6CHAPTER SIX
922PREFACE
7CHAPTER SEVEN
923CHAPTER ONE. Introduces Our Hero, One of His Advisers, and Some of His Difficulties
8CHAPTER EIGHT
924CHAPTER TWO. Describes a First Visit to the Bottom of the Sea
9CHAPTER NINE
925CHAPTER THREE. Refers to a Small Tea-Party, and Touches Very Mildly on Love
10CHAPTER TEN
926CHAPTER FOUR. Divers Matters
11CHAPTER ELEVEN
927CHAPTER FIVE. Treats of Plots and Plans, Engineering and Otherwise
12CHAPTER TWELVE
928CHAPTER SIX. A Sunken Wreck Inspected, Sundry Wonderful Doings Under Water Recorded, and Various Plans Successfully Carried Out
13CHAPTER THIRTEEN
929CHAPTER SEVEN. Historical but Not Heavy
14CHAPTER FOURTEEN
930CHAPTER EIGHT. The Grinding of the Screw
15CHAPTER FIFTEEN
931CHAPTER NINE. Treats of a Leak and Consequent Difficulties
16CHAPTER SIXTEEN
932CHAPTER TEN. Anxieties; Disasters; Hopes
17CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
933CHAPTER ELEVEN. Tells of Bold Plans, Followed by Bolder Deeds
18CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
934CHAPTER TWELVE. Diving Practice Extraordinary in the East
19CHAPTER NINETEEN
935CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Treasure Recovered—Accidents Encountered—An Unexpected Discovery—Enemies Met and Circumvented
20CHAPTER TWENTY
936CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Miss Pritty’s “Worst Fears” Are More Than Realised
21CHAPTER TWENTY ONE
937CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Sudden and Bad News Induces Sudden and Good Action
22CHAPTER TWENTY TWO
938CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Bearding the Lion in His Den
23CHAPTER TWENTY THREE
939CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. Recounts the Wild, Fierce, and in Some Respects Peculiar Incidents of a Bush Fight
24CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR
940CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. Lifts the Curtain Slightly as to Piratical Doings in the Nineteenth Century
25CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE
941CHAPTER NINETEEN. A Fight With Malay Pirates
26CHAPTER TWENTY SIX
942CHAPTER TWENTY. The Fight Concluded
27CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN
943CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. Difficulties of Various Kinds, Also Troubles, and a Discovery
28CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT
944CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. Miscellaneous Matters, Ending With a “Scrimmage” Under Water
29CHAPTER TWENTY NINE
945CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. More About the Sea
30CHAPTER THIRTY
946CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. Taking the Tide at the Ebb
31CHAPTER THIRTY ONE
947CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. Shows How Our Hero Formed Plans, How Miss Pritty Formed Plots, and How the Small Domestic Amused Herself
32CHAPTER THIRTY TWO
948CHAPTER TWENTY SIX. A Climax Is Reached
33CHAPTER THIRTY THREE
949CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN. The Last
34CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR
950The Settler and the Savage
35CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE
951CHAPTER ONE. The Wild Karroo.
36PREFACE
952CHAPTER TWO. Introduces a Cape Dutchman and his Family, and Shows the Uncertainty of Human Plans.
37CHAPTER ONE
953CHAPTER THREE. Describes the somewhat Curious Beginning of Settler-Life in South Africa.
38CHAPTER TWO.
954CHAPTER FOUR. Further Particulars of “Settlers’ Town,” and a Start made for the Promised Land.
39CHAPTER THREE.
955CHAPTER FIVE. Adventures and Incidents of the First Night in the “Bush”.
40CHAPTER FOUR.
956CHAPTER SIX. Spreading over the Land.
41CHAPTER FIVE.
957CHAPTER SEVEN. The “Location.”
42CHAPTER SIX.
958CHAPTER EIGHT. Shows the Pleasures, Pains, and Penalties of Housekeeping in the Bush.
43CHAPTER SEVEN.
959CHAPTER NINE. Off to the Highlands and Black Snakes in the Bush.
44CHAPTER EIGHT.
960CHAPTER TEN. The Location on the River of Baboons.
45CHAPTER NINE.
961CHAPTER ELEVEN. Explorations and Hunting Experiences.
46CHAPTER TEN.
962CHAPTER TWELVE. Gives some Account of a Great Lion-Hunt.
47CHAPTER ELEVEN.
963CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Adventure with an Ostrich.
48CHAPTER TWELVE.
964CHAPTER FOURTEEN. The Bergenaars.
49CHAPTER THIRTEEN.
965CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Treats of the Zuurveld again, and one or two Surprising Incidents.
50CHAPTER FOURTEEN.
966CHAPTER SIXTEEN. The Great Floods of 1823.
51CHAPTER FIFTEEN.
967CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. Treats of Hopes, Fears, and Prospects, besides describing a Peculiar Battle.
52CHAPTER SIXTEEN.
968CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. Fairs, Fights, Free-Trade, Factions, and other Matters.
53CHAPTER SEVENTEEN.
969CHAPTER NINETEEN. Describes a Series of Early Risings.
54CHAPTER EIGHTEEN.
970CHAPTER TWENTY. Treats of the Delights, Dangers, and Distresses of the Wilderness.
55CHAPTER NINETEEN.
971CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. Treats of Matters too Numerous and Stirring to be briefly referred to.
56CHAPTER TWENTY.
972CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. Tells of Dark and Threatening Clouds, and War.
57CHAPTER TWENTY ONE.
973CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. War.
58CHAPTER TWENTY TWO.
974CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. Shows what befell a Trader and an Emigrant Band.
59CHAPTER TWENTY THREE.
975CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. Treats of Various Strange Incidents, some Interesting Matters, and a Rescue.
60CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR.
976CHAPTER TWENTY SIX. Relates Incidents of the War and a Great Deliverance.
61CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE.
977CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN. The Fate of the Paramount Chief of Kafirland.
62CHAPTER TWENTY SIX.
978CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT. The Results of War.
63CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN.
979CHAPTER TWENTY NINE. The Last.
64CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT.
980In the Track of the Troops
65CHAPTER TWENTY NINE.
981CHAPTER ONE. Reveals the Explosive Nature of my Early Career.
66CHAPTER THIRTY.
982CHAPTER TWO. Is Still More Explosive than the First.
67CHAPTER THIRTY ONE.
983CHAPTER THREE. An Interview with Men in Power.
68INTRODUCTION
984CHAPTER FOUR. A Day with the Torpedoes.
69CHAPTER ONE.
985CHAPTER FIVE. Terrible Torpedo Tales, Followed By Overturned Plans.
70CHAPTER TWO.
986CHAPTER SIX. Turk and Bulgarian—A Wrestling Match and a Dispute.
71CHAPTER THREE.
987CHAPTER SEVEN. The Black Clouds Gather.
72CHAPTER FOUR.
988CHAPTER EIGHT. Treats of Torpedoes, Terrible Catastrophe, Unexpected Meetings, and Such Like.
73CHAPTER FIVE.
989CHAPTER NINE. In which Lancey is Tried, Suspected, Blown Up, Captured, Half-Hanged, Delivered, and Astonished.
74CHAPTER SIX.
990CHAPTER TEN. Involves Lancey in Great Perplexities, which Culminate in a Vast Surprise.
75CHAPTER SEVEN.
991CHAPTER ELEVEN. Refers to two Important Letters, and a Secret Mission.
76CHAPTER EIGHT.
992CHAPTER TWELVE. My First Experience of Actual War, and my Thoughts Thereon.
77CHAPTER NINE.
993CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Shews what Sometimes Happens in the Track of Troops.
78CHAPTER TEN.
994CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Tells More of what Occasionally Happens in the Track of Troops.
79CHAPTER ELEVEN.
995CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Simtova—New Views of War—Lancey Goes to the Front, and Sees Service, and Gets a Scare.
80CHAPTER TWELVE.
996CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Lancey gets Embroiled in Troubles, and Sees some Peculiar Service.
81CHAPTER THIRTEEN.
997CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. In which some Desperate Enterprises are Undertaken.
82CHAPTER FOURTEEN.
998CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. Treats of one of our Great Ironclads.
83CHAPTER FIFTEEN.
999CHAPTER NINETEEN. Describes a Stirring Fight.
84CHAPTER SIXTEEN.
1000CHAPTER TWENTY. Treats of War and some of its “Glorious” Results.
85CHAPTER SEVENTEEN.
1001CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. More of the Results of War.
86CHAPTER EIGHTEEN.
1002CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. The Fall of Plevna.
87CHAPTER NINETEEN.
1003CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. Woe to the “Auburn Hair!” After the Battle—Prowling Villains Punished.
88CHAPTER TWENTY.
1004CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. Farewell to Sanda Pasha—A Scuffle, and an Unexpected Meeting.
89CHAPTER TWENTY ONE.
1005CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. Describes a Wreck, and the Triumph of Love.
90CHAPTER TWENTY TWO.
1006CHAPTER TWENTY SIX. Some More of War’s Consequences.
91CHAPTER TWENTY THREE.
1007Jarwin and Cuffy
92CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR.
1008CHAPTER ONE. Adrift on the Ocean.
93CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE.
1009CHAPTER TWO. Island Life.
94CHAPTER TWENTY SIX.
1010CHAPTER THREE. Communings of Man and Beast.
95CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN.
1011CHAPTER FOUR. Hopes and Fears and Stern Resolves Lead to Vigorous Action.
96CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT.
1012CHAPTER FIVE. Jarwin and Cuffy Fall into Bad Company.
97CHAPTER TWENTY NINE.
1013CHAPTER SIX. Our Hero Becomes a Favourite, and Entertains Hopes of Escape.
98CHAPTER THIRTY.
1014CHAPTER SEVEN. Our Hero is Exposed to Stirring Influences and Trying Circumstances.
99CHAPTER THIRTY ONE.
1015CHAPTER EIGHT. Despair is Followed by Surprises and Deliverance.
100CHAPTER THIRTY TWO.
1016CHAPTER NINE. The Last.
101CHAPTER THIRTY THREE.
1017Philosopher Jack
102CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR.
1018CHAPTER ONE. Treats of our Hero and Others.
103CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE.
1019CHAPTER TWO. Tells of a Ghost and an Overwhelming Disaster.
104CHAPTER THIRTY SIX.
1020CHAPTER THREE. Adrift on the Great Ocean.
105CHAPTER ONE.
1021CHAPTER FOUR. The Coral Island—Proceedings Therein.
106CHAPTER TWO.
1022CHAPTER FIVE. Tells of Plottings and Trials at Home, with Doings and Dangers Abroad.
107CHAPTER THREE.
1023CHAPTER SIX. Watty Wilkins is Tried, Comforted, Run Down, Rescued, and Restored.
108CHAPTER FOUR.
1024CHAPTER SEVEN. Failure.
109CHAPTER FIVE.
1025CHAPTER EIGHT. Success.
110CHAPTER SIX.
1026CHAPTER NINE. Treats of a Catastrophe and Ruin.
111CHAPTER SEVEN.
1027CHAPTER TEN. Change of Scene and Fortune.
112CHAPTER EIGHT.
1028CHAPTER ELEVEN. Return of the Wanderer.
113CHAPTER NINE.
1029CHAPTER TWELVE. Conclusion of the Whole Matter.
114CHAPTER TEN.
1030Post Haste
115CHAPTER ELEVEN.
1031Preface
116CHAPTER TWELVE.
1032CHAPTER ONE. A Hero and His Worshipper.
117CHAPTER THIRTEEN.
1033CHAPTER TWO. Tells of Woman’s Work and some of Woman’s Ways.
118CHAPTER FOURTEEN.
1034CHAPTER THREE. Brilliant Prospects.
119CHAPTER FIFTEEN.
1035CHAPTER FOUR. The Royal Mail Steamer.
120CHAPTER SIXTEEN.
1036CHAPTER FIVE. Wreck and Rescue.
121CHAPTER SEVENTEEN.
1037CHAPTER SIX. Treats of Poverty, Pride, and Fidelity.
122CHAPTER EIGHTEEN.
1038CHAPTER SEVEN. Phil Begins Life, and Makes a Friend.
123CHAPTER NINETEEN.
1039CHAPTER EIGHT. Downward—Deeper and Deeper.
124CHAPTER TWENTY.
1040CHAPTER NINE. Mr Blurt and George Aspel in Peculiar Circumstances.
125CHAPTER TWENTY ONE.
1041CHAPTER TEN. A Mystery Cleared Up.
126CHAPTER TWENTY TWO.
1042CHAPTER ELEVEN. The Letter-Carrier Goes His Rounds, Aids a Little Girl, and Overwhelms a Lady Statistically.
127CHAPTER TWENTY THREE.
1043CHAPTER TWELVE. In Which a Bosom Friend is Introduced, Rural Felicity is Enlarged on, and Deep Plans are Laid.
128CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR.
1044CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Miss Lillycrop Gets a Series of Surprises.
129CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE.
1045CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Formation of the Pegaway Literary Association and Other Matters.
130CHAPTER TWENTY SIX.
1046CHAPTER FIFTEEN. George Aspel Receives Various Visitors at the Ornithological Shop, and is Called to Vigorous Action.
131CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN.
1047CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Begins with Juvenile Flirtation, and Ends with Canine Cremation.
132CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT.
1048CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. Tottie and Mrs Bones in Difficulty.
133CHAPTER ONE.
1049CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. Business Interfered with in a Remarkable Manner.
134CHAPTER TWO.
1050CHAPTER NINETEEN. Deep-Laid Plans for Checkmating Mr Bones.
135CHAPTER THREE.
1051CHAPTER TWENTY. The Post of the Olden Time.
136CHAPTER FOUR.
1052CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. Tells of a Series of Terrible Surprises.
137CHAPTER FIVE.
1053CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. Shows How One Thing Leads to Another, and so on.
138CHAPTER SIX.
1054CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. The Turning-Point.
139CHAPTER SEVEN.
1055CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. Plans and Counter Plans.
140CHAPTER EIGHT.
1056CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. Light Shining in Dark Places.
141CHAPTER NINE.
1057CHAPTER TWENTY SIX. Tells of a Sham Fight and a Real Battle.
142CHAPTER TEN.
1058CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN. The Greatest Battle of All.
143CHAPTER ELEVEN.
1059CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT. The Storming of Rocky Cottage and Other Matters.
144CHAPTER TWELVE.
1060CHAPTER TWENTY NINE. Describes an Interview and a Rencontre.
145CHAPTER THIRTEEN.
1061CHAPTER THIRTY. The Last.
146CHAPTER FOURTEEN.
1062The Lonely Island
147CHAPTER FIFTEEN.
1063CHAPTER ONE. The Refuge of the Mutineers. The Mutiny.
148CHAPTER SIXTEEN.
1064CHAPTER TWO. Records the Duties and Troubles of the Mutineers.
149CHAPTER SEVENTEEN.
1065CHAPTER THREE. The Lonely Island Sighted.
150CHAPTER EIGHTEEN.
1066CHAPTER FOUR. The Island Explored.
151CHAPTER NINETEEN.
1067CHAPTER FIVE. The Landing of the Livestock in Bounty Bay.
152CHAPTER TWENTY.
1068CHAPTER SIX. Settling down and Exploration.
153CHAPTER TWENTY ONE.
1069CHAPTER SEVEN. Roasting, Foraging, and Fabricating.
154CHAPTER TWENTY TWO.
1070CHAPTER EIGHT. Division of the Island—Moralisings, Misgivings, and a Great Event.
155CHAPTER TWENTY THREE.
1071CHAPTER NINE. Sally’s Chief Joys—Dark Clouds Overspread the Pitcairn Sky, and Darker Deeds are done.
156CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR.
1072CHAPTER TEN. Dangers, Joys, Trials, and Multiplication.
157CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE.
1073CHAPTER ELEVEN. Sporting, Schooling and Moralising.
158CHAPTER TWENTY SIX.
1074CHAPTER TWELVE. Converse in the Cave—Cruelty, Punishment, and Revelry.
159CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN.
1075CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Tyrants and Plotters.
160PREFACE
1076CHAPTER FOURTEEN. The Influence of Infancy, also of Villainy.
161CHAPTER I.
1077CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Murder!
162CHAPTER II.
1078CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Matt Quintal makes a Tremendous Discovery.
163CHAPTER III.
1079CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. The Clouds grow Thicker and Blacker.
164CHAPTER IV.
1080CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. Aquatic Amusements.
165CHAPTER V.
1081CHAPTER NINETEEN. The Darkest Hour.
166CHAPTER VI.
1082CHAPTER TWENTY. The Dawn of a Better Day.
167CHAPTER VII.
1083CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. The Last Man.
168CHAPTER VIII.
1084CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. John Adams longs for a Chum and becomes a Story-Teller.
169CHAPTER IX.
1085CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. The Pitcairners have a Night of it.
170CHAPTER X.
1086CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. Refers to Things Spiritual and Physical.
171CHAPTER XI.
1087CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. Tells of an Important Matter.
172CHAPTER XII.
1088CHAPTER TWENTY SIX. Treats of a Birth and of Devastation.
173CHAPTER XIII.
1089CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN. A Picnic and a Surprise.
174CHAPTER XIV.
1090CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT. The First Ship, and News of Home.
175CHAPTER XV.
1091CHAPTER TWENTY NINE. Jack Brace stirs up the War Spirit of Adams.
176CHAPTER XVI.
1092CHAPTER THIRTY. Adams and the Girls.
177CHAPTER XVII.
1093CHAPTER THIRTY ONE. Treats of Interesting Matters.
178CHAPTER XVIII.
1094CHAPTER THIRTY TWO. Another Visit from the Great World.
179CHAPTER XIX.
1095CHAPTER THIRTY THREE. New Arrivals and Strange Adventures.
180CHAPTER XX.
1096CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR. Farewell!
181CHAPTER XXI.
1097The Red Man's Revenge
182CHAPTER XXII.
1098CHAPTER ONE. Opens the Ball.
183CHAPTER XXIII.
1099CHAPTER TWO. Conflicting Elements and a Catastrophe.
184CHAPTER XXIV.
1100CHAPTER THREE. The Pursuit begins.
185CHAPTER XXV.
1101CHAPTER FOUR. A Discovery—The Chase Continued on Foot.
186CHAPTER XXVI.
1102CHAPTER FIVE. Tony becomes a Redskin, and the Pursuers change their Game.
187The Gorilla Hunters
1103CHAPTER SIX. Describes a Great Hunt.
188CHAPTER ONE. In which the hunters are introduced.
1104CHAPTER SEVEN. Some of the Shadows of a Buffalo-Hunter’s Life.
189CHAPTER TWO. Life in the wild woods.
1105CHAPTER EIGHT. The Chase Continued, and Brought to a Fiery Termination.
190CHAPTER THREE. Wherein I mount guard, and how I did it, etcetera.
1106CHAPTER NINE. Meteorological Changes and Consequences, and a Grand Opportunity Misimproved.
191CHAPTER FOUR. Wherein will be found much that is philosophical.
1107CHAPTER TEN. Fate of the Buffalo-Hunters.
192CHAPTER FIVE. Preparations for a grand hunt.
1108CHAPTER ELEVEN. To the Rescue.
193CHAPTER SIX. Dreaming and feeding and bloody work enlarged upon.
1109CHAPTER TWELVE. Victory!
194CHAPTER SEVEN. We Circumvent the Natives.
1110CHAPTER THIRTEEN. A Cunning Device ends in Failure Followed by Destruction.
195CHAPTER EIGHT. Peterkin distinguishes himself, and Okandaga is disposed of, etcetera.
1111CHAPTER FOURTEEN. The Flood begins to do its Work.
196CHAPTER NINE. I discover a curious insect, and Peterkin takes a strange flight.
1112CHAPTER FIFTEEN. The Flood continues to do its Work.
197CHAPTER TEN. Water Appreciated—Destructive Files, Etcetera.
1113CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Winklemann and Old Liz get into Trouble.
198CHAPTER ELEVEN. How We Met With Our First Gorilla, And How We Served Him.
1114CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. The Waves still rise, and Miss Trim comes to Grief.
199CHAPTER TWELVE. Peterkin’s Schoolday Reminiscences.
1115CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. Old Ravenshaw goes Exploring and Rescuing.
200CHAPTER THIRTEEN. We get into “The Thick of it”—Great Success.
1116CHAPTER NINETEEN. The Red Man receives a Visitor, cogitates deeply, and acts with Decision.
201CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Our Plans are Suddenly Altered—Wicked Designs Discovered.
1117CHAPTER TWENTY. A Terrible Disaster and a Joyful Meeting.
202CHAPTER FIFTEEN. An unexpected meeting—We fly, and I make a narrow escape from an appalling fate.
1118CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. Return of the Lost One.
203CHAPTER SIXTEEN. An unfortunate delay, and a terrible visitor.
1119CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. The “Impossible” Accomplished.
204CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. We visit a natural menagerie, see wonderful sights, and meet with strange adventures.
1120CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. Found and Saved.
205CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. Strange and terrible discoveries—Jack is made commander-in-chief of an army.
1121CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. A Surprising Discovery—And More.
206CHAPTER NINETEEN. Preparations for War, and Peculiar Drill.
1122CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. Brings Things to a Point.
207CHAPTER TWENTY. A Warlike Expedition and a Victory.
1123CHAPTER TWENTY SIX. The Last.
208CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. Arrangements for pursuing the enemy, and sudden change of plans.
1124My Doggie and I
209CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. We Meet with a Ludicrously Awful Adventure.
1125CHAPTER ONE. Explains Itself.
210CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. We see strange things, and give our negro friends the slip.
1126CHAPTER TWO. Introduces a Young Hero.
211CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. A Long Chase, and a Happy Termination Thereof.
1127CHAPTER THREE. Treats of an Old Heroine.
212CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. I Have a Desperate Encounter and a Narrow Escape.
1128CHAPTER FOUR. In Which Dumps Finds Another Old Friend.
213CHAPTER ONE.
1129CHAPTER FIVE. Conspiracy and Villainy, Innocence and Tragedy.
214CHAPTER TWO.
1130CHAPTER SIX. Relates a Stirring Innocent.
215CHAPTER THREE.
1131CHAPTER SEVEN. My Circumstances begin to Brighten.
216CHAPTER FOUR.
1132CHAPTER EIGHT. Little Slidder Resists Temptation Successfully, and I Become Enslaved.
217CHAPTER FIVE.
1133CHAPTER NINE. On the Scent, but Puzzled.
218CHAPTER SIX.
1134CHAPTER TEN. A Disappointment, an Accident, and a Perplexing Return.
219CHAPTER SEVEN.
1135CHAPTER ELEVEN. Relates Generally to the Doings and Sayings of Robin Slidder.
220CHAPTER EIGHT.
1136CHAPTER TWELVE. Begins with Love, Hope, and Joy, and ends Peculiarly.
221CHAPTER NINE.
1137CHAPTER THIRTEEN. A Wonderful Discovery.
222CHAPTER TEN.
1138CHAPTER FOURTEEN. The Last.
223CHAPTER ELEVEN.
1139The Giant of the North
224CHAPTER TWELVE.
1140CHAPTER ONE. Introduces our Hero and his Kindred.
225CHAPTER THIRTEEN.
1141CHAPTER TWO. Unexpected Meetings, Alarms, and Confidences.
226CHAPTER FOURTEEN.
1142CHAPTER THREE. Shows how the Eskimos were Entertained by the White Men.
227CHAPTER FIFTEEN.
1143CHAPTER FOUR. A Catastrophe and a Bold Decision.
228CHAPTER SIXTEEN.
1144CHAPTER FIVE. Left to their Fate.
229CHAPTER SEVENTEEN.
1145CHAPTER SIX. Future Plans Discussed and Decided.
230CHAPTER EIGHTEEN.
1146CHAPTER SEVEN. Difficulties Encountered and Faced.
231CHAPTER NINETEEN.
1147CHAPTER EIGHT. Difficulties and Dangers increase, and the Captain expounds his Views.
232CHAPTER TWENTY.
1148CHAPTER NINE. The Captain makes a Stupendous Effort. Disappointments and Discoveries.
233CHAPTER TWENTY ONE.
1149CHAPTER TEN. A Sketcher in Imminent Danger. Difficulties increase, and are overcome as usual.
234CHAPTER TWENTY TWO.
1150CHAPTER ELEVEN. Another Island discovered—The Englishmen and Eskimos alike are Astonished in more Ways than one.
235CHAPTER TWENTY THREE.
1151CHAPTER TWELVE. The Open Polar Basin at last! Alf washes himself in it.
236CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR.
1152CHAPTER THIRTEEN. A Gale and a Narrow Escape.
237CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE.
1153CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Records a Wonderful Apparition but a Furious Night.
238CHAPTER TWENTY SIX.
1154CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Discourses of Deep Things.
239CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN.
1155CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Arrival in Poloeland.
240CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT.
1156CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. The Effect of Persuasion on Diverse Characters.
241CHAPTER TWENTY NINE.
1157CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. The Captain electrifies as well as surprises his New Friends.
242CHAPTER ONE.
1158CHAPTER NINETEEN. A Shooting Trip to Paradise Isle, and further Display of the Captain’s Contrivances.
243CHAPTER TWO.
1159CHAPTER TWENTY. Benjy’s Enjoyments Interrupted, and Poloeland Overwhelmed with a Catastrophe.
244CHAPTER THREE.
1160CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. Fate of the Lost Ones.
245CHAPTER FOUR.
1161CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. A Fight in Defence of Woman, And Rifle-Shooting Extraordinary.
246CHAPTER FIVE.
1162CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. Leo visits Flatland and sees as well as hears much to interest him there.
247CHAPTER SIX.
1163CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. A Glorious Region Contemplated, and a Glorious Chase Planned.
248CHAPTER SEVEN.
1164CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. In which a Great Hunt is Described, a War Expedition Frustrated, and a Hero Ennobled.
249CHAPTER EIGHT.
1165CHAPTER TWENTY SIX. Tells of a Warlike Expedition and its Happy Termination.
250CHAPTER NINE.
1166CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN. The Great Discovery.
251CHAPTER TEN.
1167CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT. Tells, among other Things, of a Notable Discovery.
252CHAPTER ELEVEN.
1168CHAPTER TWENTY NINE. A Runaway Journey and a Tremendous Experiment.
253CHAPTER TWELVE.
1169CHAPTER THIRTY. Leo in Danger next! A Novel Mode of Rescue.
254CHAPTER THIRTEEN.
1170CHAPTER THIRTY ONE. The Last.
255CHAPTER FOURTEEN.
1171CHAPTER ONE
256CHAPTER FIFTEEN.
1172CHAPTER TWO
257CHAPTER SIXTEEN.
1173CHAPTER THREE
258CHAPTER SEVENTEEN.
1174CHAPTER FOUR
259CHAPTER EIGHTEEN.
1175CHAPTER FIVE
260CHAPTER NINETEEN.
1176CHAPTER SIX
261CHAPTER TWENTY.
1177CHAPTER SEVEN
262CHAPTER TWENTY ONE.
1178CHAPTER EIGHT
263CHAPTER TWENTY TWO.
1179CHAPTER NINE
264CHAPTER TWENTY THREE.
1180CHAPTER TEN
265CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR.
1181CHAPTER ELEVEN
266CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE.
1182CHAPTER TWELVE
267CHAPTER TWENTY SIX.
1183CHAPTER THIRTEEN
268CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN.
1184CHAPTER FOURTEEN
269CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT.
1185CHAPTER FIFTEEN
270Away in the Wilderness
1186CHAPTER SIXTEEN
271CHAPTER ONE. The Hunter.
1187The Battery and the Boiler
272CHAPTER TWO. The Three Friends.
1188CHAPTER ONE. In which the Hero makes his First Flash and Explosion.
273CHAPTER THREE. The Encampment.
1189CHAPTER TWO. Refers to a Notable Character.
274CHAPTER FOUR. Mosquitoes—Camp-Fire Talk.
1190CHAPTER THREE. Early Aspirations.
275CHAPTER FIVE. Journeying in the Wilderness.
1191CHAPTER FOUR. Extraordinary Result of an Attempt at Amateur Cable-Laying.
276CHAPTER SIX. The Outpost.
1192CHAPTER FIVE. Prospects of Real Cable-Laying—Robin meets with his First Electrical Acquaintances.
277CHAPTER SEVEN. A Savage Family, and a Fight with a Bear.
1193CHAPTER SIX. Tells of our Hero’s Visit to the Great Cable.
278CHAPTER EIGHT. Running the Falls—Wild Scenes and Men.
1194CHAPTER SEVEN. The Big Ship—First Night Aboard.
279CHAPTER NINE. The Fort, and an Unexpected Meeting.
1195CHAPTER EIGHT. Laying The Cable—“Faults” and Fault-Finding—Anxieties, Accidents, and other Matters.
280CHAPTER TEN. Buffalo-Hunting on the Prairies.
1196CHAPTER NINE. In which Joys, Hopes, Alarms, Ghosts, and Leviathans Take Part.
281CHAPTER ELEVEN. Winter—Sleeping in the Snow—A Night Alarm.
1197CHAPTER TEN. Tells of Great Efforts and Failures and Grand Success.
282CHAPTER TWELVE. The Wedding, an Arrival, a Feast, and a Ball.
1198CHAPTER ELEVEN. Home!
283CHAPTER THIRTEEN. The Conclusion.
1199CHAPTER TWELVE. A Great Dynamo-Electric Sea-Fight.
284Fighting the Whales
1200CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Tells of a Sudden and Unlooked-for Event.
285CHAPTER ONE. In Trouble, to begin with.
1201CHAPTER FOURTEEN. The Raft.
286CHAPTER TWO. At Sea.
1202CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Life on the Raft.
287CHAPTER THREE. Our First Battle.
1203CHAPTER SIXTEEN. In which will be found more Surprises than one.
288CHAPTER FOUR. “Cutting-in the Blubber” and “Trying out the Oil.”
1204CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. Strange Discoveries on Pirate Island.
289CHAPTER FIVE. A Storm, a Man Overboard, and a Rescue.
1205CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. The Pirate’s Island—Continued.
290CHAPTER SIX. The Whale—Fighting Bulls, Etcetera.
1206CHAPTER NINETEEN. An Exploration and an Accident.
291CHAPTER SEVEN. Tom’s Wisdom—Another Great Battle.
1207CHAPTER TWENTY. Various Subjects treated of, and a Great Fight detailed.
292CHAPTER EIGHT. Death on the Sea.
1208CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. Departure from Pirate Island and Hopeful News at Sarawak.
293CHAPTER NINE. News from Home—A Gam.
1209CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. Bombay—Where Stumps comes to Grief.
294CHAPTER TEN. Return Home.
1210CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. Stumps in Despair—And Bombay in Raptures.
295CHAPTER ONE.
1211CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. Shows the Dreadful Depravity of Man, and the Amazing Effects of Electrical Treatment on Man and Beast.
296CHAPTER TWO.
1212CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. A Great Field-day, in which Slagg distinguishes himself.
297CHAPTER THREE.
1213CHAPTER TWENTY SIX. Begins with a Disappointment, continues with a Great Reception, and ends with a Series of Surprises.
298CHAPTER FOUR.
1214CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN. Describes Several Important Events.
299CHAPTER FIVE.
1215CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT. The Cable Laid.
300CHAPTER SIX.
1216CHAPTER TWENTY NINE. Uncle Rik’s Adventures.
301CHAPTER SEVEN.
1217CHAPTER THIRTY. The Wright Family reunited, and Sam becomes highly Electrical.
302CHAPTER EIGHT.
1218CHAPTER THIRTY ONE. Describes a Happy Home and a Happier Meeting.
303CHAPTER NINE.
1219CHAPTER THIRTY TWO. In which the Story finds a “Fault,” and the Electrical Current ends.
304CHAPTER TEN.
1220The Thorogood Family
305CHAPTER ELEVEN.
1221CHAPTER ONE.
306CHAPTER TWELVE.
1222CHAPTER TWO.
307CHAPTER THIRTEEN.
1223CHAPTER THREE.
308CHAPTER FOURTEEN.
1224CHAPTER FOUR.
309CHAPTER FIFTEEN.
1225CHAPTER FIVE.
310CHAPTER SIXTEEN.
1226CHAPTER SIX.
311CHAPTER SEVENTEEN.
1227CHAPTER SEVEN.
312CHAPTER EIGHTEEN.
1228The Young Trawler
313CHAPTER NINETEEN.
1229CHAPTER ONE. Introduces Deep-Sea Fishermen And their Families.
314CHAPTER TWENTY.
1230CHAPTER TWO. A Contrast to Chapter I.
315CHAPTER TWENTY ONE.
1231CHAPTER THREE. Introduces Consternation to A Delicate Household.
316CHAPTER TWENTY TWO.
1232CHAPTER FOUR. Billy Bright the Fisher-Boy visits London—has a Fight—enlarges his Mind, and undertakes Business.
317CHAPTER TWENTY THREE.
1233CHAPTER FIVE. How Billy Conducts the Business—How Captain Bream Overcomes the Sisters, and how Jessie Seaward Sees Mystery in Everything.
318CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR.
1234CHAPTER SIX. The Curse of the North Sea; and the Trawls at Work.
319Fast in the Ice
1235CHAPTER SEVEN. A Haul and its Consequences—Mysterious News from the Land.
320CHAPTER ONE.
1236CHAPTER EIGHT. Dangers, Difficulties, and Excitements of the Traffic; Loading the Steamer.
321CHAPTER TWO. At Sea—The First Storm.
1237CHAPTER NINE. Another Drag-Net hauled—The Mission Smack.
322CHAPTER THREE. In the Ice—Dangers of Arctic Voyaging.
1238CHAPTER TEN. A Strong Contrast—A Victim of the Coper.
323CHAPTER FOUR. Difficulties, Troubles, And Dangers.
1239CHAPTER ELEVEN. Ruth and Captain Bream take to Scheming.
324CHAPTER FIVE. A Gale—Narrow Escapes—Signs Of Winter—Set Fast.
1240CHAPTER TWELVE. Captain Bream develops a Capacity for Scheming.
325CHAPTER SIX. Preparations for Wintering—Remarkable Adventures with a Bear.
1241CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Run down in a Fog—Captain Bream acts surprisingly.
326CHAPTER SEVEN. A Great Battle with the Walrus.
1242CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Ruth’s Hopes as to her Plot brighten a little.
327CHAPTER EIGHT. The Cause of Ice-Bergs—Fox-Chase—A Bear.
1243CHAPTER FIFTEEN. A Cloud comes over Ruth’s Hopes, and dims their Brightness.
328CHAPTER NINE. A Visit to the Eskimos—Wonderful Doings—A Mystery.
1244CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Temptation on the Deep.
329CHAPTER TEN. The Tale of a Kite—A Great Bear-Fight.
1245CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. Converse in the Cabin—The Tempter again—An Accident.
330CHAPTER ELEVEN. Christmas Time—Death—Return of Light and Hope—Disasters and Final Deliverance.
1246CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. A Day of Calm followed by a Night of Storm.
331Gascoyne
1247CHAPTER NINETEEN. Ruth finds that everything seems to go against her.
332CHAPTER I. The Schooner
1248CHAPTER TWENTY. Details Two Robberies and an Awful Situation.
333CHAPTER II. Bumpus Is Fiery and Philosophical—Murderous Designs Frustrated
1249CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. A Hopeful Club Discovered.
334CHAPTER III. A Bough Walk Enlivened by Rambling Talk—Bumpus Is "Agreeable."
1250CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. In the Mission Boat on the Thames—The Damping of the Body cannot damp the Ardent Spirit.
335CHAPTER IV. The Missionary—Suspicions, Surprises, and Surmises
1251CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. How Captain Bream fared in his Search, and what came of it.
336CHAPTER V. The Pastor's Household—Preparations for War
1252CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. The Wreck of the Evening Star.
337CHAPTER VI. Suspicions Allayed and Reawakened
1253CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. Billy and his Father Return Home.
338CHAPTER VII. Master Corrie Caught Napping—Snakes in the Grass
1254CHAPTER TWENTY SIX. The House of Mourning.
339CHAPTER VIII. A Surprise—A Battle and a Fire
1255CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN. The Captain’s Appetite Restored, and Ruth in a New Light.
340CHAPTER IX. Baffled and Perplexed—Plans for a Rescue
1256CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT. Out with the Short Blue again.
341CHAPTER X. The Pursuit—Poopy, Led on by Love and Hate, Rushes to the Rescue
1257CHAPTER TWENTY NINE. Another Fight and—Victory!
342CHAPTER XI. A Ghost—A Terrible Combat Ending in a Dreadful Plunge
1258CHAPTER THIRTY. The Climax Reached at last.
343CHAPTER XII. Dangerous Navigation and Doubtful Pilotage—Montague Is Hot, Gascoyne Sarcastic
1259CHAPTER THIRTY ONE. The Last.
344CHAPTER XIII. Doings on Board the "Foam."
1260Dusty Diamonds, Cut and Polished
345CHAPTER XIV. Greater Mysteries Than Ever—A Bold Move and a Narrow Escape
1261CHAPTER ONE. An Accident and some of its Curious Results.
346CHAPTER XV. Remarkable Doings of Poopy—Extraordinary Case of Resuscitation
1262CHAPTER TWO. The Irresistible Power of Love.
347CHAPTER XVI. A Wild Chase—Hope, Disappointment, and Despair—The Sandal-Wood Trader Outwits the Man-Of-War
1263CHAPTER THREE. Poverty Manages to Board out her Infant for Nothing.
348CHAPTER XVII. The Escape
1264CHAPTER FOUR. Samuel Twitter astonishes Mrs Twitter and her Friends.
349CHAPTER XVIII. The Goat's Pass—An Attack, a Bloodless Victory, and a Sermon
1265CHAPTER FIVE. Treats still further of Riches, Poverty, Babies, and Police.
350CHAPTER XIX. Sorrow and Sympathy—The Widow Becomes a Pleader and Her Son Engages in a Single Combat
1266CHAPTER SIX. Wealth pays a Visit to Poverty.
351CHAPTER XX. Mysterious Consultations and Plans—Gascoyne Astonishes His Friends, and Makes an Unexpected Confession
1267CHAPTER SEVEN. Bicycling and its Occasional Results.
352CHAPTER XXI. A Terrible Doom for an Innocent Man
1268CHAPTER EIGHT. A Great and Memorable Day.
353CHAPTER XXII. The Rendezvous—An Episode—Peculiar Circumstances—Other Matters
1269CHAPTER NINE. How the Poor are Succoured.
354CHAPTER XXIII. Plans Partially Carried Out—The Cutter's Fate—And a Serious Misfortune
1270CHAPTER TEN. Balls, Bobby, Sir Richard, and Giles appear on the Stage.
355CHAPTER XXIV. An Unexpected Meeting—Doings on the Isle of Palms—Gascoyne's Despair
1271CHAPTER ELEVEN. Sir Richard and Mr Brisbane discuss, and Di listens.
356CHAPTER XXV. Surly Dick the Rescue
1272CHAPTER TWELVE. Sammy Twitter’s Fall.
357CHAPTER XXVI. The Capture and the Fire
1273CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Tells of some Curious and Vigorous Peculiarities of the Lower Orders.
358CHAPTER XXVII. Pleading for Life
1274CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Number 666 Off Duty.
359CHAPTER XXVIII. A Peculiar Confidant—More Difficulties, and Various Plans to Overcome Them
1275CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Mrs Frog sinks Deeper and Deeper.
360CHAPTER XXIX. Bumpus Is Perplexed—Mysterious Communings, and a Curious Leave-Taking
1276CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Sir Richard visits the Beehive, and sees many Surprising Things.
361CHAPTER XXX. More Leaving—Deep Designs—Bumpus in a New Capacity
1277CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. Things become too hot for the Twitter Family.
362CHAPTER XXXI. The Ambush—The Escape—Retributive Justice—And Conclusion
1278CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. The Ocean and the New World.
363CHAPTER ONE.
1279CHAPTER NINETEEN. At Home in Canada.
364CHAPTER TWO.
1280CHAPTER TWENTY. Occupations at Brankly Farm.
365CHAPTER THREE.
1281CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. Treats of Altered Circumstances and Blue-Ribbonism.
366CHAPTER FOUR.
1282CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. Ned Frog’s Experiences and Sammy Twitter’s Woes.
367CHAPTER FIVE.
1283CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. Hopes revive.
368CHAPTER SIX.
1284CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. The Returning Prodigal.
369CHAPTER SEVEN.
1285CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. Canada again—and Surprising News.
370CHAPTER EIGHT.
1286CHAPTER TWENTY SIX. Happy Meetings.
371CHAPTER NINE.
1287CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN. A Strange Visit and its Results.
372CHAPTER TEN.
1288CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT. The Great Change.
373CHAPTER ELEVEN.
1289CHAPTER TWENTY NINE. Home Again.
374CHAPTER TWELVE.
1290CHAPTER THIRTY. The New Home.
375CHAPTER THIRTEEN.
1291CHAPTER ONE.
376CHAPTER FOURTEEN.
1292CHAPTER TWO.
377CHAPTER FIFTEEN.
1293CHAPTER THREE.
378CHAPTER SIXTEEN.
1294CHAPTER FOUR.
379CHAPTER SEVENTEEN.
1295CHAPTER FIVE.
380CHAPTER EIGHTEEN.
1296CHAPTER SIX.
381CHAPTER NINETEEN.
1297CHAPTER SEVEN.
382CHAPTER TWENTY.
1298CHAPTER EIGHT.
383CHAPTER TWENTY ONE.
1299CHAPTER NINE.
384CHAPTER TWENTY TWO.
1300CHAPTER TEN.
385CHAPTER TWENTY THREE.
1301CHAPTER ELEVEN.
386CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR.
1302CHAPTER TWELVE.
387CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE.
1303CHAPTER THIRTEEN.
388Chasing the Sun
1304CHAPTER FOURTEEN.
389CHAPTER ONE. Preparations for the Chase.
1305CHAPTER FIFTEEN.
390CHAPTER TWO. The Storm and the First Adventure.
1306CHAPTER SIXTEEN.
391CHAPTER THREE. Bergen—Talking, Supping, and Sleeping Under Difficulties.
1307CHAPTER SEVENTEEN.
392CHAPTER FOUR. A Ghost and a Custom—A Fish-Market and a Norse Lover.
1308CHAPTER EIGHTEEN.
393CHAPTER FIVE. Cariole Travelling—Miserable Lodging and Poor Fare—Native Peculiarities—A Night Battle.
1309CHAPTER NINETEEN.
394CHAPTER SIX. Deceptive Appearances—Perpetual Day—Perplexities about Bed-Time—Confusion of Mind.
1310CHAPTER TWENTY.
395CHAPTER SEVEN. A Sunday on Shore.
1311CHAPTER TWENTY ONE.
396CHAPTER EIGHT. Visit to a Strange People—The Midnight Sun.
1312The Island Queen
397CHAPTER NINE. Miscellaneous Adventures—The Value of Language—Salmon-Fishing.
1313CHAPTER ONE. The Open Boat.
398CHAPTER TEN. Conclusion.
1314CHAPTER TWO. Wrecked on a Reef.
399STORY 1
1315CHAPTER THREE. Explorations and Discoveries.
400CHAPTER 1. Mr Sudberry in his Counting-House.
1316CHAPTER FOUR. Difficulties met and overcome.
401CHAPTER 2. Mr Sudberry at Home.
1317CHAPTER FIVE. Stirring Events and Changes.
402CHAPTER 3. First Impressions.
1318CHAPTER SIX. Shipwrecked Emigrants and Horrified Conspirators.
403CHAPTER 4. First Comers served first, etcetera.
1319CHAPTER SEVEN. Treats of Big Island—A Great Fight and a Royal Family.
404CHAPTER 5. Some Account of a Great Fishing Expedition.
1320CHAPTER EIGHT. The Coronation—Crown-Making Deliberations, Ceremonials, and Catastrophes.
405CHAPTER 6. The Picnic.
1321CHAPTER NINE. 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.
406CHAPTER 7. The Picnic Concluded.
1322CHAPTER TEN. Describes a Rescue, a Conspiracy, and a Trial.
407CHAPTER 8. Concerning Fowls and Pools.
1323CHAPTER ELEVEN. Shows how the Queen Conducted herself in Trying Circumstances, and was Finally Dethroned.
408CHAPTER 9. A Grand Excursion over the Mountains.
1324CHAPTER TWELVE. Last Chapter.
409CHAPTER 10. Lost on the Mountains.
1325The Rover of the Andes
410CHAPTER 11. Still Lost!
1326CHAPTER ONE. At the Foot of the Mountain Range.
411CHAPTER 12. Found.
1327CHAPTER TWO. Compact with the New Friend and Discovery of an Old One.
412CHAPTER 13. Visiting the Poor.
1328CHAPTER THREE. Lingual Difficulties Accompanied by Physical Dangers and followed by the Advent of Banditti.
413CHAPTER 14. A Surprise and a Battle.
1329CHAPTER FOUR. In which Quashy is Communicative and an Enemy is Turned into a Friend.
414CHAPTER 15. A Dream and a Ball.
1330CHAPTER FIVE. Lawrence and Quashy become “Flosuffical,” and they camp out beside the “Giant’s Castle.”
415CHAPTER 16. The Effects of Compasses.
1331CHAPTER SIX. A Storm in the Mountains—Refuge found—Converse round the Fire.
416CHAPTER 17. The Trip to Glen Ogle.
1332CHAPTER SEVEN. Things begin to look Brighter—The Guide’s Story.
417CHAPTER 18. The Family go to Church under Difficulties.
1333CHAPTER EIGHT. A New Acquaintance and a Change of Scene.
418CHAPTER 19. A Strange Home-Coming.
1334CHAPTER NINE. Tells of a Tremendous Catastrophe.
419CHAPTER 20. Mysterious Matters—A Happy Return, etcetera.
1335CHAPTER TEN. Recounts some Terrible and some Vigorous Deeds.
420CHAPTER 21. The End.
1336CHAPTER ELEVEN. Outwitted by a Bandit.
421STORY 2
1337CHAPTER TWELVE. Thick Woods, Heat, Change of Scene, and Savages.
422CHAPTER 1. Why I did not become a Sailor.
1338CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Deals with Spotted Tiger’s Home, and a Hunting Expedition.
423CHAPTER 2.
1339CHAPTER FOURTEEN. The Hunt continued; one of the Hunters almost concluded. Explorations indulged in, and a Capture effected.
424CHAPTER 3.
1340CHAPTER FIFTEEN. An Unexpected Attack and an Unlooked-for Arrival.
425CHAPTER 4.
1341CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Tells of Absurd, as well as Evil, Doings, and winds up with a Horrid Surprise.
426CHAPTER 5.
1342CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. In which Ingenuity, Comicality, Ferocity, Eccentricity, Fecundity, and some other “Ities” in Man and Beast are mentioned.
427CHAPTER 6.
1343CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. Pedro becomes communicative; Manuela vocal; Lawrence preposterous; Quashy and Tiger violent—The Whole ending in a Grand Catastrophe.
428CHAPTER 7.
1344CHAPTER NINETEEN. In which, among other things, Lawrence refuses an Invitation, and bids a Final Farewell to Manuela.
429CHAPTER 8.
1345CHAPTER TWENTY. Is cumulatively Astonishing.
430CHAPTER 9.
1346CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. Hopes, Fears, Perplexities, Joys, and Explanations.
431CHAPTER 10.
1347CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. Colonel Marchbanks proves to be not so Good a General as he gets Credit for, and Lawrence stands self-convicted.
432STORY 3
1348CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. Treats of Savages, Captives, Chases, Accidents, Incidents, and Perplexities.
433CHAPTER 1. Papers from Norway.
1349CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. Lawrence and his Man fall in with Strangers, hear Good News, and experience Rough Usage.
434CHAPTER 2. Salmon-Fishing Extraordinary.
1350CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. Begins with Gaucho Homes and Domestic Concerns; continues with two Fights, and ends with a Friend and a “Puzzler.”
435The Lighthouse
1351CHAPTER TWENTY SIX. In which Old Friends and Enemies turn up in quite a Surprising Manner, and Quashy’s Joy overflows.
436CHAPTER ONE. The Rock.
1352CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN. Describes several Interesting and somewhat Violent Proceedings.
437CHAPTER TWO. The Lovers and the Press-Gang.
1353CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT. Treats of a Gaucho Youth.
438CHAPTER THREE. Our Hero Obliged to go to Sea.
1354CHAPTER TWENTY NINE. Describes several Mysterious Meetings and Conversations.
439CHAPTER FOUR. The Burglary.
1355CHAPTER THIRTY. The Last.
440CHAPTER FIVE. The Bell Rock Invaded.
1356The Prairie Chief
441CHAPTER SIX. The Captain Changes His Quarters.
1357CHAPTER ONE. The Alarm.
442CHAPTER SEVEN. Ruby in Difficulties.
1358CHAPTER TWO. The Surprise and Combat.
443CHAPTER EIGHT. The Scene Changes—Ruby is Vulcanised.
1359CHAPTER THREE. The Massacre and the Chase.
444CHAPTER NINE. Storms and Troubles.
1360CHAPTER FOUR. Circumventing the Blackfeet.
445CHAPTER TEN. The Rising of the Tide—A Narrow Escape.
1361CHAPTER FIVE. The Mountain Fortress.
446CHAPTER ELEVEN. A Storm and a Dismal State of Things on Board the Pharos.
1362CHAPTER SIX. A Strange Visitor.
447CHAPTER TWELVE. Bell Rock Billows—An Unexpected Visit—A Disaster and a Rescue.
1363CHAPTER SEVEN. Big Tim’s Method with Savages.
448CHAPTER THIRTEEN. A Sleepless but a Pleasant Night.
1364CHAPTER EIGHT. Netting a Grizzly Bear.
449CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Somewhat Statistical.
1365CHAPTER NINE. A Daring Exploit.
450CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Ruby has a Rise in Life, and a Fall.
1366CHAPTER TEN. Snakes in the Grass.
451CHAPTER SIXTEEN. New Arrangements—The Captain’s Philosophy in Regard to Pipeology.
1367CHAPTER ELEVEN. The Snakes make a Dart and Secure their Victims.
452CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. A Meeting with Old Friends, and an Excursion.
1368CHAPTER TWELVE. The Pursuit, Failure, Despair.
453CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. The Battle of Arbroath, and Other Warlike Matters.
1369CHAPTER THIRTEEN. The Powerful Influence of Bad Weapons and of Love.
454CHAPTER NINETEEN. An Adventure—Secrets Revealed, and a Prize.
1370CHAPTER FOURTEEN. In which Plans, Prospects, Love, Dangers, and Perplexities are dealt with.
455CHAPTER TWENTY. The Smugglers are “Treated” to Gin and Astonishment.
1371CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Plot and Counterplot.
456CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. The Bell Rock Again—A Dreary Night in a Strange Habitation.
1372CHAPTER SIXTEEN. The Last.
457CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. Life in the Beacon—Story of the Eddystone Lighthouse.
1373The Lively Poll
458CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. The Storm.
1374CHAPTER ONE. The Fleet.
459CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. A Chapter of Accidents.
1375CHAPTER TWO. Accidents Afloat and Incidents Ashore.
460CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. The Bell Rock in a Fog—Narrow Escape of the Smeaton.
1376CHAPTER THREE. The Skipper Ashore.
461CHAPTER TWENTY SIX. A Sudden and Tremendous Change in Ruby’s Fortunes.
1377CHAPTER FOUR. Hardships on the Sea.
462CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN. Other Things Besides Murder “Will Out.”
1378CHAPTER FIVE. The Tempter’s Victory.
463CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT. The Lighthouse Completed—Ruby’s Escape from Trouble by a Desperate Venture.
1379CHAPTER SIX. The Power of Sympathy.
464CHAPTER TWENTY NINE. The Wreck.
1380CHAPTER SEVEN. A Rescue.
465CHAPTER THIRTY. Old Friends in New Circumstances.
1381CHAPTER EIGHT. Tells of more than one Surprise.
466CHAPTER THIRTY ONE. Midnight Chat in a Lantern.
1382CHAPTER NINE. Beginning of the Good Work.
467CHAPTER THIRTY TWO. Everyday Life on the Bell Rock, and Old Memories Recalled.
1383CHAPTER TEN. The First Fight and Victory.
468CHAPTER THIRTY THREE. Conclusion.
1384CHAPTER ELEVEN. A Consultation, a Feast, and a Plot.
469Fighting The Flames
1385CHAPTER TWELVE. The Enterprise fails—remarkably.
470CHAPTER ONE. How the Fight Began.
1386CHAPTER THIRTEEN. The Tide begins to turn, and Death steps in.
471CHAPTER TWO. Another Little “Spark.”
1387CHAPTER FOURTEEN. The Last.
472CHAPTER THREE. Fire!!!
1388Red Rooney
473CHAPTER FOUR. A Fierce Fight With The Flames.
1389CHAPTER ONE. Lost and Found.
474CHAPTER FIVE. Willie Willders in Difficulties.
1390CHAPTER TWO. Describes a Rescue and a Happy Family.
475CHAPTER SIX. “When one is another who is which?”
1391CHAPTER THREE. Our Hero and his Friends become Familiar.
476CHAPTER SEVEN. Thoughts in regard to Men.
1392CHAPTER FOUR. Okiok becomes Simple but Deep, and the Wizard tries to make Capital out of Events.
477CHAPTER EIGHT. A Hidden Fire.
1393CHAPTER FIVE. Plots and Counter-Plots already.
478CHAPTER NINE. Auctions and Gymnastics.
1394CHAPTER SIX. Angut and Rooney hold Converse on many Things.
479CHAPTER TEN. Difficulties and Dissipations.
1395CHAPTER SEVEN. Treats of Cross-Purposes and Difficulties.
480CHAPTER ELEVEN. Wonderful Plans.
1396CHAPTER EIGHT. Mrs Okiok’s Little Evening Party.
481CHAPTER TWELVE. A Little Domestic Chit-Chat.
1397CHAPTER NINE. Shows that the Wise are a Match for the Wicked, and exhibits Tumbler and Pussi in Danger.
482CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Wild Doings and Daring Deeds.
1398CHAPTER TEN. Red Rooney becomes a Spectacle and then a President.
483CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Joe Corney’s Adventure with Ghosts.
1399CHAPTER ELEVEN. The Hairy Ones feast and are Happy.
484CHAPTER FIFTEEN. A New Phase of Life.
1400CHAPTER TWELVE. Combines Story-Telling (in both Senses) with Fasting, Fun, and more Serious Matters.
485CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Willie in a New Light.
1401CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Mischief Hatching.
486CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. Home Life.
1402CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Solemn and Mysterious Doings are Brought to a Violent Close.
487CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. Joe Corney’s Advice.
1403CHAPTER FIFTEEN. A Great Singing Duel interrupted by a Catastrophe.
488CHAPTER NINETEEN. Dark Plots are hatched.
1404CHAPTER SIXTEEN. The Rebellion of the Worm and the Fall of the Wizard.
489CHAPTER TWENTY. A little more Hatching.
1405CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. Tells of Despair and a Wild Pursuit.
490CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. A Small Tea-Party.
1406CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. A Terrible Encounter, Disastrous Results, and Singular Termination.
491CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. A Fireman’s Life.
1407CHAPTER NINETEEN. Spring returns—Kayak Evolutions—Angut is Puzzled.
492CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. Mr James Auberly.
1408CHAPTER TWENTY. The Chase continued and disastrously interrupted.
493CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. A Change in Fortune.
1409CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. Shows a Gloomy Prospect—Starvation threatened, and wonderfully averted.
494CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. Changes and Mysteries.
1410CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. A Brief but Singular Voyage winds up with a Great Surprise.
495CHAPTER TWENTY SIX. What Drink will do.
1411CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. Describes a most Amazing Surprise, and treats of Hans Egede.
496CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN. An Old Plot.
1412CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. Escape from Present Danger, and a Curious Instance of the Effects of Gin.
497CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT. At the Post of Duty.
1413CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. The Eskimo Encampment—A Murder and its Consequences.
498CHAPTER TWENTY NINE. Willie Willders in Difficulties.
1414CHAPTER TWENTY SIX. Tells of Men whose Actions end in Smoke, and of others whose Plots end in Deeds of Darkness.
499CHAPTER THIRTY. The Best-Laid Plans.
1415CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN. A Strange Meeting strangely interrupted.
500CHAPTER THIRTY ONE. New Lights of Various Kinds.
1416CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT. A Capture, Flight, Surprise, and Rescue.
501CHAPTER THIRTY TWO. The Fire in Tooley Street.
1417CHAPTER TWENTY NINE. Conclusion.
502CHAPTER THIRTY THREE. The Last.
1418The Big Otter
503Silver Lake
1419CHAPTER ONE. Sleeping in Snow.
504CHAPTER ONE. The Hunters.
1420CHAPTER TWO. The Winter Packet.
505CHAPTER TWO. The Starved Indian.
1421CHAPTER THREE. Deeper Desolation.
506CHAPTER THREE. Preparations for a Feast.
1422CHAPTER FOUR. The Winter Journey.
507CHAPTER FOUR. Lost in the Snow.
1423CHAPTER FIVE. The Wounded Man.
508CHAPTER FIVE. Carried Off.
1424CHAPTER SIX. An Express and its Results.
509CHAPTER SIX. The Camp, the Attack, and the Escape.
1425CHAPTER SEVEN. A Tremendous Storm and Other Experiences.
510CHAPTER SEVEN. The Encampment on Silver Lake.
1426CHAPTER EIGHT. Deep in the Wilderness we find our Home which is Shared with the Wild Beast, the Wild Bird, and the Savage.
511CHAPTER EIGHT. Hunting, and other Matters, on Silver Lake.
1427CHAPTER NINE. A Bright Apparition—Followed by Rumours of War.
512CHAPTER NINE. Fishing Extraordinary.
1428CHAPTER TEN. Salamander Gives and Receives a Surprise, and War is Averted by Wise Diplomacy.
513CHAPTER TEN. Changes, Sliding, Fishing, Etcetera.
1429CHAPTER ELEVEN. Lumley on Duty—Fort Wichikagan begins to Grow.
514CHAPTER ELEVEN. A Change in the Weather—Rabbits and Bears Appear.
1430CHAPTER TWELVE. A Narrow Escape—A Strange Meeting, and a Half-Revealed Mystery.
515CHAPTER TWELVE. Roy’s Dream.
1431CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Fishing and its Results—Engineering and its Consequences.
516CHAPTER THIRTEEN. “Shooskin’.”
1432CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Arrival of Strange Indians.
517CHAPTER FOURTEEN. The Journey Home Resumed and Interrupted.
1433CHAPTER FIFTEEN. A Catastrophe, a Letter, and a Surprise.
518CHAPTER FIFTEEN. The Massacre.
1434CHAPTER SIXTEEN. The Joys of Camping Out—Important Additions to the Establishment—Serious Matters and Winter Amusements.
519CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Vengeance.
1435CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. Describes a Tremendous Visitation—A Feast—A Surprise—And an Attempt at Murder.
520CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. The Pursuit.
1436CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. The Mysterious Packet—Friends depart, and Lumley is caught singing.
521CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. Interesting though Puzzling Discoveries.
1437CHAPTER NINETEEN. Opening of the Mysterious Packet.
522CHAPTER NINETEEN. Short Allowance, and a Surprise.
1438CHAPTER TWENTY. I come out in a New Light, and have a very Narrow Escape.
523CHAPTER TWENTY. More Surprising Discoveries.
1439CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. A Buffalo Hunt Followed by a Palaver, an Arrival, and a Traitor-Chase.
524CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. A Gladsome Meeting.
1440CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. The Chase, the Capture, and the Revelation.
525CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. At Silver Lake once more.
1441CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. Attacked by Bandits—A Sad Death and a Sudden Rescue.
526CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. The Happiest Meeting of All.
1442CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. The Power of Sleep—Plans discussed and a Far Journey resolved on.
527CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. Conclusion.
1443CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. Tells of a Wonderful Meeting and a Frustrated Foe.
528Deep Down
1444CHAPTER TWENTY SIX. One of the Difficulties of Correspondence enlarged on—Coming Events, etcetera.
529CHAPTER ONE. Begins the Story with a Peculiar Meeting.
1445CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN. A Peculiar Wedding and a Wonderful Walk.
530CHAPTER TWO. Shows what Astonishing Results may follow from taking the Wrong Road.
1446CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT. The Wilderness again—New Plans mooted—Treacherous Ice, and a Brave Rescue.
531CHAPTER THREE. Introduces a few more Characters and Homely Incidents.
1447CHAPTER TWENTY NINE. The Last.
532CHAPTER FOUR. At Work under the Sea.
1448The Fugitives
533CHAPTER FIVE. Describes a Wreck and some of its Consequences.
1449PREFACE.
534CHAPTER SIX. Treats of the Miner’s Cottage, Work, and Costume.
1450CHAPTER ONE. Introduces the Chief Actors and a Few Mysteries.
535CHAPTER SEVEN. Tells of the Great Mine and of a Royal Dive under the Sea.
1451CHAPTER TWO. Harks back a little.
536CHAPTER EIGHT. Down, Down, Down.
1452CHAPTER THREE. Describes the Deed of an Amateur Matador and the Work of a Rough-and-Ready Shoemaker.
537CHAPTER NINE. Treats of Difficulties to be Overcome.
1453CHAPTER FOUR. The Doctor finds Unexpected Work in the Wilderness, and a Mysterious Stranger is Introduced.
538CHAPTER TEN. Shows how Maggot made a Desperate Venture, and what Flowed from it.
1454CHAPTER FIVE. The Outlaw’s Friends. Threatened Danger curiously Averted.
539CHAPTER ELEVEN. Shows that Music hath Charms, and also that it sometimes has Disadvantages.
1455CHAPTER SIX. The Guide becomes Communicative, and tells of Terrible Doings.
540CHAPTER TWELVE. In which Oliver gets “a Fall,” and sees some of the Shadows of the Miner’s Life.
1456CHAPTER SEVEN. Describes a Meek Mother and Crocodile-Son. Journey Resumed and Strange Treatment of the King of the Waters.
541CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Treats of Spirits and of Sundry Spirited Matters and Incidents.
1457CHAPTER EIGHT. A Friend appears unexpectedly, and our Travellers spend a Disturbed Night.
542CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Continues to treat of Spirits, and shows the Value of Hospitality.
1458CHAPTER NINE. A Jovial Chief, and New Experiences of Various Kinds.
543CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Introduces a Stranger, describes a Picnic, and reveals some Secrets of Mining.
1459CHAPTER TEN. Tells of a Grand Hunt and Other Things.
544CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Describes “Holing to a House of Water” and its Terrible Consequences.
1460CHAPTER ELEVEN. An Uninvited Guest appears with News that demands Instant Action.
545CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. Touches on the Causes of Accidents: Oliver in a New Light and his Uncle in a sad one.
1461CHAPTER TWELVE. A Narrow Escape and Threatening Clouds.
546CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. Tells of King Arthur and other more or less Fabulous Matters.
1462CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Arrival at the Capital—Queen Ranavalona’s Troubles and Perplexities.
547CHAPTER NINETEEN. Small Talk and some Account of Cornish Fairies.
1463CHAPTER FOURTEEN. The Prime Minister lays Deep Plans—So does his Nephew—The Great Market-Place—A Friend in Deadly Peril, and our Three Heroes come to Grief.
548CHAPTER TWENTY. The Mine in the Sea.
1464CHAPTER FIFTEEN. The Spies and the Secret Meeting—The Prime Minister foiled by the Prince.
549CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. Treats of Tin-Smelting and other Matters.
1465CHAPTER SIXTEEN. In Prison—Effects of a First Sight of Torture.
550CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. Shows how Oliver and his Friend went to Newlyn and saw the Mackerel Market, and found some Difficulties and Mysteries Awaiting them there.
1466CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. Mamba is Succoured by one of the “Ancient Soot,” and fulfils his Mysterious Mission.
551CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. In which is Recorded a Visit to an Infant-School; a Warning to a Thankless Old Gentleman; also a Storm, and a Sudden as well as Surprising End of a Mine, besides Dark Designs.
1467CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. Unexpected Deliverance and Several Surprises.
552CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. Exhibits the Managing Director and the Secretary of Wheal Dooem in Confidential Circumstances, and Introduces the Subject of “Locals.”
1468CHAPTER NINETEEN. A Malagasy Garden Party—The Cloud grows Blacker.
553CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. Shows the Miner in his Sunday Garb, and Astonishes Clearemout, besides Relating some Incidents of an Accident.
1469CHAPTER TWENTY. A Great Kabàry is held, followed by Dreadful Martyrdoms.
554CHAPTER TWENTY SIX. Tells of a Discovery and a Disaster.
1470CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. Mamba, Subjected to the Ordeal of the “Tangena,” escapes, but afterwards accuses himself and is Condemned.
555CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN. Indicates that “We little know what Great Things from Little Things may rise.”
1471CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. The Court Physician prescribes for the Queen—A Blow-up, and Mysterious Preparations for Tremendous Surprises.
556CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT. Describes Setting-Day at the Mine, etcetera.
1472CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. In which Mark carries out his Plans successfully, and powerfully astonishes himself as well as every one else.
557CHAPTER TWENTY Nine. Details, among other Things, a Deed of Heroism.
1473CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. Flight and Pursuit of Ravonino and Rafaravavy.
558CHAPTER THIRTY. Reveals some Astonishing Facts and their Consequences.
1474CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. The Forest Refuge—Voalavo is War-like, Ravonino Peaceful, and False Friends Dangerous.
559CHAPTER THIRTY ONE. Describes a Marred Plot, and tells of Retributive Justice.
1475CHAPTER TWENTY SIX. Doctor Breezy prescribes for the Queen, and attains to Temporary and “Perfik F’licity.”
560CHAPTER THIRTY TWO. Touches on Love and on Pilchard Fishing.
1476CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN. In which a Happy Change for the Better is Disastrously Interrupted.
561CHAPTER THIRTY THREE. The Last.
1477CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT. In which Terrible but True Martyrdoms are Described.
562Shifting Winds
1478CHAPTER TWENTY NINE. Threatened Death Averted—Buried Alive—End of the Tyrant Queen—Revolt Crushed and Radama the Second Crowned.
563CHAPTER ONE. The Cottage and its Inmates.
1479CHAPTER THIRTY. The Last.
564CHAPTER TWO. Wrecked, Rescued, and Resuscitated—Mrs Niven receives a Surprise, also the Gift of a Child.
1480Blue Lights
565CHAPTER THREE. The Cottage at Cove invaded—Dan Horsey speaks “Toorko” to Russians, and fails to enlighten them.
1481CHAPTER ONE. The False Step.
566CHAPTER FOUR. The Rescue.
1482CHAPTER TWO. Shows some of the Consequences of the False Step, and introduces the Reader to Peculiar Company.
567CHAPTER FIVE. The Breakfast Party at Seaside Villa.
1483CHAPTER THREE. The “Sailors’ Welcome”—Miles has a Night of it and Enlists—His Friend Armstrong has an Agreeable Surprise at the Soldiers’ Institute.
568CHAPTER SIX. Kenneth indulges in Suspicions and Surmises.
1484CHAPTER FOUR. The Embarkation Jetty—And Nipped in the Bud.
569CHAPTER SEVEN. Lizzie Gordon is run away with, and Gaff is “pumped”.
1485CHAPTER FIVE. Difficulties met and overcome.
570CHAPTER EIGHT. Dan Horsey does the Agreeable in the Kitchen.
1486CHAPTER SIX. The Unfinished Letter—Too Late!
571CHAPTER NINE. The Sailors’ Home and the Mad Skipper.
1487CHAPTER SEVEN. Miles begins to discover himself—Has a few Rough Experiences—And falls into Pea-Soup, Salt-Water, and Love.
572CHAPTER TEN. The Dinner in the Restaurant—Haco meets an Old Friend and becomes Communicative.
1488CHAPTER EIGHT. Has Reference to many Things connected with Mind, Matter, and Affections.
573CHAPTER ELEVEN. The Writing of the “Hambigoo-ous” Letter.
1489CHAPTER NINE. Our Hero meets a Friend unexpectedly in Peculiar Circumstances, and has a very Strange Encounter.
574CHAPTER TWELVE. The Bu’ster wills to accomplish Mischief, and gets into Trouble.
1490CHAPTER TEN. Off to the Wars.
575CHAPTER THIRTEEN. The Storm, and its Consequences.
1491CHAPTER ELEVEN. New and Sad mingled with Curious Experiences.
576CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Gaff and Billy become the Sport of Fortune, and see Strange Things.
1492CHAPTER TWELVE. In Action at last.
577CHAPTER FIFTEEN. The Dinner Party—A Sudden Piece of Questionable Good Fortune befalls Mrs Gaff.
1493CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Tells of some of the Trials, Uncertainties, Dangers, and Disasters of War.
578CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Jack Tar before and after the Institution of the S.F.M.S.
1494CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Describes some of Osman Digna’s Eccentricities and Other Matters.
579CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. Mrs Gaff endeavours fruitlessly to understand the Nature of Cash, Principal, and Interest.
1495CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Athletics—A New Acquaintance turns up—An Expedition undertaken, followed by a Race for Life.
580CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. Mrs Gaff becomes a Woman of Business, and finds it awfully Hard Work.
1496CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Letters from Home—Flynn is Exalted and brought Low—Rumours of War in the Air.
581CHAPTER NINETEEN. The Open Boat on the Pacific—Gaff And Billy in Dreadful Circumstances—A Message from the Sea, and a Madman’s Death.
1497CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. The Expedition—Enemy reported—Miles in a Dilemma.
582CHAPTER TWENTY. The Voyage of the Bottle.
1498CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. Wherein are described an Assault, a Furious Fight, and some Strange Personal Encounters.
583CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. The Fortunes of Gaff and Billy continued.
1499CHAPTER NINETEEN. Refers to Sergeant Hardy, Amytoor-Lawyer Sutherland, and other Matters.
584CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. The Island-Home Examined.
1500CHAPTER TWENTY. Old Friends in New Aspects.
585CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. Relating to Improvements in the Hut, and Mrs Gaff’s Perplexities.
1501CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. Shows how the Lady of the Institute discourses to the Sergeant, how Jack-Tars go out on the Spree, and how Music Conquers Warriors.
586CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. Miss Peppy undertakes a Journey.
1502CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. Led into Captivity.
587CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. Perplexities and Musical Charms.
1503CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. Shows that Suffering tends to draw out Sympathy.
588CHAPTER TWENTY SIX. Mad Haco startled at last.
1504CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. Adventures among the Soudanese, and Strange Meeting with the Mahdi.
589CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN. Plot and Counterplot, ending in a Long Chase.
1505CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. Miles is promoted—Molloy overthrows the Mahdi, and is elevated for so doing.
590CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT. Plotters Counterplotted.
1506CHAPTER TWENTY SIX. Cruel Treatment—Despair Followed by Hope and a Joyful Discovery.
591CHAPTER TWENTY Nine. Dreadful Suspicions aroused in Anxious Bosoms.
1507CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN. In which Hopes and Fears rise and fall.
592CHAPTER THIRTY. Strange Scenes and Doings far away.
1508CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT. A Horrible Situation.
593CHAPTER THIRTY ONE. Delivered, Wrecked, and Rescued.
1509CHAPTER TWENTY NINE. Describes a few Meetings and several Surprises.
594CHAPTER THIRTY TWO. Home Again.
1510CHAPTER THIRTY. Conclusion.
595CHAPTER THIRTY THREE. The Sailors’ Home and the New Secretary.
1511The Middy and the Moors
596CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR. Failures and Hopes Deferred, and Consequences.
1512CHAPTER ONE. The Hero is Blown away, Captured, Crushed, Comforted, and Astonished.
597CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE. Conclusion.
1513CHAPTER TWO. Among Pirates—Enslaved.
598Hunting the Lions
1514CHAPTER THREE. The Bagnio—Our Hero sees something of Misery, and is sold as a Slave.
599CHAPTER ONE. Begins to Unfold the Tale of the Lions by Describing the Lion of the Tale.
1515CHAPTER FOUR. Our Middy is put to Work—Also put on his “word-of-Honour,” and receives a Great Shock of Surprise.
600CHAPTER TWO. Sport Begins in Earnest.
1516CHAPTER FIVE. The Maiden’s Story—Peter the Great and the Middy go for a Holiday and see Awful Things.
601CHAPTER THREE. In which Great Deeds are Done, and Tom Brown has a Narrow Escape.
1517CHAPTER SIX. Our Hero sees the Moors in Several Aspects, and makes a Great Discovery.
602CHAPTER FOUR. Tom Sees Wonderful Sights, and at last has his Dreams Fulfilled.
1518CHAPTER SEVEN. The Middy obtains a Decided Advance, and Makes Peter the Great his Confidant.
603CHAPTER FIVE. More about Lions!
1519CHAPTER EIGHT. A Severe Trial—Secret Communication under Difficulties, and Sudden Flight.
604CHAPTER SIX. Gives a Few Hints to Would-be Hunters, and a Friend in Need is Introduced.
1520CHAPTER NINE. Hester introduced to a New Home and New Friends under Peculiar Circumstances, and a New Name.
605CHAPTER SEVEN. Describes River Hunting.
1521CHAPTER TEN. Torture is Applied in Vain, and True Love is not to be Deceived.
606CHAPTER EIGHT. Shows that too High a Price is Sometimes Paid for Success in Hunting.
1522CHAPTER ELEVEN. Dangers, Vicissitudes, Escapes, New Surroundings, Hopes, And Fears.
607CHAPTER NINE. The Last.
1523CHAPTER TWELVE. The Middy, becoming Defiant and Violent, comes to Grief, and Hester’s Black Friends devise Strange Things.
608Over the Rocky Mountains
1524CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Hester and her Father severely Tested.
609PREFACE
1525CHAPTER FOURTEEN. A Brave Dash for Life and Freedom.
610CHAPTER ONE. Describes Home-Coming, and shows that Matters whispered in the Drawing-Room are sometimes loudly proclaimed Below-Stairs.
1526CHAPTER FIFTEEN. A Strange Visit, a Strange Commission, and a Strange Display of Temper.
611CHAPTER TWO. Describes a Burst over the Western Prairie, and introduces a New Character, also a Hunt, and a Great Feast.
1527CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Mysterious and Daring Deeds are Crowned with Success.
612CHAPTER THREE. Relates how Big Ben became a Travelling Companion, and how a Big Bear was Captured—Discussions and Misfortunes.
1528CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. The Last.
613CHAPTER FOUR. Shows that the Tables are turned, and that Good and Bad Fortune continue to Commingle.
1529The Eagle Cliff
614CHAPTER FIVE. Describes a Quiet Nook, and shows how Larry came by a Double Loss, besides telling of Wonderful Discoveries of more Kinds than One.
1530CHAPTER ONE. Begins the Tale—Naturally.
615CHAPTER SIX. In which Will makes a Retrograde Movement, and things come to a Pretty Pass—A Sudden and Decisive Step.
1531CHAPTER TWO. The Voyage Auspiciously Begun and Promptly Ended.
616CHAPTER SEVEN. Rambling Reminiscences of Absent Friends, and a Happy Termination.
1532CHAPTER THREE. The Wreck is Followed by Repose, Refreshment, Surprise, and Disaster.
617Saved by the Lifeboat
1533CHAPTER FOUR. The Family at Kinlossie.
618CHAPTER ONE. The Wreck in the Bay.
1534CHAPTER FIVE. Plans, Prospects, and a Great Fight.
619CHAPTER TWO. Describes a merchant and his god, and concludes with “a message from the sea.”
1535CHAPTER SIX. Dangerous Studies, Peculiar Art, and Splendid Fishing.
620CHAPTER THREE. Shows what some men will do and dare for money, and what sometimes comes of it.
1536CHAPTER SEVEN. Amazing Deeds and Misdeeds at a Deer-Drive.
621CHAPTER FOUR. The Rescue.
1537CHAPTER EIGHT. Jackman’s Wonderful Elephant Story.
622CHAPTER FIVE. Things become shaky, so does Mr Webster, and the Results are an Illness and a Voyage.
1538CHAPTER NINE. A Quiet Day with a Stirring Termination.
623CHAPTER SIX. Describes the Presentation of a New Lifeboat to Covelly, and treats of The Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
1539CHAPTER TEN. A Wildish Chapter.
624CHAPTER SEVEN. The Storm and the Wreck.
1540CHAPTER ELEVEN. Peculiar Incidents of a Sabbath among the Western Isles.
625CHAPTER EIGHT. Conclusion.
1541CHAPTER TWELVE. Stirring Events of more Kinds than One.
626Erling the Bold
1542CHAPTER THIRTEEN. A Chapter of Catastrophes.
627CHAPTER ONE. In Which the Tale Begins Somewhat Furiously.
1543CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Suspicions, Revelations, and other Matters.
628CHAPTER TWO. Introduces, among others, the Hero and Heroine, and opens up a View of Norse Life in the Olden Time.
1544CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Elephants Again—Followed by Something More Awful.
629CHAPTER THREE. Shows how Chief Friends may become Foes, And Cross-Purposes may Produce Cross Consequences, involving Worry and Confusion.
1545CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Two Fires Subdued.
630CHAPTER FOUR. Describes Warlike Preparations, and a Norse Hall in the Olden Time—Tells also of a Surprise.
1546CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. Conclusion.
631CHAPTER FIVE. The Viking Raid—Alric’s Adventure with the Dane—Erling’s Cutter, and the Battle in the Pass.
1547The Crew of the Water Wagtail
632CHAPTER SIX. Evening in the Hall—The Scald tells of Gundalf’s Wooing—The Feast Interrupted and the War Clouds Thicken.
1548CHAPTER ONE. A Rough Beginning.
633CHAPTER SEVEN. The Tale Returns to the Springs—Describes a Great Land Fight, and Tells of a Peculiar Style of Extending Mercy to the Vanquished.
1549CHAPTER TWO. The Adventurers Land on the Island.
634CHAPTER EIGHT. Tells of Discussions and Exciting Deeds at Ulfstede.
1550CHAPTER THREE. First Experiences on the Island.
635CHAPTER NINE. Shows how the Ancient Sea-Kings transacted National Business.
1551CHAPTER FOUR. Strange Visitors—Dark Plots—And Evil Purposes.
636CHAPTER TEN. Proves that the Best of Friends may quarrel about nothing, and that War has two Aspects.
1552CHAPTER FIVE. Turned Adrift in a Foreign Land.
637CHAPTER ELEVEN. Describes our Hero’s Interview with Jarl Rongvold and King Harald Haarfager.
1553CHAPTER SIX. Difficulties met and Overcome.
638CHAPTER TWELVE. Describes a Terrific and Unequal Combat.
1554CHAPTER SEVEN. They Begin their Travels in Earnest.
639CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Shows that Eloquence does not always flow when it is expected, and that Glumm begins a New Course of Action.
1555CHAPTER EIGHT. Beautiful Scenes and Strange Experiences.
640CHAPTER FOURTEEN. In which Alric boasts a little, discovers Secrets, confesses a little, and distinguishes himself greatly.
1556CHAPTER NINE. Their New Acquaintance Becomes Interested and Practical.
641CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Treats of Ancient Diplomacy among the Norsemen, and shows how our Hero turns the Tables on a would-be Assassin.
1557CHAPTER TEN. Olly’s First Salmon and Hendrick’s Home.
642CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Relates to such Elementary Matters as the A B C, and touches on Love-making in the Olden Time.
1558CHAPTER ELEVEN. The Hunter’s Home.
643CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. In which Glumm takes to hunting on the Mountains for Consolation, and finds it unexpectedly, while Alric proves himself a Hero.
1559CHAPTER TWELVE. A Surprise, a Fight, and a War Party.
644CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. 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.
1560CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Unlooked-for Interruptions and Difficulties.
645CHAPTER NINETEEN. Tells something of the Doings of Solve Klofe and Others, and treats of a few of the Marvellous Adventures of Guttorm Stoutheart.
1561CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Tells of a Tremendous Storm and a Strange Shelter, etcetera.
646CHAPTER TWENTY. In which the Sky again becomes Overcast—The War-token is sent out—Alric gets a Surprise, and a Berserk catches a Tartar.
1562CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Grummidge asserts himself—Great Discoveries are made and the Crew flits.
647CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. Glumm gains a Great Private Victory—The Dalesmen assemble to fight for Freedom—The Foe appears, and the Signal of Battle is sounded.
1563CHAPTER SIXTEEN. A Giant Discovered—New Home At Wagtail Bay—A Strange Addition to the Settlement.
648CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. Describes a Great Sea Fight and its Consequences.
1564CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. Has Reference to Food and a Great Fight.
649CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. The End of an Old Sea-King.
1565CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. Tells of Death and Disaster.
650CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. Hopes and Fears—The Burning of Haldorstede, and Escape of the Family.
1566CHAPTER NINETEEN. A New Friend with Startling News.
651CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. In which is Described a Desperate Attempt at Rescue, a Bold Leap for Freedom, and a Triumphant Escape.
1567CHAPTER TWENTY. The Rescue Party—A Rencontre and Bad News.
652The Battle and the Breeze
1568CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. Old Friends in a Sad Plight.
653CHAPTER ONE. Touches on our Hero’s Early Life, Experiences, and Adventures.
1569CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. Tells of Terrible Suspense—Violent Intentions and Religious Discussion.
654CHAPTER TWO. Commences the Story.
1570CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. Deliverance.
655CHAPTER THREE. Bill is Initiated into the Duties of his new Station.
1571CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. The Last.
656CHAPTER FOUR. Our Hero and his Friends see Service.
1572PREFACE
657CHAPTER FIVE. Nelson Hunts the French.
1573CHAPTER I. THE PLAY COMMENCES.
658CHAPTER SIX. The Battle of the Nile.
1574CHAPTER II. THE HAVEN IN THE CORAL RING.
659CHAPTER SEVEN. Battle of the Nile—continued.
1575CHAPTER III. INTERESTING PARTICULARS OF VARIOUS KINDS.
660CHAPTER EIGHT. Our Hero and his Messmate get into Trouble.
1576CHAPTER IV NIGEL UNDERGOES SOME QUITE NEW AND INTERESTING EXPERIENCES.
661CHAPTER NINE. Bill and Ben set their Brains to Steep with Unconquerable Perseverance.
1577CHAPTER V. CAPTAIN ROY SURPRISES AND GRATIFIES HIS SON, WHO SURPRISES A NEGRO, AND SUDDENLY FORMS AN ASTONISHING RESOLVE.
662The Cannibal Islands
1578CHAPTER VI. THE HERMIT OF RAKATA INTRODUCED.
663CHAPTER ONE. A Hero who rose from the Ranks.
1579CHAPTER VII. WONDERS OF THE HERMIT'S CAVE AND ISLAND.
664CHAPTER TWO. Shows what Men will do and dare in the Cause of Science.
1580CHAPTER VIII. PERBOEWATAN BECOMES MODERATELY VIOLENT.
665CHAPTER THREE. Describes an Adventure in the Mountains, and tells of Tierra Del Fuego.
1581CHAPTER IX. DESCRIBES, AMONG OTHER THINGS, A SINGULAR MEETING UNDER PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES.
666CHAPTER FOUR. Explains how Coral Islands are made.
1582CHAPTER X. A CURIOUS SEA-GOING CRAFT—THE UNKNOWN VOYAGE BEGUN.
667CHAPTER FIVE. Discovery by Captain Wallis of Otaheite or Tahiti.
1583CHAPTER XI. CANOEING ON THE SEA—A MYSTERIOUS NIGHT-SURPRISE AND SUDDEN FLIGHT.
668CHAPTER SIX. Captain Cook’s Visit to Tahiti.
1584CHAPTER XII. WEATHERING A STORM IN THE OPEN SEA.
669CHAPTER SEVEN. Shows what Vanity will induce Men and Women to do.
1585CHAPTER XIII. FRIENDS ARE MET WITH, ALSO PIRATES, AND A LIFE-OR-DEATH PADDLE ENSUES.
670CHAPTER EIGHT. Treats of Savage Warfare and some of its Consequences.
1586CHAPTER XIV. A NEW FRIEND FOUND—NEW DANGERS ENCOUNTERED AND HEW HOPES DELAYED.
671CHAPTER NINE. Touches on Cannibalism.
1587CHAPTER XV. HUNTING THE GREAT MAN-MONKEY.
672CHAPTER TEN. Visit to New Zealand.
1588CHAPTER XVI. BEGINS WITH A TERRIBLE FIGHT AND ENDS WITH A HASTY FLIGHT.
673CHAPTER ELEVEN. The Last Voyage and Sad End of the Great Discoverer.
1589CHAPTER XVII. TELLS OF THE JOYS, ETC., OF THE PROFESSOR IN THE SUMATRAN FORESTS, ALSO OF A CATASTROPHE AVERTED.
674Lost in the Forest
1590CHAPTER XVIII. A TRYING ORDEAL—DANGER THREATENS AND FLIGHT AGAIN RESOLVED ON.
675CHAPTER ONE. At Sea—An Alarming Cry and a Rescue.
1591CHAPTER XIX. A TERRIBLE MURDER AND A STRANGE REVELATION.
676CHAPTER TWO. Describes a Mutiny, and shows that the Best of Friends may part sooner than they expect.
1592CHAPTER XX. NIGEL MAKES A CONFIDANT OF MOSES—UNDERTAKES A LONELY WATCH AND SEES SOMETHING WONDERFUL.
677CHAPTER THREE. Describes a Tremendous but Bloodless Fight.
1593CHAPTER XXI. IN WHICH THE PROFESSOR DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF.
678CHAPTER FOUR. In which Another Fight is recorded and an Escape is made, but whether Fortunate or the Reverse Remains to be seen.
1594CHAPTER XXII. A PYTHON DISCOVERED AND A GEYSER INTERVIEWED.
679CHAPTER FIVE. Shows what the Lost Ones did, and how they were Found.
1595CHAPTER XXIII. TELLS OF VOLCANIC FIRES AND A STRANGE RETURN "HOME."
680CHAPTER SIX. Bunco becomes a Friend in Need and indeed, and Larry “comes to Grief” in a Small Way.
1596CHAPTER XXIV. AN AWFUL NIGHT AND TERRIBLE MORNING.
681CHAPTER SEVEN. Wherein are recounted Dangers, Difficulties, and Perplexities faced and Overcome.
1597CHAPTER XXV. ADVENTURES OF THE "SUNSHINE" AND AN UNEXPECTED REUNION.
682CHAPTER EIGHT. In which Bunco displays Uncommon Valour, and Tigers come to Grief.
1598CHAPTER XXVI. A CLIMAX.
683CHAPTER NINE. Describes a Surgical Operation, and records the Deliberations of a Council.
1599CHAPTER XXVII. "BLOWN TO BITS."
684CHAPTER TEN. Hunting in the Wilds of Ecuador.
1600CHAPTER XXVIII. THE FATE OF THE "SUNSHINE."
685CHAPTER ELEVEN. Wandering Will travels, finds his Profession Profitable, and sees a Good Deal of Life in New Forms.
1601CHAPTER XXIX. TELLS CHIEFLY OF THE WONDERFUL EFFECTS OF THIS ERUPTION ON THE WOULD AT LARGE.
686CHAPTER TWELVE. In which Terrible Things are treated of—The Andes are crossed, the Orinoco descended and the Book ended.
1602CHAPTER XXX. COMING EVENTS, ETC.—WONDERFUL CHANGES AMONG THE ISLANDS.
687Digging for Gold
1603CHAPTER XXXI. ENDS WITH A STRUGGLE BETWEEN INCLINATION AND DUTY.
688CHAPTER ONE. Adventures in California. Begins with Differences of Opinion.
1604CHAPTER XXXII. THE LAST.
689CHAPTER TWO. Frank discusses his Prospects with a Friend.
1605The Garret and the Garden
690CHAPTER THREE. A Visit to the Diggings resolved on. Terrible Commencement of the Journey.
1606CHAPTER ONE. Sudden Friendships.
691CHAPTER FOUR. Describes an Incident of Devouring Interest, an Unexpected Visit, and a Violent Assault.
1607CHAPTER TWO. Flowers in the Desert.
692CHAPTER FIVE. The Travellers meet with Indians, and are led to wish that they had not gone seeking for Gold.
1608CHAPTER THREE. A Visitor from the North.
693CHAPTER SIX. Arrival at the Gold-Fields, and Lessons in Gold-Washing received.
1609CHAPTER FOUR. Dangers Threaten.
694CHAPTER SEVEN. Gives the Result of the First Day’s Digging, and shows the Powerful Effect of Lynch-Law.
1610CHAPTER FIVE. A Night of Adventures.
695CHAPTER EIGHT. Frank and Joe take to Wandering; See some Wonderful Things, and have a Narrow Escape.
1611CHAPTER SIX. Enemies Turned to Friends.
696CHAPTER NINE. Conclusion.
1612CHAPTER SEVEN. Mischief Brewing.
697Sunk at Sea
1613CHAPTER EIGHT. Dark Designs.
698CHAPTER ONE. Treats of Our Hero’s Early Life, and Touches on Domestic Matters.
1614CHAPTER NINE. The Plot Thickens.
699CHAPTER TWO. Records a Sudden Departure, and Maryann’s Opinion Thereon.
1615CHAPTER TEN. Detective Doings.
700CHAPTER THREE. Tells of the Sea, and some of the Mysteries Connected Therewith.
1616CHAPTER ELEVEN. Pumping and Squeezing—The Garret Class, Etcetera.
701CHAPTER FOUR. A Storm and its Consequences.
1617CHAPTER TWELVE. Through Fire and Smoke to Felicity.
702CHAPTER FIVE. Adrift on the Wide Ocean.
1618CHAPTER THIRTEEN. The Last.
703CHAPTER SIX. Describes a Boat Voyage, and Touches on Coral Islands.
1619Jeff Benson
704CHAPTER SEVEN. Hopes, Fears, and Prospects on the Coral Island.
1620CHAPTER ONE. Our Hero Introduced with some of his Friends.
705CHAPTER EIGHT. In which our Hero Suggests a Plan which gets the Party out of one Difficulty but Plunges them into Another.
1621CHAPTER TWO. A Sea-Captain Relates his Adventures, and Refuses to Draw Morals.
706CHAPTER NINE. Contains an Account of the Desperate Circumstances of the Prisoners.
1622CHAPTER THREE. Our Coastguardsman Meets with a Serious but very Common Fall.
707CHAPTER TEN. Our Hero and his Comrades in Distress Become Savage Warriors for the Nonce.
1623CHAPTER FOUR. A Wreck and Rescue.
708CHAPTER ELEVEN. A Fight, which Results in a Mistake and a Hasty Flight.
1624CHAPTER FIVE. Miss Millet Receives a Surprise, Rosebud a Disappointment, and our Hero Another Blow.
709CHAPTER TWELVE. Shows how South Sea Missionaries do their Work, and that if the Whites can Surprise the Natives the Latter can Sometimes Astonish the Whites!
1625CHAPTER SIX. Good News to the Captain—Also to Jeff.
710CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Remarkable Changes For The Better.
1626CHAPTER SEVEN. An Unquiet, Adventurous Morning in the Shell-Cave.
711CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Contains more than one Surprise, and Touches on “Love’s Young Dream.”
1627CHAPTER EIGHT. Conclusion of the Whole Matter.
712The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands
1628Charlie to the Rescue
713PREFACE.
1629CHAPTER ONE. Introduces the Hero.
714CHAPTER ONE. Particular Inquiries.
1630CHAPTER TWO. The Shipwreck.
715CHAPTER TWO. The Floating Light Becomes the Scene of Floating Surmises and Vague Suspicions.
1631CHAPTER THREE. “It’s an Ill Wind that Blaws Naebody Guid.”
716CHAPTER THREE. A Disturbed Night; a Wreck and an Unexpected Rescue.
1632CHAPTER FOUR. Drifting on the Rocks.
717CHAPTER FOUR. A New Character Introduced.
1633CHAPTER FIVE. All Things to All Men.
718CHAPTER FIVE. More New Characters Introduced.
1634CHAPTER SIX. Disaster, Starvation, and Death.
719CHAPTER SIX. The Tempter and the Tempted.
1635CHAPTER SEVEN. Adrift on the Sea.
720CHAPTER SEVEN. Treats of Queeker and Others—also of Youthful Jealousy, Love, Poetry, and Confusion of Ideas.
1636CHAPTER EIGHT. Ingratitude.
721CHAPTER EIGHT. The Sloop Nora—Mr Jones Becomes Communicative, and Billy Towler, for the First Time in his Life, Thoughtful.
1637CHAPTER NINE. Shank Reveals Something More of his Character.
722CHAPTER NINE. Mr Jones Takes Strong Measures to Secure his Ends, and Introduces Billy and his Friends to some New Scenes and Moments.
1638CHAPTER TEN. Home-coming and Unexpected Surprises.
723CHAPTER TEN. Treats of Tender Subjects of a Peculiar Kind, and Shows how Billy Towler got into Scrapes and out of Them.
1639CHAPTER ELEVEN. Tells of Happy Meetings and Serious Consultations.
724CHAPTER ELEVEN. The Ancient Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond.
1640CHAPTER TWELVE. Changes the Scene Considerably!
725CHAPTER TWELVE. Strange Sights and Scenes on Land and Sea.
1641CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Hunky Ben is Sorely Perplexed.
726CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Bob Queeker Comes out Very Strong Indeed.
1642CHAPTER FOURTEEN. The Haunt of the Outlaws.
727CHAPTER FOURTEEN. The Lamplighter at Home, and Threatening Appearances.
1643CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Lost and Found.
728CHAPTER FIFTEEN. A Night of Wreck and Disaster—The Gull “Comes to Grief.”
1644CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Friends and Foes—Plots and Counterplots—The Ranch in Danger.
729CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Getting Ready for Action.
1645CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. The Alarm and Preparations for Defence.
730CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. The Battle.
1646CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. Defence of the Ranch of Roaring Bull.
731CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. Shows that there are no Effects without Adequate Causes.
1647CHAPTER NINETEEN. The Rescue and its Consequences.
732CHAPTER NINETEEN. Confidences and Cross Purposes.
1648CHAPTER TWENTY. Jake The Flint In Difficulties.
733CHAPTER TWENTY. Mysterious Doings.
1649CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. Tells of a Cruel Deed, and Shows How Mysteriously Hunky Ben Behaved.
734CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. On the Scent.
1650CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. The Cave of the Outlaws Invaded by Ghosts and US Troops.
735CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. Mr Jones is Outwitted, and Nora is left Desolate.
1651CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. The Troops Outwitted by the Scout and his Friends.
736CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. Tells of an Unlooked-for Return, and Describes a Great Feast.
1652CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. The Meeting of Old Friends in Curious Circumstances.
737CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. Conclusion.
1653CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. Shows how the Seaman was sent on a Delicate Mission and how he Fared.
738The Iron Horse
1654CHAPTER TWENTY SIX. Treats of Various Interesting Matters, and Tells of News from Home.
739CHAPTER ONE. Treats of the Engine-Driver’s House and Household.
1655CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN. Hunky Ben and Charlie get Beyond their Depth, and Buck Tom gets Beyond Recall.
740CHAPTER TWO. The Driver Visits a Little Elderly Gentlewoman and Prepares the Iron Horse for Action.
1656CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT. Chase, Capture, and End of Jake the Flint.
741CHAPTER THREE. In which the Widow holds Converse with a Captain, makes the Acquaintance of a Young Man, and receives a Telegraphic Shock, which ends in a Railway Journey.
1657CHAPTER TWENTY NINE. They Return to the Ranch of Roaring Bull, where Something Serious Happens to Dick Darvall.
742CHAPTER FOUR. A Double Dilemma and its Consequences.
1658CHAPTER THIRTY. Changes the Scene Somewhat Violently, and Shows our Hero in a New Light.
743CHAPTER FIVE. An Accident and its Consequences.
1659CHAPTER THIRTY ONE. Failure and a New Scent.
744CHAPTER SIX. History of the Iron Horse.
1660CHAPTER THIRTY TWO. Success and Future Plans.
745CHAPTER SEVEN. Little Gertie comes out in a New Light, and Bob Receives Good News.
1661CHAPTER THIRTY THREE. Sweetwater Bluff.
746CHAPTER EIGHT. Mrs Marrot and Bob Visit the Great Clatterby “Works.”
1662CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR. The Last.
747CHAPTER NINE. Concerning Domestic Economy and Difficulties—Surprises and Explanations.
1663STORY 1
748CHAPTER TEN. Sharp Practice.
1664CHAPTER 1.
749CHAPTER ELEVEN. Sharp Practice—Continued.
1665CHAPTER 2.
750CHAPTER TWELVE. Loo’s Garden.
1666CHAPTER 3.
751CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Treats of Railway Literature, Sleepy Porters, Crowded Platforms, Foolish Passengers, Dark Plotters, Lively Shawls, and Other Matters.
1667CHAPTER 4.
752CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Which is too Full of Varied Matter to be Briefly Described.
1668CHAPTER 5.
753CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Treats of Mrs Durby’s Lost Parcel in Particular, and of Lost-Luggage in General.
1669CHAPTER 6.
754CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Describes Engineering Difficulties, a Perplexing Case, and a Harmonious Meeting.
1670CHAPTER 7.
755CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. Gertie is Mysteriously cared for—Sam Natly Dines under Difficulties in Connexion with the Block System.
1671CHAPTER 8.
756CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. A Soirée Wildly Interrupted, and Followed up by Surprising Revelations.
1672CHAPTER 9.
757CHAPTER NINETEEN. A Run-away Locomotive.
1673CHAPTER 10.
758CHAPTER TWENTY. A Nest “Harried.”
1674CHAPTER 11.
759CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. The Diamond Ring and the Railway Clearing-House.
1675CHAPTER 12.
760CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. Mrs Tipps goes on a Journey, and meets a Gentleman who, with much Assurance, comments freely on Insurance.
1676STORY 2: CHAPTER 1.
761CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. Details a Terrible Accident.
1677STORY 3
762CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. Results of the Accident.
1678CHAPTER 1.
763CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. The Last.
1679CHAPTER 2.
764The Norsemen in the West
1680CHAPTER 3.
765CHAPTER ONE. The Curtain Rises and the Play Begins.
1681The Buffalo Runners
766CHAPTER TWO. Strong Emotions are Succeeded by Supper, and Followed by Discussions on Discovery, which End in a Wild Alarm!
1682CHAPTER ONE. Help!
767CHAPTER THREE. Dark War-Clouds Lower, but Clear away without a Shower—Voices and Legs do Good Service.
1683CHAPTER TWO. A Lazy Couple described—and roused.
768CHAPTER FOUR. Important Events Transpire, which end in a Voyage of Discovery.
1684CHAPTER THREE. To the Rescue.
769CHAPTER FIVE. Freydissa Shows Her Temper and a Whale Checks it—Poetical and Other Touches.
1685CHAPTER FOUR. Tells of Love, Duty, Starvation, and Murder.
770CHAPTER SIX. Changes in Wind and Weather Produce Changes in Temper and Feeling—Land Discovered, and Freydissa Becomes Inquisitive.
1686CHAPTER FIVE. Saved.
771CHAPTER SEVEN. Songs and Sagas—Vinland at Last!
1687CHAPTER SIX. Discord and Deceit, Etcetera.
772CHAPTER EIGHT. A Chapter of Incidents and Exploration, in which a Bear and a Whale Play Prominent Parts.
1688CHAPTER SEVEN. Vixen Delivered and Wolves Defeated.
773CHAPTER NINE. The First Night in Vinland.
1689CHAPTER EIGHT. Stirring Events Described.
774CHAPTER TEN. Taking Possession of the New Home, an Event which is Celebrated by an Explosion and a Reconciliation.
1690CHAPTER NINE. Old Peg.
775CHAPTER ELEVEN. Settling Down—Hake Proves that his Arms, as well as his Legs, are Good—A Wonderful Fishing Incident, which Ends in a Scene Between Freydissa and Krake.
1691CHAPTER TEN. Archie and Little Bill do Wonders.
776CHAPTER TWELVE. Sage Converse Between Hake And Bertha—Biarne Is Outwitted—A Monster is Slain, and Savages Appear on the Scene.
1692CHAPTER ELEVEN. Shows some of the Troubles of Pioneer Colonists.
777CHAPTER THIRTEEN. A Great but Comparatively Bloodless Fight, Which Ends Peculiarly, and with Singular Results.
1693CHAPTER TWELVE. Round the Camp-Fires.
778CHAPTER FOURTEEN. The First American Fur Traders—Strange Devices—Anxious Times and Pleasant Discoveries.
1694CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Difficulties of Various Kinds overcome.
779CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Greenland Again—Flatface Turns up, Also Thorward, who Becomes Eloquent and Secures Recruits for Vinland.
1695CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Treachery in the Air.
780CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Joyful Meetings and Hearty Greetings.
1696CHAPTER FIFTEEN. A Friend in Need is a Friend indeed.
781CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. Treats of the Friendship and Adventures of Olaf and Snorro, and of Sundry Surprising Incidents.
1697CHAPTER SIXTEEN. An Evening in the Camp.
782CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. Anxious Times—A Search Organised and Vigorously Carried Out.
1698CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. The Buffalo-Hunt.
783CHAPTER NINETEEN. New Experiences—Difficulties Encountered and Overcome—Thorward and Tyrker Make a Joint Effort, with Humbling Results.
1699CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. Adventures of Archie and the Seaman.
784CHAPTER TWENTY. Remarkable Experiences of Olaf and Snorro—The Former Suffers the Pangs of Remorse.
1700CHAPTER NINETEEN. Bright Hopes terminate in Furious War.
785CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. Reinforcements Sent off to Karlsefin—Foes Discovered in the Woods—A Night Attack, and other Warlike Matters.
1701CHAPTER TWENTY. Little Bill becomes a Difficulty.
786CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. Hake Makes a Bold Venture, but does not Win—The Norsemen Find that There is Many a Slip ’twixt the Cup and the lip.
1702CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. An Auspicious Beginning and Suspicious Ending.
787CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. Difficulties Regarding Intercommunication—The Power of Finery Displayed—Also the Power of Song and Sentiment.
1703CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. Circumventing the Red-Skins.
788CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. The Burning on the Fortress—A Threatened Fight Ends in a Feast, Which Leads to Friendship—Happy Reunion and Proposed Desertion.
1704CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. A Midnight Chase, and Dan in Extremity.
789CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. The First Congress and the Last Farewell.
1705CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. A Desperate Situation.
790CHAPTER TWENTY SIX. Changes in Brattalid—The Scots Continue to Plot and Plan.
1706CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. Adventures of Fergus and his Friends.
791CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN. Disappointment Terminates in Unlooked-for Success, and the Saga Comes to an End.
1707CHAPTER TWENTY SIX. Home-Coming and Bargaining.
792The Pioneers
1708CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN. Visit from Sioux brought to a disastrous Close.
793PREFACE.
1709CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT. Very Perplexing Interviews with Little Bill.
794CHAPTER ONE. Shows how it began.
1710CHAPTER TWENTY NINE. The Fishery Disasters.
795CHAPTER TWO. Terrible Discoveries and Altered Plans.
1711CHAPTER THIRTY. The Trial for Murder.
796CHAPTER THREE. Introduces the King of Pioneers.
1712CHAPTER THIRTY ONE. Retribution.
797CHAPTER FOUR. Vicissitudes of the Voyage—Indians Met with, etcetera.
1713CHAPTER THIRTY TWO. Suffering and its Results.
798CHAPTER FIVE. Describes a Literal Wild-Goose Chase and Other Matters.
1714CHAPTER THIRTY THREE. Matrimonial Plans and Prospects.
799CHAPTER SIX. Indians met with, and the Mouth of the Great River Reached.
1715CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR. A New Disaster.
800CHAPTER SEVEN. A Voyage of Discovery to the Far West Planned and Begun.
1716CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE. The Last.
801CHAPTER EIGHT. Difficulties and Dangers Faced and Overcome.
1717The Hot Swamp
802CHAPTER NINE. Deeper and Deeper into the Unknown Wilderness.
1718CHAPTER ONE. Opens with Leave-Taking.
803CHAPTER TEN. The Last.
1719CHAPTER TWO. Temporary Delay through Elements and Pirates.
804CHAPTER ELEVEN. Extract of Letter Referred to on Page 85.
1720CHAPTER THREE. On the Voyage.
805Black Ivory
1721CHAPTER FOUR. The Storm and Wreck.
806PREFACE.
1722CHAPTER FIVE. After the Wreck.
807CHAPTER ONE. Shows that a Good Beginning may Sometimes be Followed by a Bad Ending.
1723CHAPTER SIX. First Anxieties and Troubles.
808CHAPTER TWO. Yoosoof’s “Black Ivory.”
1724CHAPTER SEVEN. Converse and Adventures by the Way.
809CHAPTER THREE. Relates the Further Adventures of Harold and Disco, and Lifts the Curtain a Little Higher in Regard to the Slave-Trade.
1725CHAPTER EIGHT. Discovery and Flight.
810CHAPTER FOUR. In Which Our Heroes See Strange Sights at Zanzibar, and Resolve Upon Taking a Bold Step.
1726CHAPTER NINE. Homecoming.
811CHAPTER FIVE. In which the Travellers Enjoy Themselves Extremely, and Disco Lillihammer Sees Several Astonishing Sights.
1727CHAPTER TEN. The Sports.
812CHAPTER SIX. Describes Several New and Surprising Incidents, which must be Read to be Fully Appreciated.
1728CHAPTER ELEVEN. A Notable Duel Followed by Changes and Plots.
813CHAPTER SEVEN. Enemies are Changed into Friends—Our Travellers Penetrate into the Interior of the Land.
1729CHAPTER TWELVE. Plots and Plans.
814CHAPTER EIGHT. Relates Adventures in the Shire Valley, and Touches on One or Two Phases of Slavery.
1730CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Mother and Son.
815CHAPTER NINE. In Which a Savage Chief Astonishes a Savage Animal.
1731CHAPTER FOURTEEN. A Terrible Calamity.
816CHAPTER TEN. Describes African Domesticity, and Many Other Things Relative Thereto, Besides Showing that Alarms and Flights, Surprises and Feasts, are not Confined to Particular Places.
1732CHAPTER FIFTEEN. An Eavesdropper in the Cave.
817CHAPTER ELEVEN. Reveals Disco’s Opinions about Savages, and the Savages’ Opinions of Disco, and Other Weighty Matters.
1733CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Adventures in the Forests.
818CHAPTER TWELVE. Describes a Hunting Expedition which was both Exciting and Successful.
1734CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. Branwen in Imminent Danger.
819CHAPTER THIRTEEN. The Encampment and the Supper—Discussions, Political and Otherwise—Kambira Receives a Shock, and our Wanderers are Thrown into Perplexity.
1735CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. The Prince Undertakes Strange Work.
820CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Camping, Travelling, Shooting, Dreaming, Poetising, Philosophising, and Surprising, in Equatorial Africa.
1736CHAPTER NINETEEN. Prince Bladud takes Possession of his Estate and Begins Business.
821CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Shows Some of the Effects of the Slave-Trade at the Fountain-Head.
1737CHAPTER TWENTY. A Strange Abode and a Wild Visitor.
822CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Treats of Love, Hatred, and Sorrow, and Proves that Slavery and its Consequences are not Confined to Black Men and Women.
1738CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. A Strange Encounter and a Friend in Need.
823CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. Strong Measures Lead to Unexpected Discoveries.
1739CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. The Pigs’ Cure.
824CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. Describes Some of the Doings of Yoosoof and His Men in Procuring Black Ivory from the Interior of Africa.
1740CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. In which very Perplexing Events Occur.
825CHAPTER NINETEEN. Tells of Misfortunes that Befell Our Wanderers; of Familiar Toys Under New Aspects, Etcetera.
1741CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. Describes an Ardent Search.
826CHAPTER TWENTY. Harold Appears in a New Character, and Two Old Characters Reappear to Harold.
1742CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. More Secrets and Surprises.
827CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. Progress of the Slave-Run—The Deadly Swamp, and the Unexpected Rescue.
1743CHAPTER TWENTY SIX. Further Searchings and Perplexities.
828CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. Describes “Black Ivory” at Sea.
1744CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN. Cross Purposes and Complications.
829CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. The Remedy.
1745CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT. Enemies, Friends, Scouts, Skirmishes, and Councils of War.
830CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. Tells of Sad Sights, and Sudden Events, and Unexpected Meetings.
1746CHAPTER TWENTY NINE. The Battle of the Springs.
831CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. The Last.
1747CHAPTER THIRTY. Small Beginnings of Future Great Things.
832CHAPTER ONE.
1748CHAPTER THIRTY ONE. More Plots and Plans.
833CHAPTER TWO.
1749CHAPTER THIRTY TWO. Branwen Visits Gunrig.
834CHAPTER THREE.
1750CHAPTER THIRTY THREE. The Hebrew’s Mission.
835CHAPTER FOUR.
1751CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR. Bladud’s Return and Trials.
836CHAPTER FIVE.
1752CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE. The Plot Thickens.
837CHAPTER SIX.
1753CHAPTER THIRTY SIX. The Dénouement.
838CHAPTER SEVEN.
1754CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN. The Last.
839CHAPTER EIGHT.
1755Hunted and Harried
840CHAPTER NINE.
1756CHAPTER ONE. On the Hunt.
841Fort Desolation
1757CHAPTER TWO. The “Fanatic” and the “Spy.”
842CHAPTER ONE. Or, Solitude in the Wilderness. The Outskirter.
1758CHAPTER THREE. The True and the False at Work.
843CHAPTER TWO. The Letter, and its Consequences.
1759CHAPTER FOUR. The Hunting and Harrying Displayed.
844CHAPTER THREE. Domestic and Personal Matters.
1760CHAPTER FIVE. Risks and Refuges.
845CHAPTER FOUR. Taming a Bully.
1761CHAPTER SIX. Tells of Overwhelming Reverses.
846CHAPTER FIVE. The Salmon Fishery.
1762CHAPTER SEVEN. More than one Narrow Escape.
847CHAPTER SIX. Jack has a Desperate Encounter.
1763CHAPTER EIGHT. Bothwell Bridge.
848CHAPTER SEVEN. Solitude.
1764CHAPTER NINE. Among the Tombs.
849CHAPTER EIGHT. Horrors.
1765CHAPTER TEN. Fiercer and Fiercer.
850CHAPTER NINE. The Bully receives a Lesson.
1766CHAPTER ELEVEN. Coming Events Cast Shadows.
851CHAPTER TEN. Strangers and Strange Events.
1767CHAPTER TWELVE. The Darkest Hour before the Dawn.
852The Pirate City
1768The Walrus Hunters
853CHAPTER ONE. Opens the Tale
1769CHAPTER ONE. A Surprise, a Combat, and a Feed.
854CHAPTER TWO. Unfolds a Little of the Tale
1770CHAPTER TWO. Waruskeek.
855CHAPTER THREE. Reveals Something Surprising in Regard to European Forbearance and Piratic Impudence
1771CHAPTER THREE. Peace or War—Which?
856CHAPTER FOUR. Introduces the Reader to the Pirate City, and to a Few of Its Peculiarities and Practices
1772CHAPTER FOUR. War Prevails.
857CHAPTER FIVE. Shows the Light in Which Consuls Were Regarded by Pirates, and Tells of a Cruel Separation and a Stunning Blow
1773CHAPTER FIVE. A Rencontre and Flight.
858CHAPTER SIX. Sends a Gleam of Hope Into a Gloomy Region
1774CHAPTER SIX. A Surprise, a Struggle, and a Capture.
859CHAPTER SEVEN. Some New Characters Walk, Glide, and Furiously Gallop Into the Tale, and Otherwise Introduce Themselves to Notice
1775CHAPTER SEVEN. Flight and Misfortune.
860CHAPTER EIGHT. Ted Flaggan and Rais Ali Proceed on a Mission, and See Impressive Sights
1776CHAPTER EIGHT. In the Hour of Need.
861CHAPTER NINE. Describes a Moorish Bride, a Wedding, and a Metamorphosis, Besides Indicating a Plot
1777CHAPTER NINE. Trying Moments and Perplexing Doubts.
862CHAPTER TEN. Shows What Lessons Were Taught in the Bagnio, and Describes a Brave Dash for Freedom
1778CHAPTER TEN. A Wild Chase and a Bad Failure.
863CHAPTER ELEVEN. Is Diplomatic and Otherwise
1779CHAPTER ELEVEN. Encamped on the Islet.
864CHAPTER TWELVE. Mrs Langley and Agnes Go Out to Dinner
1780CHAPTER TWELVE. Home—Sweet Home—and Smoke, etcetera.
865CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Relates Something About Improvements, Surprises, and Changes in the State of Affairs
1781CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Doings in Waruskeek.
866CHAPTER FOURTEEN. The Plot Thickens, and Mariano’s Forbearance and Courage Are Tested
1782CHAPTER FOURTEEN. In the Wild-Woods Again.
867CHAPTER FIFTEEN. In Which Ted Flaggan and His Friend Rais Ali Act a Conscious Part, and a Political Storm Begins to Break
1783CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Wild Doings of the Fur-Traders and Red Men.
868CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Tells of Riot and Revolution in the Pirate City
1784CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Sorrows and Sins, and a Bold Adventure.
869CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. Francisco and His Son in Danger
1785CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. Nazinred’s Journey over the Arctic Sea.
870CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. In Which Soles Are Beaten and Men Are Sold—With Plots and Counterplots
1786CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. A Surprise and a Catastrophe.
871CHAPTER NINETEEN. Describes an Important Event in the Pirate City
1787CHAPTER NINETEEN. The Eskimos again, and a Great Discovery and Rescue.
872CHAPTER TWENTY. Describes a Retreat Among the Hills
1788CHAPTER TWENTY. Strange Converse and Discoveries.
873CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. Social Intercourse in the Cavern
1789CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. Kick-Ball and an Important Meeting.
874CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. Shows How the Pirates Were Wont to Treat Men of Note
1790CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. Tells of Hunting Extraordinary.
875CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. In Which Danger Looms Very Dark in and Around the Pirate City
1791CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. A Bear-Hunt and a Sad End.
876CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. The Dark Clouds Begin to Thicken—A Rescue Attempted—Master Jim Plays a Conspicuous Part
1792CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. The Traders at Work.
877CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. The Coming Struggle Looms on the Horizon
1793CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. The Outpost, and Effect of a “Fuddle.”
878CHAPTER TWENTY SIX. In Which Rais Ali and Ted Flaggan Play a Vigorous Part
1794CHAPTER TWENTY SIX. A Mysterious Journey and a Great Discovery.
879CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN. Describes the Bombardment of Algiers
1795CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN. Interesting, Amusing, and Astounding Discoveries.
880CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT. The Last
1796CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT. The Ship Re-visited and Re-explored.
881The Story of the Rock
1797CHAPTER TWENTY NINE. Curiosity and Presumption followed by Catastrophe.
882CHAPTER ONE. Wreck of Winstanley’s Lighthouse.
1798CHAPTER THIRTY. A Declaration, an Interruption, and a Great Fight.
883CHAPTER TWO. Beginning of Rudyerd’s Lighthouse.
1799CHAPTER THIRTY ONE. An Expedition and a Disappointment.
884CHAPTER THREE. A Violent Interruption.
1800CHAPTER THIRTY TWO. An Unexpected Meeting.
885CHAPTER FOUR. Unlooked-for Deliverance.
1801CHAPTER THIRTY THREE. The Last.
886CHAPTER FIVE. A Terrible Situation.
1802Wrecked but not Ruined
887CHAPTER SIX. The End of Rudyerd’s Lighthouse.
1803CHAPTER ONE. The Outpost.
888CHAPTER SEVEN. Old Friends In New Circumstances.
1804CHAPTER TWO. The Recluse of Boulder Creek.
889CHAPTER EIGHT. Experiences, Difficulties, and Dangers of the First Season.
1805CHAPTER THREE. A Brief but Agreeable Meeting.
890CHAPTER NINE. Account of the War Continued.
1806CHAPTER FOUR. Pioneering.
891CHAPTER TEN. The Campaign of 1758.
1807CHAPTER FIVE. The “Enemy.”
892CHAPTER ELEVEN. The Last Campaign—and Victory!
1808CHAPTER SIX. Out in the Snow.
893Rivers of Ice
1809CHAPTER SEVEN. A Sad Discovery.
894CHAPTER ONE. The Rover’s Return.
1810CHAPTER EIGHT. Shifting Winds.
895CHAPTER TWO. The Seaman Takes the “Cabin” by Surprise and Storm.
1811CHAPTER NINE. Surmisings, Disagreements, Vexations, and Botherations.
896CHAPTER THREE. Difficulties among the Social Summits.
1812CHAPTER TEN. A Friend in Need.
897CHAPTER FOUR. Shows how the Captain came to an Anchor, and conceived a Deep Design.
1813CHAPTER ELEVEN. An Adventure and a Surprise.
898CHAPTER FIVE. In which Several Important Matters are arranged, and Gillie White undergoes some Remarkable and hitherto Unknown Experiences.
1814CHAPTER TWELVE. The Last. (pt. 1)
899CHAPTER SIX. A Lesson Taught and Learned.
1815CHAPTER TWELVE. The Last. (pt. 2)
900CHAPTER SEVEN. The Great White Mountain.
1816Memoirs
901CHAPTER EIGHT. Introduces the Reader to Various Personages, and touches on Glaciers.
1817Personal Reminiscences in Book Making
902CHAPTER NINE. A Solid Stream.
1818CHAPTER ONE. Incidents in Book Making—Introductory.
903CHAPTER TEN. The First Excursion.
1819CHAPTER TWO. Life in the Bell Rock Lighthouse.
904CHAPTER ELEVEN. The Pursuit of Science under Difficulties.
1820CHAPTER THREE. Nights with the Fire Brigade.
905CHAPTER TWELVE. In which Gillie is Sagacious, an Excursion is undertaken, Wondrous Sights are seen, and Avalanches of more kinds than one are encountered.
1821CHAPTER FOUR. A War of Mercy.
906CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Shows what Dangers may be encountered in the Pursuit of Art and Science.
1822CHAPTER FIVE. Descent into the Cornish Mines.
907CHAPTER FOURTEEN. The Grand Ascent Begun.
1823CHAPTER SIX. The Land of the Vikings.
908CHAPTER FIFTEEN. The Grand Ascent Continued and Completed.
1824CHAPTER SEVEN. The Burglars and the Parson.
909CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Tells how Lewis distinguished himself.
1825CHAPTER EIGHT. Jim Greely, the North Sea Skipper.
910CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. Danger and Death on the Glacier.
1826CHAPTER NINE. A Northern Waif.
911CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. A Mystery cleared up.
1827CHAPTER TEN. How to make the Best of Life: from a Young Man’s Standpoint.
912CHAPTER NINETEEN. Mountaineering in General.
1828CHAPTER ELEVEN. Forgive and Forget: A Lifeboat Story.
913CHAPTER TWENTY. Records a Serious Event.
1829CHAPTER TWELVE. “Rescue the Perishing.”
914CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. Down in the Moraine at last.
1830CHAPTER THIRTEEN. A Knotty Question.
915CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. Mysterious Proceedings of the Captain and Gillie.
1831CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Two Remarkable Dreams.
916CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. The Captain surprises his Friends in various Ways, and is himself Baffled.
