In Search of the Castaways

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Author

Verne, Jules, 1828-1905

Title

In Search of the Castaways A Romantic Narrative of the Loss of Captain Grant of the Brig Britannia and of the Adventures of His Children and Friends in His Discovery and Rescue

Credits

E-text prepared by Ema Majhut and Marc D'Hooghe ( www.freeliterature.org) from page images generously made available by HathiTrust Digital Library ( www.hathitrust.org/digital_library)

Language

English

LoC Class

PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Subject

New Zealand -- Fiction

Category

Text

eBook-No.

46597

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46597

Release Date

August 16, 2014

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.E-text prepared by Ema Majhut and Marc D'Hooghe ( http://www.freeliterature.org ) from page images generously made available by HathiTrust Digital Library ( http://www.hathitrust.org/digital_library ) — A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD. — IN SEARCH OF — THE CASTAWAYS: — A ROMANTIC NARRATIVE — OF THE — LOSS OF CAPTAIN GRANT OF THE BRIG BRITANNIA — AND OF — THE ADVENTURES OF HIS CHILDREN AND FRIENDS — IN HIS DISCOVERY AND RESCUE. — BY
2. 2.JULES VERNE, — AUTHOR OF "TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA," ETC., ETC. — ILLUSTRATED WITH ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY ENGRAVINGS — CONTENTS. — IN SEARCH OF THE CASTAWAYS. — CHAPTER I. — THE SHARK. — CHAPTER II. — THE THREE DOCUMENTS. — CHAPTER III. — THE CAPTAIN'S CHILDREN. — CHAPTER IV. — LADY GLENARVAN'S PROPOSAL. — CHAPTER V. — THE DEPARTURE OF THE DUNCAN. — CHAPTER VI. — AN UNEXPECTED PASSENGER. — CHAPTER VII. — JACQUES PAGANEL IS UNDECEIVED. — CHAPTER VIII. — THE GEOGRAPHER'S RESOLUTION. — CHAPTER IX. — THROUGH THE STRAIT OF MAGELLAN. — CHAPTER X. — THE COURSE DECIDED. — CHAPTER XI. — TRAVELING IN CHILI. — CHAPTER XII. — ELEVEN THOUSAND FEET ALOFT. — CHAPTER XIII. — A SUDDEN DESCENT. — CHAPTER XIV. — PROVIDENTIALLY RESCUED. — CHAPTER XV. — THALCAVE. — CHAPTER XVI. — NEWS OF THE LOST CAPTAIN. — CHAPTER XVII. — A SERIOUS NECESSITY. — CHAPTER XVIII. — IN SEARCH OF WATER. — CHAPTER XIX. — THE RED WOLVES. — CHAPTER XX. — STRANGE SIGNS. — CHAPTER XXI. — A FALSE TRAIL. — CHAPTER XXII. — THE FLOOD. — CHAPTER XXIII. — A SINGULAR ABODE. — CHAPTER XXIV. — PAGANEL'S DISCLOSURE. — CHAPTER XXV. — BETWEEN FIRE AND WATER. — CHAPTER XXVI. — THE RETURN ON BOARD. — CHAPTER XXVII. — A NEW DESTINATION. — CHAPTER XXVIII. — TRISTAN D'ACUNHA AND THE ISLE OF AMSTERDAM. — CHAPTER XXIX. — THE STORM ON THE INDIAN OCEAN. — CHAPTER XXX. — A HOSPITABLE COLONIST. — CHAPTER XXXI. — THE QUARTERMASTER OF THE BRITANNIA. — CHAPTER XXXII. — PREPARATIONS FOR THE JOURNEY. — CHAPTER XXXIII. — AN ACCIDENT. — CHAPTER XXXIV. — AUSTRALIAN EXPLORERS. — CHAPTER XXXV. — CRIME OR CALAMITY? — CHAPTER XXXVI. — FRESH FACES. — CHAPTER XXXVII. — A WARNING. — CHAPTER XXXVIII. — WEALTH IN THE WILDERNESS. — CHAPTER XXXIX. — SUSPICIOUS OCCURRENCES. — CHAPTER XL. — A STARTLING DISCOVERY. — CHAPTER XLI. — THE PLOT UNVEILED. — CHAPTER XLII. — FOUR DAYS OF ANGUISH. — CHAPTER XLIII. — HELPLESS AND HOPELESS. — CHAPTER XLIV. — A ROUGH CAPTAIN. — CHAPTER XLV. — THE WRECK OF THE MACQUARIE. — CHAPTER XLVI. — VAIN EFFORTS. — CHAPTER XLVII. — A DREADED COUNTRY. — CHAPTER XLVIII. — INTRODUCTION TO THE CANNIBALS. — CHAPTER XLIX. — A MOMENTOUS INTERVIEW. — CHAPTER L. — THE CHIEF'S FUNERAL. — CHAPTER LI. — STRANGELY LIBERATED. — CHAPTER LII. — THE SACRED MOUNTAIN. — CHAPTER LIII. — A BOLD STRATAGEM. — CHAPTER LIV. — FROM PERIL TO SAFETY. — CHAPTER LV. — WHY THE DUNCAN WENT TO NEW ZEALAND. — CHAPTER LVI. — AYRTON'S OBSTINACY. — CHAPTER LVII. — A DISCOURAGING CONFESSION. — CHAPTER LVIII. — A CRY IN THE NIGHT. — CHAPTER LIX. — CAPTAIN GRANT'S STORY. — CHAPTER LX. — PAGANEL'S LAST ENTANGLEMENT. — THE END. — LIST OF PLATES

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