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Isles of the sea; or, Young America homeward bound

Isles of the sea; or, Young America homeward bound

by Oliver Optic

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Author
Optic, Oliver, 1822-1897
Title
Isles of the sea; or, Young America homeward bound : A story of travel and adventure
Original Publication
Boston: Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Co., 1877, copyright 1905.
Credits
Aaron Adrignola, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject
Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 74943
Release Date
December 20, 2024
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.Untitled
  3. 3.ISLES OF THE SEA; OR, YOUNG AMERICA HOMEWARD BOUND.
  4. 4.Untitled
  5. 5.Untitled
  6. 6.PREFACE.
  7. 7.CONTENTS.
  8. 8.Untitled
  9. 9.CHAPTER I. THE TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCH.
  10. 10.CHAPTER II. THE LETTER FROM LONDON.
  11. 11.CHAPTER III. AN APPROACHING SQUALL.
  12. 12.CHAPTER IV. A VESSEL IN DISTRESS.
  13. 13.CHAPTER V. BOARDING THE WRECK.
  14. 14.CHAPTER VI. A VOLUNTEER SHIP’S COMPANY.
  15. 15.CHAPTER VII. THE INVALID YOUNG LADY.
  16. 16.CHAPTER VIII. THE VILLE D’ANGERS.
  17. 17.CHAPTER IX. THE NEW SHIP’S COMPANY.
  18. 18.CHAPTER X. SOMETHING ABOUT THE MADEIRA ISLANDS.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XI. BUDDING VINES AND ORANGE-GROVES.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XII. CONCERNING THE MISSING STEAMER.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XIII. A MUTINY IN THE FIRE-ROOM.
  22. 22.CHAPTER XIV. THE WRECK OF THE CASTLE WILLIAM.
  23. 23.CHAPTER XV. A CHANGE OF DESTINATION.
  24. 24.CHAPTER XVI. THE WINE-ROOM OF THE VILLE D’ANGERS.
  25. 25.CHAPTER XVII. STRIKING WHILE THE IRON IS HOT.
  26. 26.CHAPTER XVIII. A TRIP TO THE CANARY ISLANDS.
  27. 27.CHAPTER XIX. WALKS AND TALKS ABOUT THE CANARY ISLANDS.
  28. 28.CHAPTER XX. “A YANKEE SHIP AND A YANKEE CREW.”
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXI. THE SPRIGS OF NOBILITY.
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXII. WHAT THE STUDENTS SAW IN THE AZORES.
  31. 31.CHAPTER XXIII. CARRYING OUT THE PROGRAMME.
  32. 32.CHAPTER XXIV. A HASTY RUN TO THE CAPE VERDS.
  33. 33.CHAPTER XXV. THE LAST OF THE ISLES OF THE SEA.
  34. 34.CHAPTER XXVI. YOUNG AMERICA HOMEWARD BOUND.
  35. 35.Untitled

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