Blown to Bits

About this eBook

Author

Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael), 1825-1894

Title

Blown to Bits: The Lonely Man of Rakata, the Malay Archipelago

Credits

Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England

Language

English

LoC Class

PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Subject

Krakatoa (Indonesia) -- Juvenile fiction

Category

Text

eBook-No.

23371

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23371

Release Date

November 6, 2007

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2."Blown to Bits" — Chapter One. — The Play Commences. — Chapter Two. — The Haven in the Coral Ring. — Chapter Three. — Interesting Particulars of Various Kinds. — Chapter Four. — Nigel Undergoes some quite New and Interesting Experiences. — Chapter Five. — Captain Roy surprises and gratifies his Son, who surprises a Negro, and suddenly forms an Astonishing Resolve. — Chapter Six. — The Hermit of Rakata Introduced. — Chapter Seven. — Wonders of the Hermit’s Cave and Island. — Chapter Eight. — Perboewatan becomes moderately Violent. — Chapter Nine. — Describes, among other Things, a Singular Meeting under Peculiar Circumstances. — Chapter Ten. — A Curious Sea-Going Craft—The Unknown Voyage begun. — Chapter Eleven. — Canoeing on the Sea—A Mysterious Night—Surprise and Sudden Flight. — Chapter Twelve. — Weathering a Storm in The Open Sea. — Chapter Thirteen. — Friends are met with, also Pirates, and a Life-or-Death Paddle ensues. — Chapter Fourteen. — A New Friend found—New Dangers encountered and New Hopes Delayed. — Chapter Fifteen. — Hunting the Great Man-Monkey. — Chapter Sixteen. — Begins with a Terrible Fight and ends with a Hasty Flight. — Chapter Seventeen. — Tells of the Joys, etcetera, of the Professor in the Sumatran Forests, also of a Catastrophe averted. — Chapter Eighteen. — A Trying Ordeal—Danger threatens and Flight again resolved on. — Chapter Nineteen. — A Terrible Murder and a Strange Revelation. — Chapter Twenty. — Nigel makes a Confidant of Moses—Undertakes a Lonely Watch and sees something Wonderful. — Chapter Twenty One. — In which the Professor distinguishes himself. — Chapter Twenty Two. — A Python discovered and a Geyser interviewed. — Chapter Twenty Three. — Tells of Volcanic Fires and a Strange Return “Home.” — Chapter Twenty Four. — An Awful Night and Terrible Morning. — Chapter Twenty Five. — Adventures of the “Sunshine” and an Unexpected Reunion. — Chapter Twenty Six. — A Climax. — Chapter Twenty Seven. — “Blown to Bits.” — Chapter Twenty Eight. — The Fate of the “Sunshine.” — Chapter Twenty Nine. — Tells Chiefly of the Wonderful Effects of this Eruption on the World at Large. — Chapter Thirty. — Coming Events, etcetera—Wonderful Changes among the Islands. — Chapter Thirty One. — Ends with a Struggle between Inclination and Duty. — Chapter Thirty Two. — The Last. — The End.

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