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Excerpt: "In order to safeguard the reputation of that worthy seaman and most gallant gentleman who writes this memoir, the editor thereof deems it proper to call attention to the fact that Master Hampdon has described accurately the Island of Mangaia of the Cook, or Hervey, group in the South Seas. It is still completely encircled by the unbroken barrier reef, over which the natives ride in their light canoes. The stairs still exist despite the earthquake to which Master Hampdon refers—and other upheavals which may have followed—and are still traversed by the feet of curious, if infrequent, visitors. For the rest, such altars and platforms as he and his little lady found still abound in the South Seas. Also on Easter Island, and on others, too, such statues of the grotesque and hideous "Stone Goddes" as he describes may be seen. Who made them and why, as well as when they were put there, are as much mysteries today as they were when, in that far-off time, Master Hampdon and his lady sailed those then unknown seas in that brave little barque The Rose of Devon."
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GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length7 hrs 25 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 24, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1ILLUSTRATIONS
14CHAPTER X IN WHICH WE CROSS THE BARRIER
2BOOK I WITHIN THE CASTLE WALLS The Bequest of the Old Buccaneer
15CHAPTER XI HOW WE EXPLORE THE WONDROUS SHORE
3CHAPTER I WHEREIN I BAIT THE LIVING OVER THE DEAD
16CHAPTER XII INSIDE THE REEF WHICH WAS AT ONCE PROTECTION AND PRISON
4CHAPTER II WHICH SHOWS HOW I BROKE THE NEWS
17CHAPTER XIII IN WHICH WE ENTER THE PLACE OF HORROR
5CHAPTER III IN WHICH I DELIVER A LETTER
18CHAPTER XIV WHEREIN WE FIND THE TREASURE
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6CHAPTER IV SHOWS HOW TWO PIECES OF PARCHMENT WERE FITTED TOGETHER
19CHAPTER XV WHEREIN THE SERPENT ENTERS THE EDEN
7CHAPTER V WHEREIN THE DUKE IS MARKED IN FAREWELL
20CHAPTER XVI IN WHICH WE ARE BELEAGUERED IN THE CAVE
8BOOK II ABOARD SHIP IN THE SOUTH SEAS The Murderous Mutineers and the Woman
21CHAPTER XVII HOW WE FIGHT FOR LIFE IN THE CAVERN OF THE TREASURE
9CHAPTER VI IN WHICH I AM PUNISHED FOR MY PRESUMPTION
22CHAPTER XVIII IN WHICH WE PASS THROUGH DARKNESS TO LIGHT AND LIBERTY
10CHAPTER VII WHEREIN I BARGAIN FOR A WOMAN
23BOOK IV ONCE MORE UPON THE SEAS The Treasure Is Brought Home and All Is Well
11CHAPTER VIII WHEREIN I MAKE ALL CLEAR TO MY LITTLE MISTRESS
24CHAPTER XIX WHEREIN WE CAPTURE THE SHIP
12CHAPTER IX IN WHICH WE ESCAPE TOGETHER FROM THE SHIP
25CHAPTER XX SHOWS HOW WE SAILED TO SAFETY AGAIN
13BOOK III ON THE ISLAND OF MYSTERY The Treasure is Found and Fought For
26CHAPTER XXI AND LOVE ROUNDS OUT THE TALE