The Island Home
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Richard Archer
"The Island Home"
Chapter One.
Introduction.
Introduction.
Chapter Two.
The Tropical Island.
A Cocoa-Palm—Views of Desert Island Life.
The Tropical Island.
A Cocoa-Palm—Views of Desert Island Life.
Chapter Three.
The Alarm and the Conflict.
The Mutineers—The Race for Life—The Coral Ledge—A Final Effort—A Brief Warning—The Strange Sail.
The Alarm and the Conflict.
The Mutineers—The Race for Life—The Coral Ledge—A Final Effort—A Brief Warning—The Strange Sail.
Chapter Four.
At Sea.
A Night of Gloom—Morton’s Narrative—Visionary Terrors—An Alarming Discovery.
At Sea.
A Night of Gloom—Morton’s Narrative—Visionary Terrors—An Alarming Discovery.
Chapter Five.
The Consultation.
Out of Sight of Land—Slender Resources—What’s to be done?
The Consultation.
Out of Sight of Land—Slender Resources—What’s to be done?
Chapter Six.
The Calm.
The Second Watch—An Evil Omen—The White Shark—A Breakfast Lost.
The Calm.
The Second Watch—An Evil Omen—The White Shark—A Breakfast Lost.
Chapter Seven.
A Change.
A Welcome Peril—The Albatross And their Prey—A Tropical Thunder-Storm.
A Change.
A Welcome Peril—The Albatross And their Prey—A Tropical Thunder-Storm.
Chapter Eight.
Tokens of Land.
The Centre of the Sphere—The Mysterious Sound—The Conflagration.
Tokens of Land.
The Centre of the Sphere—The Mysterious Sound—The Conflagration.
Chapter Nine.
Dark Waters.
Suffering and Delirium—The Midnight Bath—A Strange Peril.
Dark Waters.
Suffering and Delirium—The Midnight Bath—A Strange Peril.
Chapter Ten.
A Sail.
The Cachelot and his Assailants—The Course—New Acquaintances.
A Sail.
The Cachelot and his Assailants—The Course—New Acquaintances.
Chapter Eleven.
A Catastrophe.
The Whirling Columns—A Stupendous Spectacle—We lose our New Friends.
A Catastrophe.
The Whirling Columns—A Stupendous Spectacle—We lose our New Friends.
Chapter Twelve.
Our Island Home.
The Illusion of the Golden Haze—The Wall of breakers—A Struggle for Life—The Islet of Palms.
Our Island Home.
The Illusion of the Golden Haze—The Wall of breakers—A Struggle for Life—The Islet of Palms.
Chapter Thirteen.
The Exploring Expedition.
Eiulo—Pearl-Shell Beach—A Warlike Colony—An Invasion Repelled.
The Exploring Expedition.
Eiulo—Pearl-Shell Beach—A Warlike Colony—An Invasion Repelled.
Chapter Fourteen.
Castle-Hill.
The Noonday Halt—A Charming Resting-Place—Heathen Skill versus Civilisation and the Story-Books.
Castle-Hill.
The Noonday Halt—A Charming Resting-Place—Heathen Skill versus Civilisation and the Story-Books.
Chapter Fifteen.
Camping Out.
A Desperate Engagement—Johnny Discovers an “Oyster Tree”—Vagrants, or Kings?—A Sleeping Prescription.
Camping Out.
A Desperate Engagement—Johnny Discovers an “Oyster Tree”—Vagrants, or Kings?—A Sleeping Prescription.
Chapter Sixteen.
Domestic Embarrassments.
A Desert Island Breakfast—Persuasive Reasoning—Romance and Reality—The Prince and Princess.
Domestic Embarrassments.
A Desert Island Breakfast—Persuasive Reasoning—Romance and Reality—The Prince and Princess.
Chapter Seventeen.
The Progress of Discovery.
A Voice in the Woods—Vive Napoleon!—Calculating the Longitude—The “Wild Frenchman’s” Hat.
Pierre Baudin,
Chapelier,
Rue Richelieu, Numero 20.
A Paris.
The Progress of Discovery.
A Voice in the Woods—Vive Napoleon!—Calculating the Longitude—The “Wild Frenchman’s” Hat.
Pierre Baudin,
Chapelier,
Rue Richelieu, Numero 20.
A Paris.
Chapter Eighteen.
About Tewa.
A Dull Chapter, but Necessary—Wakatta and Atollo—A Gentle Hint—Max as an Architect.
About Tewa.
A Dull Chapter, but Necessary—Wakatta and Atollo—A Gentle Hint—Max as an Architect.
Chapter Nineteen.
The Coral Reef.
Johnny and the Chama—Amateur Pearl-Diving—A Shark Blockade—Culinary Genius.
The Coral Reef.
Johnny and the Chama—Amateur Pearl-Diving—A Shark Blockade—Culinary Genius.
Chapter Twenty.
Arthur’s Story.
Browne on “The Knightly Character”—Rokóa—The Cannibal Island of Angatan.
Arthur’s Story of the Cannibal Island of Angatan.
Arthur’s Story.
Browne on “The Knightly Character”—Rokóa—The Cannibal Island of Angatan.
Arthur’s Story of the Cannibal Island of Angatan.
Chapter Twenty One.
The Cannibal Village.
The Marae and the Priest—Mowno at Home—Cannibal Young Ladies—Olla and her Friends.
The Cannibal Village.
The Marae and the Priest—Mowno at Home—Cannibal Young Ladies—Olla and her Friends.
Chapter Twenty Two.
An Explosion.
The Cannibals appreciate Music and Eloquence, but take Offence at the New Theology.
An Explosion.
The Cannibals appreciate Music and Eloquence, but take Offence at the New Theology.
Chapter Twenty Three.
The Flight.
Te Vea—The Victim for Sacrifice—The Escape and Pursuit—The Priest’s Ambush.
The Flight.
Te Vea—The Victim for Sacrifice—The Escape and Pursuit—The Priest’s Ambush.
Chapter Twenty Four.
House-Building.
Dawn on the Lagoon—The “Sea-Attorney”—The “Shark-Exterminator”—Max “Carries The War Into Africa.”
House-Building.
Dawn on the Lagoon—The “Sea-Attorney”—The “Shark-Exterminator”—Max “Carries The War Into Africa.”
Chapter Twenty Five.
The Cabin by the Lake.
A Democrat in the Woods—Echo-vale and Lake Laicomo—The “Wild Frenchman” Discovered at last.
The Cabin by the Lake.
A Democrat in the Woods—Echo-vale and Lake Laicomo—The “Wild Frenchman” Discovered at last.
Chapter Twenty Six.
The Removal.
Preparations for the Rainy Season—Going into Winter-Quarters—“Monsieur Paul”—The Patriarch of the Lake.
The Removal.
Preparations for the Rainy Season—Going into Winter-Quarters—“Monsieur Paul”—The Patriarch of the Lake.
Chapter Twenty Seven.
Winter Evenings at Home.
Amusements and Occupations—Story-Telling—The South-Sea Lyceum.
Winter Evenings at Home.
Amusements and Occupations—Story-Telling—The South-Sea Lyceum.
Chapter Twenty Eight.
The Separation.
Our Seclusion Invaded—Spring in the Tropics—The Excursion and its Consequences.
The Separation.
Our Seclusion Invaded—Spring in the Tropics—The Excursion and its Consequences.
Chapter Twenty Nine.
The Search.
Home Sweet Home—Max on Moonlight—Following a Trail—The Concealed Canoe.
The Search.
Home Sweet Home—Max on Moonlight—Following a Trail—The Concealed Canoe.
Chapter Thirty.
The Rencontre.
The Two Leaders—An Unexpected Meeting—The Council of War—And what followed.
The Rencontre.
The Two Leaders—An Unexpected Meeting—The Council of War—And what followed.
Chapter Thirty One.
Reconnoitring by Night.
The Search Renewed—The Captives—Atollo and the Tewans.
Reconnoitring by Night.
The Search Renewed—The Captives—Atollo and the Tewans.
Chapter Thirty Two.
The Single Combat.
Preparations for Defence—A Demand and Refusal—The Two Champions.
The Single Combat.
Preparations for Defence—A Demand and Refusal—The Two Champions.
Chapter Thirty Three.
The Migration.
A Tewan MD—Exchange of Civilities—Max’s Farewell Breakfast—A Glance at the Future.
The End.
The Migration.
A Tewan MD—Exchange of Civilities—Max’s Farewell Breakfast—A Glance at the Future.
The End.
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