Marooned on Australia

About this eBook

Author

Favenc, Ernest, 1846-1908

Title

Marooned on Australia : being the narration by Diedrich Buys of his discoveries and exploits in Terra Australis Incognita about the year 1630 / by Ernest Favenc

Original Publication

United Kingdom: Blackie and Son Limited, 1896.

Credits

Al Haines, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Subject

Western Australia -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile fiction

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 70575

Release Date

April 17, 2023

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Marooned on Australia
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.ILLUSTRATIONS
5. 5.MAROONED ON AUSTRALIA
6. 6.CHAPTER I The Wreck of the Batavia —The Mutiny—Return of Pelsart—Marooned.
7. 7.CHAPTER II.
8. 8.CHAPTER III. The Head on the Rock—A strange People—We are made Welcome—King Quibibio.
9. 9.CHAPTER IV. A Prince and Princess—The Frenchman’s Cross—Quadruco Customs—Weapons and Drill.
10. 10.CHAPTER V. The Blowing of the War-Shell—The Fight in the Bay—Burning a Mongol Junk.
11. 11.CHAPTER VI. The End of the Pirate Junks—Paul discovers Gold—Azolta and I are betrothed—Death of Quibibio.
12. 12.CHAPTER VII.
13. 13.CHAPTER VIII.
14. 14.CHAPTER IX.
15. 15.CHAPTER X. A Storm—Wreck of the Selwaert —Paul relates the events of the Mutiny—Hoogstraaten builds another Vessel.
16. 16.CHAPTER XI.
17. 17.CHAPTER XII. Azolta’s Stratagem—We are Rescued and retake the Town—The Camp on the Headland—The White Flag.
18. 18.CHAPTER XIII. A Night Attack—Appearance of The Bachelor’s Delight —The Pirate Flag—We evacuate the Valley.
19. 19.CHAPTER XIV.
20. 20.CHAPTER XV. The Trial of my Comrade—He wounds Zolca—The Death of Paul—We destroy the Mongol Junk.
21. 21.CHAPTER XVI. Hoogstraaten again—Zolca recovers—Visit to Wreck Bay—A Strange Discovery.
22. 22.CHAPTER XVII. The great Catastrophe—Extinction of the Quadrucos—The Death of Zolca and of Azolta—I am left alone.
23. 23.CHAPTER XVIII. My Reason is Restored—Rescue by Dutch Ships—The return to Holland—I settle down there.
24. 24.APPENDIX.

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