiar Incidents of a Bush Fight
725CHAPTER XX. A Strange Abode and a Wild Visitor.
353CHAPTER XVIII: Lifts the Curtain Slightly as to Piratical Doings in the Nineteenth Century
726CHAPTER XXI. A Strange Encounter and a Friend in Need.
354CHAPTER XIX: A Fight With Malay Pirates
727CHAPTER XXII. The Pigs’ Cure.
355CHAPTER XX: The Fight Concluded
728CHAPTER XXIII. In which very Perplexing Events Occur.
356CHAPTER XXI: Difficulties of Various Kinds, Also Troubles, and a Discovery
729CHAPTER XXIV. Describes an Ardent Search.
357CHAPTER XXII: Miscellaneous Matters, Ending With a “Scrimmage” Under Water
730CHAPTER XXV. More Secrets and Surprises.
358CHAPTER XXIII: More About the Sea
731CHAPTER XXVI. Further Searchings and Perplexities.
359CHAPTER XXIV: Taking the Tide at the Ebb
732CHAPTER XXVII. Cross Purposes and Complications.
360CHAPTER XXV: Shows How Our Hero Formed Plans, How Miss Pritty Formed Plots, and How the Small Domestic Amused Herself
733CHAPTER XXVIII. Enemies, Friends, Scouts, Skirmishes, and Councils of War.
361CHAPTER XXVI: A Climax Is Reached
734CHAPTER XXIX. The Battle of the Springs.
362CHAPTER XXVII: The Last
735CHAPTER XXX. Small Beginnings of Future Great Things.
363Jarwin and Cuffy
736CHAPTER XXXI. More Plots and Plans.
364CHAPTER I. Adrift on the Ocean.
737CHAPTER XXXII. Branwen Visits Gunrig.
365CHAPTER II. Island Life.
738CHAPTER XXXIII. The Hebrew’s Mission.
366CHAPTER III. Communings of Man and Beast.
739CHAPTER XXXIV. Bladud’s Return and Trials.
367CHAPTER IV. Hopes and Fears and Stern Resolves Lead to Vigorous Action.
740CHAPTER XXXV. The Plot Thickens.
368CHAPTER V. Jarwin and Cuffy Fall into Bad Company.
741CHAPTER XXXVI. The Dénouement.
369CHAPTER VI. Our Hero Becomes a Favourite, and Entertains Hopes of Escape.
742CHAPTER XXXVII. The Last.
370CHAPTER VII. Our Hero is Exposed to Stirring Influences and Trying Circumstances.
743Analysis
371CHAPTER VIII. Despair is Followed by Surprises and Deliverance.
744Reflection
372CHAPTER IX. The Last.
745Memorable Quotes
373Philosopher Jack
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