Adventures in Southern Seas: A Tale of the Sixteenth Century

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Author

Forbes, George, 1849-1936

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E-text prepared by James Tenison

Language

English

LoC Class

PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

Subject

Oceania -- Discovery and exploration -- Dutch -- Fiction

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Text

eBook-No.

16704

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16704

Release Date

September 16, 2005

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.ADVENTURES IN SOUTHERN SEAS — INTRODUCTORY — CONTENTS — I. I FALL INTO CAPTIVITY II. THE BLACK CANNIBALS OF NEW HOLLAND III. THE ONLY WHITE MAN IN NEW HOLLAND IV. THE SEA SPIDER V. THE VOYAGE CONTINUED VI. THE FIGHT ON THE SANDS VII. THE SPIRIT OF DISCORD VIII. PEARL ISLAND IX. MUTINY X. I EMBARK ON A SECOND VOYAGE XI. A SECOND VOYAGE WITH HARTOG TO THE SOUTH XII. THE SEA SERPENT XIII. THE FLOATING ISLAND XIV. AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE XV. THE SEAWEED SEA XVI. THE ISLAND OF GEMS XVII. QUEEN MELANNIE XVIII. A QUEEN'S FAVOURITE XIX. I BECOME CHIEF COOK XX. THE SNAKE GOD XXI. A PLAN OF ESCAPE XXII. THE NIGHT OF THE SACRIFICE XXIII. AT THE MERCY OF THE SEA XXIV. HOW MY SECOND VOYAGE ENDED XXV. I ARRIVE AT AMSTERDAM XXVI. HAPPILY MARRIED XXVII. ONCE MORE TO THE SOUTH XXVIII. THE MOLUCCA ISLANDS XXIX. THE VOYAGE CONTINUED XXX. A SPANISH SETTLEMENT XXXI. THE PLACE OF THE PAINTED HANDS XXXII. MAROONED XXXIII. CAPTAIN MONTBAR XXXIV. WE AGAIN EXPLORE THE CAVES XXXV. I AM KIDNAPPED XXXVI. THE MALE AND FEMALE ISLANDS XXXVII. A TASK IS SET ME XXXVIII. THE SLAYING OF THE GREAT CROCODILE XXXIX. I BECOME A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC INFELICITY XL. THE YELLOW PARCHMENT XLI. THE RUBY MOUNTAINS XLII. THE VALLEY OF SERPENTS XLIII. WE AGAIN LEAVE NEW HOLLAND XLIV. THE ISLANDS OF ARMENIO XLV. SUMATRA XLVI. MAHOMET ACHMET XLVII. KING TRINKITAT XLVIII. STATEN LAND XLIX. THE CANNIBAL ISLANDS L. AGAIN AT THE MOLUCCAS LI. GETTING BACK OUR OWN LII. CONCLUSION — ADVENTURES IN SOUTHERN SEAS — CHAPTER I — CHAPTER II — CHAPTER III — CHAPTER IV — CHAPTER V — CHAPTER VI — CHAPTER VII — CHAPTER VIII — CHAPTER IX — CHAPTER X — CHAPTER XI — CHAPTER XII — CHAPTER XIII — CHAPTER XIV — CHAPTER XV — CHAPTER XVI — CHAPTER XVII — CHAPTER XVIII — CHAPTER XIX — CHAPTER XX — CHAPTER XXI — CHAPTER XXII — CHAPTER XXIII — CHAPTER XXIV — CHAPTER XXV — CHAPTER XXVI — CHAPTER XXVII — CHAPTER XXVIII — CHAPTER XXIX — CHAPTER XXX — CHAPTER XXXI — CHAPTER XXXII — CHAPTER XXXIII — CHAPTER XXXIV — CHAPTER XXXV — CHAPTER XXXVI — CHAPTER XXXVII — CHAPTER XXXVIII — CHAPTER XXXIX — CHAPTER XL — CHAPTER XLI — CHAPTER XLII — CHAPTER XLIII — CHAPTER XLIV — CHAPTER XLV — CHAPTER XLVI — CHAPTER XLVII — CHAPTER XLVIII — CHAPTER XLIX — CHAPTER L — CHAPTER LI — CHAPTER LII

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