In Search of the Castaways A Romantic Narrative of the Loss of Captain Grant of the Brig Britannia and of the Adventures of His Children and Friends in His Discovery and Rescue
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A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD.
IN SEARCH OF
THE CASTAWAYS:
A ROMANTIC NARRATIVE
OF THE
LOSS OF CAPTAIN GRANT OF THE BRIG BRITANNIA
AND OF
THE ADVENTURES OF HIS CHILDREN AND FRIENDS
IN HIS DISCOVERY AND RESCUE.
BY
JULES VERNE,
AUTHOR OF "TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA," ETC., ETC.
ILLUSTRATED WITH ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY ENGRAVINGS
CONTENTS.
IN SEARCH OF THE CASTAWAYS.
CHAPTER I.
THE SHARK.
CHAPTER II.
THE THREE DOCUMENTS.
CHAPTER III.
THE CAPTAIN'S CHILDREN.
CHAPTER IV.
LADY GLENARVAN'S PROPOSAL.
CHAPTER V.
THE DEPARTURE OF THE DUNCAN.
CHAPTER VI.
AN UNEXPECTED PASSENGER.
CHAPTER VII.
JACQUES PAGANEL IS UNDECEIVED.
CHAPTER VIII.
THE GEOGRAPHER'S RESOLUTION.
CHAPTER IX.
THROUGH THE STRAIT OF MAGELLAN.
CHAPTER X.
THE COURSE DECIDED.
CHAPTER XI.
TRAVELING IN CHILI.
CHAPTER XII.
ELEVEN THOUSAND FEET ALOFT.
CHAPTER XIII.
A SUDDEN DESCENT.
CHAPTER XIV.
PROVIDENTIALLY RESCUED.
CHAPTER XV.
THALCAVE.
CHAPTER XVI.
NEWS OF THE LOST CAPTAIN.
CHAPTER XVII.
A SERIOUS NECESSITY.
CHAPTER XVIII.
IN SEARCH OF WATER.
CHAPTER XIX.
THE RED WOLVES.
CHAPTER XX.
STRANGE SIGNS.
CHAPTER XXI.
A FALSE TRAIL.
CHAPTER XXII.
THE FLOOD.
CHAPTER XXIII.
A SINGULAR ABODE.
CHAPTER XXIV.
PAGANEL'S DISCLOSURE.
CHAPTER XXV.
BETWEEN FIRE AND WATER.
CHAPTER XXVI.
THE RETURN ON BOARD.
CHAPTER XXVII.
A NEW DESTINATION.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
TRISTAN D'ACUNHA AND THE ISLE OF AMSTERDAM.
CHAPTER XXIX.
THE STORM ON THE INDIAN OCEAN.
CHAPTER XXX.
A HOSPITABLE COLONIST.
CHAPTER XXXI.
THE QUARTERMASTER OF THE BRITANNIA.
CHAPTER XXXII.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE JOURNEY.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
AN ACCIDENT.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
AUSTRALIAN EXPLORERS.
CHAPTER XXXV.
CRIME OR CALAMITY?
CHAPTER XXXVI.
FRESH FACES.
CHAPTER XXXVII.
A WARNING.
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
WEALTH IN THE WILDERNESS.
CHAPTER XXXIX.
SUSPICIOUS OCCURRENCES.
CHAPTER XL.
A STARTLING DISCOVERY.
CHAPTER XLI.
THE PLOT UNVEILED.
CHAPTER XLII.
FOUR DAYS OF ANGUISH.
CHAPTER XLIII.
HELPLESS AND HOPELESS.
CHAPTER XLIV.
A ROUGH CAPTAIN.
CHAPTER XLV.
THE WRECK OF THE MACQUARIE.
CHAPTER XLVI.
VAIN EFFORTS.
CHAPTER XLVII.
A DREADED COUNTRY.
CHAPTER XLVIII.
INTRODUCTION TO THE CANNIBALS.
CHAPTER XLIX.
A MOMENTOUS INTERVIEW.
CHAPTER L.
THE CHIEF'S FUNERAL.
CHAPTER LI.
STRANGELY LIBERATED.
CHAPTER LII.
THE SACRED MOUNTAIN.
CHAPTER LIII.
A BOLD STRATAGEM.
CHAPTER LIV.
FROM PERIL TO SAFETY.
CHAPTER LV.
WHY THE DUNCAN WENT TO NEW ZEALAND.
CHAPTER LVI.
AYRTON'S OBSTINACY.
CHAPTER LVII.
A DISCOURAGING CONFESSION.
CHAPTER LVIII.
A CRY IN THE NIGHT.
CHAPTER LIX.
CAPTAIN GRANT'S STORY.
CHAPTER LX.
PAGANEL'S LAST ENTANGLEMENT.
THE END.
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