The Rover of the Andes
by R. M. Ballantyne
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About this eBook
- Author
- Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael), 1825-1894
- Title
- The Rover of the Andes: A Tale of Adventure on South America
- Credits
- Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
- Subject
- Andes -- Juvenile fiction
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 21699
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21699
- Release Date
- June 6, 2007
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.Untitled
- 2."The Rover of the Andes" — Chapter One. — A Tale of Adventure in South America. — At the Foot of the Mountain Range. — Chapter Two. — Compact with the New Friend and Discovery of an Old One. — Chapter Three. — Lingual Difficulties Accompanied by Physical Dangers and followed by the Advent of Banditti. — Chapter Four. — In which Quashy is Communicative and an Enemy is Turned into a Friend. — Chapter Five. — Lawrence and Quashy become “Flosuffical,” and they camp out beside the “Giant’s Castle.” — Chapter Six. — A Storm in the Mountains—Refuge found—Converse round the Fire. — Chapter Seven. — Things begin to look Brighter—The Guide’s Story. — Chapter Eight. — A New Acquaintance and a Change of Scene. — Chapter Nine. — Tells of a Tremendous Catastrophe. — Chapter Ten. — Recounts some Terrible and some Vigorous Deeds. — Chapter Eleven. — Outwitted by a Bandit. — Chapter Twelve. — Thick Woods, Heat, Change of Scene, and Savages. — Chapter Thirteen. — Deals with Spotted Tiger’s Home, and a Hunting Expedition. — Chapter Fourteen. — The Hunt continued; one of the Hunters almost concluded. Explorations indulged in, and a Capture effected. — Chapter Fifteen. — An Unexpected Attack and an Unlooked-for Arrival. — Chapter Sixteen. — Tells of Absurd, as well as Evil, Doings, and winds up with a Horrid Surprise. — Chapter Seventeen. — In which Ingenuity, Comicality, Ferocity, Eccentricity, Fecundity, and some other “Ities” in Man and Beast are mentioned. — Chapter Eighteen. — Pedro becomes communicative; Manuela vocal; Lawrence preposterous; Quashy and Tiger violent—The Whole ending in a Grand Catastrophe. — Chapter Nineteen. — In which, among other things, Lawrence refuses an Invitation, and bids a Final Farewell to Manuela. — Chapter Twenty. — Is cumulatively Astonishing. — Chapter Twenty One. — Hopes, Fears, Perplexities, Joys, and Explanations. — Chapter Twenty Two. — Colonel Marchbanks proves to be not so Good a General as he gets Credit for, and Lawrence stands self-convicted. — Chapter Twenty Three. — Treats of Savages, Captives, Chases, Accidents, Incidents, and Perplexities. — Chapter Twenty Four. — Lawrence and his Man fall in with Strangers, hear Good News, and experience Rough Usage. — Chapter Twenty Five. — Begins with Gaucho Homes and Domestic Concerns; continues with two Fights, and ends with a Friend and a “Puzzler.” — Chapter Twenty Six. — In which Old Friends and Enemies turn up in quite a Surprising Manner, and Quashy’s Joy overflows. — Chapter Twenty Seven. — Describes several Interesting and somewhat Violent Proceedings. — Chapter Twenty Eight. — Treats of a Gaucho Youth. — Chapter Twenty Nine. — Describes several Mysterious Meetings and Conversations. — Chapter Thirty. — The Last. — The End.
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