The Cruise of the Snowbird

About this eBook

Author

Stables, Gordon, 1840-1910

Title

The Cruise of the Snowbird: A Story of Arctic Adventure

Credits

Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England

Language

English

LoC Class

PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Subject

Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction

Category

Text

eBook-No.

38276

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38276

Release Date

December 11, 2011

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2."A Story of Arctic Adventure" — Chapter One. — The Young Chief of Arrandoon—The Rising Storm—Lost in the Snow. — Chapter Two. — Saved—Rory and Ralph—McBain has an Idea. — Chapter Three. — Life at the Old Castle—McBain Explains his “Idea”—Allan’s Dream. — Chapter Four. — The “Flower of Arrandoon”—Old Ap’s Cottage—Trial Trips and Useful Lessons. — Chapter Five. — Showing how Royalty Visited Arrandoon, and how our Heroes Returned the Call. — Chapter Six. — Cruising round the Hebrides—Caught in a “Puff”—Man Overboard—Dinner on the Cliff—Bright Prospects. — Chapter Seven. — A Summer’s Day at Sea—Strange Scenery—The Squall—Adventure among Bottle-Nosed Whales—The “Snowbird.” — Chapter Eight. — Rolling Home—A Rough Passage—The Welcome Back—The Way a Sailor Sleeps. — Chapter Nine. — The “Snowbird” at Anchor—Preparations for Departure—Farewell to the Land of the Rock and the Wild Wood. — Chapter Ten. — Onshore in Shetland—A Family of Guides—A Wild Ride and a Primitive Lunch—Westward Ho!—Racing a Whale. — Chapter Eleven. — The Storm—A Fearful Night—The Pirates—A Fight at Sea. — Chapter Twelve. — Containing a Strange, Strange Story, Told by the Snuggery Fire. — Chapter Thirteen. — Was it an Old Man’s Dream?—Sunday on Mid-Ocean—Land Ho!—A Strange Adventure—Lost in the Great Forest. — Chapter Fourteen. — Oscar Finds the Truants—Breakfast for Seven—Seth Spins a Yarn—The Walrus-Hunters—The Indians—Beautiful Scenery—A Week’s Good Sport. — Chapter Fifteen. — The Old Trapper Buries his Valuables—The “Snowbird” Goes on her Voyage—Ice—A Whale in Sight—A Fall! A Fall!—In at the Death—The “Trefoil” on Fire. — Chapter Sixteen. — Old Seth Becomes Surgeon—A Terrible Danger—Ralph Floods the Magazine—Fighting the Fire—Wreck of the “Trefoil”—Buried at Sea—“Land Ho!” — Chapter Seventeen. — On Shore for a Run—Noontide on the Seashore—A Natural Harbour—The Land of Adventure and Sport—After the Antelope—Face to Face with a Grizzly. — Chapter Eighteen. — Rory Poet, Dreamer, and Merchant-Minstrel—Who Says Shore?—All among the Buffalo—“A Big Shoot”—Preparations for Winter. — Chapter Nineteen. — Winter Comes Apace—New Visitors from the North—A “Perwision o’ Natur’”—A Mad but Merry Scene—The Downfall of Snow-Stars—An Adventure, but where will it End? — Chapter Twenty. — Alone in the Beast-Haunted Wilderness—The Search Party—Agony of Thought—A Midnight Visitor—The Forest on Fire. — Chapter Twenty One. — Narrow Escape—A Terrible Scene—Allan and Oscar—A Gloomy Evening—Reunion—Seth’s Adventure—A Welcome Back. — Chapter Twenty Two. — Frost and no Skates!—Rory Disconsolate—McBain to the Rescue—A Roaring Day and a Merry Night—A Mysterious Pool. — Chapter Twenty Three. — The Great Black Frost—Funny Jack Frost—The Cold Half-Hour—A Terrible Apparition under the Ice—Blowing Soap-Bubbles—Strange Effect—Snow and Snow-Shoes. — Chapter Twenty Four. — The Dogs and the Snow—The Sledge-Dog—Training Caribou—A Dinner-Party Interrupted—The Race for Life. — Chapter Twenty Five. — The Dead Leviathan—The Mate of the “Trefoil” Makes a Proposal—A Rich Harvest—Christmas Cheer—Something like a Dinner. — Chapter Twenty Six. — Hockey with Snow-Shoes on—The Ice Breaks up—Change of Quarters—Going on a Big Shoot—The Great Snow Lake—Indians—The Fight in the Forest. — Chapter Twenty Seven. — The Search for an Antidote—Can Rory be Dead?—Seth to the Rescue—Seth as Doctor and Nurse. — Chapter Twenty Eight. — One Last Day on Shore—Bearing up for the East and North—Farewell, Old Seth; Farewell, Plunket. — Chapter Twenty Nine. — The Consultation—Bearing up for Home—The Wanderers’ Return.

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