Afloat in the Forest

About this eBook

Author

Reid, Mayne, 1818-1883

Title

Afloat in the Forest; Or, A Voyage among the Tree-Tops

Credits

Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England

Language

English

LoC Class

PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Subject

Snakes -- Juvenile fiction

Category

Text

eBook-No.

35213

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35213

Release Date

February 8, 2011

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2."A Voyage among the Tree-Tops" — Chapter One. — The Brothers at Home. — Chapter Two. — The Brothers Abroad. — Chapter Three. — The Galatea. — Chapter Four. — Drifting with the Current. — Chapter Five. — The Galatea Aground. — Chapter Six. — The Monkey-Pots. — Chapter Seven. — The Gapo. — Chapter Eight. — The Echente. — Chapter Nine. — An Impassable Barrier. — Chapter Ten. — A Tropical Tornado. — Chapter Eleven. — The Galatea Treed. — Chapter Twelve. — A Dangerous Ducking. — Chapter Thirteen. — A Consultation in the Tree-Top. — Chapter Fourteen. — A Fracas Heard from Afar. — Chapter Fifteen. — The Jararáca. — Chapter Sixteen. — Hold On! — Chapter Seventeen. — The Paroquet. — Chapter Eighteen. — The Lliana Unloosed. — Chapter Nineteen. — Serpent Fascination. — Chapter Twenty. — The Water Arcade. — Chapter Twenty One. — The Syringe-Tree. — Chapter Twenty Two. — A Battle with Birds. — Chapter Twenty Three. — A Contest with Cudgels. — Chapter Twenty Four. — Chased by a Jacaré. — Chapter Twenty Five. — A Saurian Digression. — Chapter Twenty Six. — Treed by an Alligator. — Chapter Twenty Seven. — An Aqua-Arboreal Journey. — Chapter Twenty Eight. — A Timely Warning. — Chapter Twenty Nine. — Improvised Swimming-Belts. — Chapter Thirty. — Alligator Lore. — Chapter Thirty One. — A Hide upon a Reptile. — Chapter Thirty Two. — Taking to the Water. — Chapter Thirty Three. — A Half-Choked Swimmer. — Chapter Thirty Four. — A Supper of Broiled Squab. — Chapter Thirty Five. — Once More in the Water. — Chapter Thirty Six. — The Igarápe. — Chapter Thirty Seven. — About Humming-Birds. — Chapter Thirty Eight. — A Cul-de-Sac. — Chapter Thirty Nine. — The Brazil-Nuts. — Chapter Forty. — A Travelling Party of Guaribas. — Chapter Forty One. — The Monkey Mother. — Chapter Forty Two. — The Mundurucú Discourses of Monkeys. — Chapter Forty Three. — Two Slumberers Ducked. — Chapter Forty Four. — Open Water. — Chapter Forty Five. — The Jacanas. — Chapter Forty Six. — A Companion Left Behind. — Chapter Forty Seven. — The Guide Abandoned. — Chapter Forty Eight. — Round and Round. — Chapter Forty Nine. — Going by Guess. — Chapter Fifty. — Guided by a Shadow. — Chapter Fifty One. — Around the Edge. — Chapter Fifty Two. — The Massaranduba. — Chapter Fifty Three. — A Vegetable Cow. — Chapter Fifty Four. — A Milk Supper. — Chapter Fifty Five. — Only a Dead-Wood. — Chapter Fifty Six. — The Sterculiads. — Chapter Fifty Seven. — Chased by Tocandeiras. — Chapter Fifty Eight. — A Log that Wouldn’t Roll. — Chapter Fifty Nine. — Drowning the Tocandeiras: Five Men in a Fever. — Chapter Sixty. — The Festival of the Tocandeiras. — Chapter Sixty One. — Amazonian Ants. — Chapter Sixty Two. — The Ants Still Excited. — Chapter Sixty Three. — The Tamandua: The Ant-Thrush. — Chapter Sixty Four. — Ant-Eaters—Biped and Quadruped. — Chapter Sixty Five. — The Chase of the Tamandua. — Chapter Sixty Six. — Roast Ant-Eater. — Chapter Sixty Seven. — The Juarouá. — Chapter Sixty Eight. — A Fish-Cow at Pasture. — Chapter Sixty Nine. — The Pashuba Spear. — Chapter Seventy. — Curing the Fish-Cow. — Chapter Seventy One. — A Sail of Skin. — Chapter Seventy Two. — Becalmed. — Chapter Seventy Three. — The Piranhas. — Chapter Seventy Four. — A Stowaway. — Chapter Seventy Five. — The Spirit of the Waters. — Chapter Seventy Six. — An Unexpected Escape. — Chapter Seventy Seven. — History of the Anaconda. — Chapter Seventy Eight. — A Snake “Yarn.” — Chapter Seventy Nine. — Saint Patrick’s Performance. — Chapter Eighty. — Lights Ahead. — Chapter Eighty One. — An Aerial Village. — Chapter Eighty Two. — A Slow Retreat: in the Arcade. — Chapter Eighty Three. — Following the Float. — Chapter Eighty Four. — A Cannibal Captured. — Chapter Eighty Five. — A Day Spent in Shadow. — Chapter Eighty Six. — The Cry of the Jaguar. — Chapter Eighty Seven. — The Moon Put Out. — Chapter Eighty Eight. — An Hour of Suspense. — Chapter Eighty Nine. — Scuttling the Canoes. — Chapter Ninety. — The Log Left Behind. — Chapter Ninety One. — The Enemy in Sight. — Chapter Ninety Two. — The Chase. — Chapter Ninety Three. — Conclusion. — The End.

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