The Wreck of the Nancy Bell; Or, Cast Away on Kerguelen Land
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John C. Hutcheson. The Wreck of the Nancy Bell; Or, Cast Away on Kerguelen Land
The Wreck of the Nancy Bell; Or, Cast Away on Kerguelen Land
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J C Hutcheson
"The Wreck of the Nancy Bell"
Chapter One
Outwards Bound
Chapter Two
Stowed Away
Chapter Three
A Narrow Squeak
Chapter Four
Saved!
Chapter Five
A Calm
Chapter Six
The Black Fish and the Thresher
Chapter Seven
Fire!
Chapter Eight
An Ocean Waif
Chapter Nine
The Cape of Storms
Chapter Ten
Caught in a Cyclone
Chapter Eleven
In Unknown Latitudes
Chapter Twelve
Ice Ahead!
Chapter Thirteen
“Land Ho!”
Chapter Fourteen
Scylla and Charybdis
Chapter Fifteen
Making the best of it
Chapter Sixteen
Almost a Mutiny
Chapter Seventeen
The Barrier Reef
Chapter Eighteen
A Foul Blow!
Chapter Nineteen
Deserted!
Chapter Twenty
Notice to Quit!
Chapter Twenty One
Getting Ashore
Chapter Twenty Two
Desolation Island
Chapter Twenty Three
Nearly a Catastrophe!
Chapter Twenty Four
An Afternoon Call
Chapter Twenty Five
Breaking up of the Vessel
Chapter Twenty Six
Kerguelen Cabbage
Chapter Twenty Seven
Colonel Crockett’s Rifle
Chapter Twenty Eight
A Confidential Communication
Chapter Twenty Nine
Black Snow!
Chapter Thirty
An Apparition!
Chapter Thirty One
A Terrible Tale!
Chapter Thirty Two
Preparations for Departure
Chapter Thirty Three
Across Country
Chapter Thirty Four
Rescued
Chapter Thirty Five
The Last of the Old Ship!
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John C. Hutcheson
Published by Good Press, 2019
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During the forenoon watch, the deck was in charge of Mr. Adams, the second mate—a plain, steady-going, matter-of-fact sort of man, with none of that buoyant spirit and keen sense of humour which characterised hid senior shipmate McCarthy, although he was a thorough sailor to the backbone, and believed the human race to be divided into two classes, those who were seamen and those who weren’t. The wind now took a more favourable turn, settling itself in the south-east quarter as if it meant to remain there, thus enabling the ship to steer a better course; and, meanwhile, the sky clearing up a bit, the threatening clouds drifted to leeward and the sun shone out again just as it did when the captain first came on deck in the early morning.
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