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Harry Collingwood. The Secret of the Sands; Or, The "Water Lily" and her Crew
The Secret of the Sands; Or, The "Water Lily" and her Crew
Table of Contents
Preface
Volume One—Chapter One
The Wreck
Volume One—Chapter Two
The Secret
Volume One—Chapter Three
Bob’s Proposition
Volume One—Chapter Four
Our Trial Trip
Volume One—Chapter Five
A Gale in the Bay of Biscay
Volume One—Chapter Six
The Fate of the “Amazon.”
Volume One—Chapter Seven
The Sea-Serpent
Volume One—Chapter Eight
Bob’s Dream
Volume One—Chapter Nine
A Cape Horn Gale
Volume One—Chapter Ten
Chased by Pirates
Volume One—Chapter Eleven
The Chase Diverted
Volume Two—Chapter One
The Wreck of the Copernicus
Volume Two—Chapter Two
A Miracle
Volume Two—Chapter Three
At Close Quarters with a Shark
Volume Two—Chapter Four
The Lily among Breakers
Volume Two—Chapter Five
Attacked by Savages
Volume Two—Chapter Six
Important News
Volume Two—Chapter Seven
Destruction of the “Albatross.”
Volume Two—Chapter Eight
My Father
Volume Two—Chapter Nine
The Treasure
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Harry Collingwood
Published by Good Press, 2019
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This introduction and explanation are necessary to the understanding of what is to follow; and now, having fairly weathered them both, we may take up the thread of the story, and follow it out to the end without further interruption.
I have already said that I took an early opportunity to give Bob a detailed account of the Spaniard’s revelation to me. This was on the evening of the day on which we laid the poor fellow in his grave; and I told my story while we and my sister were seated comfortably round the fire after tea, with the curtains drawn close, and everything made snug for the night.
