The Ocean Waifs

About this eBook

Author

Reid, Mayne, 1818-1883

Title

The Ocean Waifs: A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea

Credits

Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England

Language

English

LoC Class

PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Subject

Shipwrecks -- Fiction

Category

Text

eBook-No.

27982

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27982

Release Date

February 3, 2009

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2."The Ocean Waifs" — Chapter One. — The Albatross. — Chapter Two. — Ship on Fire. — Chapter Three. — The Lord’s Prayer. — Chapter Four. — Hunger.—Despair. — Chapter Five. — Faith.—Hope. — Chapter Six. — Flying-Fish. — Chapter Seven. — A Cheering Cloud. — Chapter Eight. — A Canvas Tank. — Chapter Nine. — A Pleasant Shower-Bath. — Chapter Ten. — The Pilot-Fish. — Chapter Eleven. — A Lenten Dinner. — Chapter Twelve. — Flensing a Shark. — Chapter Thirteen. — The Sucking-Fish. — Chapter Fourteen. — A Sail of Shark-Flesh. — Chapter Fifteen. — The Mysterious Voice. — Chapter Sixteen. — Other Waifs. — Chapter Seventeen. — How Snowball escaped from the Slaver. — Chapter Eighteen. — Snowball amid the Drift. — Chapter Nineteen. — Snowball at Sea on a Hencoop. — Chapter Twenty. — The Flash of Lightning. — Chapter Twenty One. — To the Oars. — Chapter Twenty Two. — Ship Ahoy! — Chapter Twenty Three. — The Rafts en Rapport. — Chapter Twenty Four. — Reconstructing the Raft. — Chapter Twenty Five. — The Catamaran. — Chapter Twenty Six. — Little William and Lilly Lalee. — Chapter Twenty Seven. — Too Late! — Chapter Twenty Eight. — “Overboard!” — Chapter Twenty Nine. — Saved! — Chapter Thirty. — The Zygaena. — Chapter Thirty One. — Face to Face. — Chapter Thirty Two. — A Ring Performance. — Chapter Thirty Three. — The Chase of the Catamaran. — Chapter Thirty Four. — The Sail out of Sight. — Chapter Thirty Five. — Waiting for Death. — Chapter Thirty Six. — A Chest at Sea. — Chapter Thirty Seven. — An improvised Life-Preserver. — Chapter Thirty Eight. — Conjectures about the Catamaran. — Chapter Thirty Nine. — Down the Wind. — Chapter Forty. — Launching the Life-Preserver. — Chapter Forty One. — A Lookout from Aloft. — Chapter Forty Two. — Once more aboard. — Chapter Forty Three. — Refitting the Raft. — Chapter Forty Four. — The Albacores. — Chapter Forty Five. — The Sword-Fish. — Chapter Forty Six. — The Swordsman of the Sea. — Chapter Forty Seven. — Angling for Albacore. — Chapter Forty Eight. — The Frigate-Bird. — Chapter Forty Nine. — Between two Tyrants. — Chapter Fifty. — Snowball making a Somersault. — Chapter Fifty One. — A Thrust through and through. — Chapter Fifty Two. — An awkward Grip. — Chapter Fifty Three. — Gloomy Prospects. — Chapter Fifty Four. — Thanksgiving. — Chapter Fifty Five. — Snowball sees Land. — Chapter Fifty Six. — Is it Land? — Chapter Fifty Seven. — The King of the Cannibal Islands. — Chapter Fifty Eight. — Very like a Whale. — Chapter Fifty Nine. — Aboard the Body of a Whale. — Chapter Sixty. — A curious Cuisine. — Chapter Sixty One. — An Assembly of Sharks. — Chapter Sixty Two. — A dangerous Equilibrium. — Chapter Sixty Three. — A Harpoon well handled. — Chapter Sixty Four. — The thick Waters. — Chapter Sixty Five. — A Whale on Fire! — Chapter Sixty Six. — The big Raft. — Chapter Sixty Seven. — A Crew of Cannibals. — Chapter Sixty Eight. — The Lottery of Life and Death. — Chapter Sixty Nine. — A Challenge declined. — Chapter Seventy. — An unexpected Termination. — Chapter Seventy One. — Le Gros upon Trial. — Chapter Seventy Two. — A Duel to the Death. — Chapter Seventy Three. — Hate against Hate. — Chapter Seventy Four. — A Light! — Chapter Seventy Five. — Towards the Beacon! — Chapter Seventy Six. — A double Darkness. — Chapter Seventy Seven. — A whispered Conspiracy. — Chapter Seventy Eight. — A foul Deed done in a Fog. — Chapter Seventy Nine. — Dousing the Glim. — Chapter Eighty. — Suspicious Sounds. — Chapter Eighty One. — Unpleasant Conjectures. — Chapter Eighty Two. — An informal Inquest. — Chapter Eighty Three. — Slipping the Cable. — Chapter Eighty Four. — Chapter Lxxxiv. — Chapter Eighty Five. — Nearer and Nearer. — Chapter Eighty Six. — Cut in Twain. — Chapter Eighty Seven. — An unlooked-for Deliverance. — Chapter Eighty Eight. — A threatened Storm. — Chapter Eighty Nine. — A Startling Shriek. — Chapter Ninety. — A Madman in mid-Ocean. — Chapter Ninety One. — The insane Swimmer. — Chapter Ninety Two. — Boarding the Boat. — Chapter Ninety Three. — The Catamaran abandoned. — Chapter Ninety Four. — A “School” of Sperm-Whales. — Chapter Ninety Five. — Worse off than ever. — Chapter Ninety Six. — The darkest Hour. — Chapter Ninety Seven. — A cheering Cup. — Chapter Ninety Eight. — A phantom Ship or a Ship on Fire? — Chapter Ninety Nine. — A Whaler “Trying-Out.” — Chapter One Hundred. — The End of the “Yarn.” — The End.

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