Wild Adventures round the Pole

About this eBook

Author

Stables, Gordon, 1840-1910

Title

Wild Adventures round the Pole Or, The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon"

Credits

Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England

Language

English

LoC Class

PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Subject

Whales -- Juvenile fiction

Category

Text

eBook-No.

38296

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38296

Release Date

December 13, 2011

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2."The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon"" — Chapter One. — The Twin Rivers—A Busy Scene—Old Friends with New Faces—The Building of the Great Ship—People’s Opinions—Ralph’s Highland Home. — Chapter Two. — The Dinner by the Lake—Rory’s Run Round Africa—The Return of the Wanderers. — Chapter Three. — Retrospection—Ralph’s Home in England—A Hearty if not Poetic Welcome. — Chapter Four. — Life at Leigh Hall—The Launch of the “Arrandoon”—Trial Trips—A Row and a Fight—“Freezing Powders.” — Chapter Five. — Danger on the Deep—A Forest of Waterspouts—The “Arrandoon” is Swamped—The Warning. — Chapter Six. — A Life on the Ocean Wave—On the Rocks—Mystery—A Home on the Rolling Deep. — Chapter Seven. — Sandie McFlail, M.D.—“Wha Wouldna’ be a Sea-Bird?”—The Girl Tells Her Strange Adventures—Nightfall on the Sea. — Chapter Eight. — A Gale from the Mountains—Daybreak in Iceland—The Great Balloon Ascent—Rory’s Yarn—The Snow-Cloud—The Pirate is Seen. — Chapter Nine. — Mount Hekla—The Great Geyser—A Narrow Escape—The Search for the Pirate—McBain’s Little “Ruse de Guerre”—The Battle Begun. — Chapter Ten. — “Down with the Red Flag and up with the Black!”—Victory—An Old Acquaintance—Hie, for the North. — Chapter Eleven. — The Voyage Resumed—A Pleasant Evening—“Those Rushing Winds”—The “Arrandoon” Grows Saucy—The Doctor Spread-Eagled—A School of Whales. — Chapter Twelve. — The Isle of Jan Mayen—Retrospection—The Sea of Ice—The Deserted Village—Carried off by a Bear—Dancing for Dear Life. — Chapter Thirteen. — More about Freezing Powders—“Perseverando”—Dining in the Sky—The Descent of the Crater. — Chapter Fourteen. — Anxious Hours—Exploration of the Mountain Cavern—The Cave of the King of Ice, and Ghouls of a Thousand Winters—Transformation Scenes—Snowblind—Lost. — Chapter Fifteen. — The “Arrandoon” Anchors to the “Floe”—The Visit to the “Canny Scotia”—Silas Grig—A Sad Scene—Rory Relieves His Feelings—Strangers Coming from the Far West. — Chapter Sixteen. — Silas Grig’s Dinner-Party—A New Member of the Malacopterygii—The Storm on the Sea of Ice—Break-up of the Main Pack—Roughing it at Sea. — Chapter Seventeen. — The Storm—The “Canny Scotia” in Distress—Rum, Mutiny, Anarchy, and Death—Saved—Adventure with a She-Bear—Capture of the Young. — Chapter Eighteen. — A New Arrival—The Dogs—Trapper Seth Becomes Kennel-Man—Preparations for a Great Seal Hunt—The Greenland Bear. — Chapter Nineteen. — “Silas Grig, His Yarn”—The White Whale—Afloat on an Iceberg—A Dreary Journey—Bear Adventures—“The Seals! The Seals!” — Chapter Twenty. — Seal-Stalking—A Glorious Day’s Sport—Piper Peter and the Bear—A Strange Duet—The Seal-Stalkers’ Return. — Chapter Twenty One. — The Coming Frost—Silas Warns the “Arrandoon” of Danger—Forging Through the Ice—Beset—A Strange and Alarming Accident. — Chapter Twenty Two. — Captain Cobb Retires—More Torpedoing—The Great Ice-Hole—Strange Sport—The Terrible Zugaena—The Death Struggle. — Chapter Twenty Three. — Rory’s Reverie—Silas on the Scymnus Borealis—The Battle with the Sharks—Rory Gets in for it again—Thrown among the Sharks. — Chapter Twenty Four. — May-Day in the Arctic Regions. — Chapter Twenty Five. — Breaking Up of the Great Ice Pack—In the Nips—The “Canny Scotia” on her Beam-Ends—Staving of the “Arrandoon.” — Chapter Twenty Six. — An Adventure on the Pack—Separated from the Ship—Despair—The Dream of Home—Under Way Once More. — Chapter Twenty Seven. — Working along the Pack Edge—Among the Seals again—A Bumper Ship—Adventures on the Ice—Ted Wilson’s Promotion. — Chapter Twenty Eight. — A Wonderful Yankee—“Making Off” Skins—Preparing to “Bear up”—The Summer Home of the Giant Walrus—The Ships Part. — Chapter Twenty Nine. — Northward Ho!—Hoisting Beacons—The White Fog—The Great Sea-Serpent. — Chapter Thirty. — Land Ho! The Isle of Desolation—The Last Blink of Sunshine—The Aurora Borealis—Strange Adventure with a Bear. — Chapter Thirty One. — A Council—Preparing for Winter Quarters—The Isle of Alba and its Mammoth Caves—Magnus’s Tale—At his Boy’s Grave. — Chapter Thirty Two. — The Terrible Snowstorm—Something Like an Aquarium—The Mammoth Caves and their Startling Treasures—The Journey Polewards—Collapse of the Balloon—“God Save The Queen.” — Chapter Thirty Three. — Another Winter at the Pole—Christmas Day—The Curtain rises on the Last Act—Sickness—Death—Despair. — Chapter Thirty Four. — A Sailor’s Cottage—The Telegram—“Something’s in the Wind”—The Good Yacht “Polar Star”—Hope for the Wanderers. — Chapter Thirty Five. — The Rescue—Homeward Bound—All’s Well that Ends Well.

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