Blown to Bits; or, The Lonely Man of Rakata
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"CAME UNEXPECTEDLY ON A CAVERN."
BLOWN TO BITS
OR
THE LONELY MAN OF RAKATA.
A Tale of the Malay Archipelago.
LONDON:
JAMES NISBET & CO., 21 BERNERS STREET.
1894.
A Tale of the Malay Archipelago.
LONDON:
JAMES NISBET & CO., 21 BERNERS STREET.
1894.
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
BLOWN TO BITS
A TALE OF THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO.
A TALE OF THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO.
CHAPTER I.
THE PLAY COMMENCES.
THE PLAY COMMENCES.
CHAPTER II.
THE HAVEN IN THE CORAL RING.
THE HAVEN IN THE CORAL RING.
CHAPTER III.
INTERESTING PARTICULARS OF VARIOUS KINDS.
INTERESTING PARTICULARS OF VARIOUS KINDS.
CHAPTER IV.
NIGEL UNDERGOES SOME QUITE NEW AND INTERESTING EXPERIENCES.
ART ON THE KEELING ISLANDS
FOOTNOTES:
NIGEL UNDERGOES SOME QUITE NEW AND INTERESTING EXPERIENCES.
ART ON THE KEELING ISLANDS
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER V.
CAPTAIN ROY SURPRISES AND GRATIFIES HIS SON, WHO SURPRISES A NEGRO, AND SUDDENLY FORMS AN ASTONISHING RESOLVE.
CAPTAIN ROY SURPRISES AND GRATIFIES HIS SON, WHO SURPRISES A NEGRO, AND SUDDENLY FORMS AN ASTONISHING RESOLVE.
CHAPTER VI.
THE HERMIT OF RAKATA INTRODUCED.
THE HERMIT OF RAKATA INTRODUCED.
CHAPTER VII.
WONDERS OF THE HERMIT'S CAVE AND ISLAND.
WONDERS OF THE HERMIT'S CAVE AND ISLAND.
CHAPTER VIII.
PERBOEWATAN BECOMES MODERATELY VIOLENT.
FOOTNOTES:
PERBOEWATAN BECOMES MODERATELY VIOLENT.
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER IX.
DESCRIBES, AMONG OTHER THINGS, A SINGULAR MEETING UNDER PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES.
DESCRIBES, AMONG OTHER THINGS, A SINGULAR MEETING UNDER PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES.
CHAPTER X.
A CURIOUS SEA-GOING CRAFT—THE UNKNOWN VOYAGE BEGUN.
A CURIOUS SEA-GOING CRAFT—THE UNKNOWN VOYAGE BEGUN.
CHAPTER XI.
CANOEING ON THE SEA—A MYSTERIOUS NIGHT-SURPRISE AND SUDDEN FLIGHT.
CANOEING ON THE SEA—A MYSTERIOUS NIGHT-SURPRISE AND SUDDEN FLIGHT.
CHAPTER XII.
WEATHERING A STORM IN THE OPEN SEA.
WEATHERING A STORM IN THE OPEN SEA.
CHAPTER XIII.
FRIENDS ARE MET WITH, ALSO PIRATES, AND A LIFE-OR-DEATH PADDLE ENSUES.
THEY DISCOVER A PIRATES' BIVOUAC
FRIENDS ARE MET WITH, ALSO PIRATES, AND A LIFE-OR-DEATH PADDLE ENSUES.
THEY DISCOVER A PIRATES' BIVOUAC
CHAPTER XIV.
A NEW FRIEND FOUND—NEW DANGERS ENCOUNTERED AND HEW HOPES DELAYED.
"DO YOU HEAR?" SAID VERKIMIER, STERNLY
A NEW FRIEND FOUND—NEW DANGERS ENCOUNTERED AND HEW HOPES DELAYED.
"DO YOU HEAR?" SAID VERKIMIER, STERNLY
CHAPTER XV.
HUNTING THE GREAT MAN-MONKEY.
HUNTING THE GREAT MAN-MONKEY.
CHAPTER XVI.
BEGINS WITH A TERRIBLE FIGHT AND ENDS WITH A HASTY FLIGHT.
BEGINS WITH A TERRIBLE FIGHT AND ENDS WITH A HASTY FLIGHT.
CHAPTER XVII.
TELLS OF THE JOYS, ETC., OF THE PROFESSOR IN THE SUMATRAN FORESTS, ALSO OF A CATASTROPHE AVERTED.
TELLS OF THE JOYS, ETC., OF THE PROFESSOR IN THE SUMATRAN FORESTS, ALSO OF A CATASTROPHE AVERTED.
CHAPTER XVIII.
A TRYING ORDEAL—DANGER THREATENS AND FLIGHT AGAIN RESOLVED ON.
A TRYING ORDEAL—DANGER THREATENS AND FLIGHT AGAIN RESOLVED ON.
CHAPTER XIX.
A TERRIBLE MURDER AND A STRANGE REVELATION.
A TERRIBLE MURDER AND A STRANGE REVELATION.
CHAPTER XX.
NIGEL MAKES A CONFIDANT OF MOSES—UNDERTAKES A LONELY WATCH AND SEES SOMETHING WONDERFUL.
NIGEL MAKES A CONFIDANT OF MOSES—UNDERTAKES A LONELY WATCH AND SEES SOMETHING WONDERFUL.
CHAPTER XXI.
IN WHICH THE PROFESSOR DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF.
IN WHICH THE PROFESSOR DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF.
CHAPTER XXII.
A PYTHON DISCOVERED AND A GEYSER INTERVIEWED.
A PYTHON DISCOVERED AND A GEYSER INTERVIEWED.
CHAPTER XXIII.
TELLS OF VOLCANIC FIRES AND A STRANGE RETURN "HOME."
TELLS OF VOLCANIC FIRES AND A STRANGE RETURN "HOME."
CHAPTER XXIV.
AN AWFUL NIGHT AND TERRIBLE MORNING.
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AN AWFUL NIGHT AND TERRIBLE MORNING.
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CHAPTER XXV.
ADVENTURES OF THE "SUNSHINE" AND AN UNEXPECTED REUNION.
ADVENTURES OF THE "SUNSHINE" AND AN UNEXPECTED REUNION.
CHAPTER XXVI.
A CLIMAX.
A CLIMAX.
CHAPTER XXVII.
"BLOWN TO BITS."
"BLOWN TO BITS."
CHAPTER XXVIII.
THE FATE OF THE "SUNSHINE."
THE FATE OF THE "SUNSHINE."
CHAPTER XXIX.
TELLS CHIEFLY OF THE WONDERFUL EFFECTS OF THIS ERUPTION ON THE WOULD AT LARGE.
TELLS CHIEFLY OF THE WONDERFUL EFFECTS OF THIS ERUPTION ON THE WOULD AT LARGE.
CHAPTER XXX.
COMING EVENTS, ETC.—WONDERFUL CHANGES AMONG THE ISLANDS.
COMING EVENTS, ETC.—WONDERFUL CHANGES AMONG THE ISLANDS.
CHAPTER XXXI.
ENDS WITH A STRUGGLE BETWEEN INCLINATION AND DUTY.
ENDS WITH A STRUGGLE BETWEEN INCLINATION AND DUTY.
CHAPTER XXXII.
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