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Jules Verne. Jules Verne For Children: 16 Incredible Tales of Mystery, Courage & Adventure (Illustrated Edition)
Jules Verne For Children: 16 Incredible Tales of Mystery, Courage & Adventure (Illustrated Edition)
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Table of Contents
Dick Sand, A Captain at Fifteen
PART I
CHAPTER I. The Brig-Schooner Pilgrim
CHAPTER II. Dick Sand
CHAPTER III. The Wreck
CHAPTER IV. The Survivors of the Waldeck
CHAPTER V. S. V
CHAPTER VI. A Whale in Sight
CHAPTER VII. Preparations
CHAPTER VIII. The Jubarte
CHAPTER IX. Captain Sand
CHAPTER X. The Four Days Which Follow
CHAPTER XI. Tempest
CHAPTER XII. On the Horizon
CHAPTER XIII. Land! Land!
CHAPTER XIV. The Best to Do
CHAPTER XV. Harris
CHAPTER XVI. On the Way
CHAPTER XVII. A Hundred Miles in Two Days
CHAPTER XVIII. The Terrible Word
PART II
CHAPTER I. The Slave Trade
CHAPTER II. Harris and Negoro
CHAPTER III. On the March
CHAPTER IV. The Bad Roads of Angola
CHAPTER V. Ants and Their Dwelling
CHAPTER VI. The Diving-Bell
CHAPTER VII. In Camp on the Banks of the Coanza
CHAPTER VIII. Some of Dick Sand’s Notes
CHAPTER IX. Kazounde
CHAPTER X. The Great Market Day
CHAPTER XI. The King of Kazounde is Offered a Punch
CHAPTER XII. A Royal Burial
CHAPTER XIII. The Interior of a Factory
CHAPTER XIV. Some News of Dr. Livingstone
CHAPTER XV. Where a Manticore May Lead
CHAPTER XVI. A Magician
CHAPTER XVII. Drifting
CHAPTER XVIII. Various Incidents
CHAPTER XIX. S. V
CHAPTER XX. Conclusion
The Children of Captain Grant
PART I
CHAPTER I. The Shark
CHAPTER II. The Three Documents
CHAPTER III. The Captain’s Children
CHAPTER IV. Lady Glenarvan’s Proposal
CHAPTER V. The Departure of the “Duncan”
CHAPTER VI. An Unexpected Passenger
CHAPTER VII. Jacques Paganel is Undeceived
CHAPTER VIII. The Geographer’s Resolution
CHAPTER IX. Through the Straits of Magellan
CHAPTER X. The Course Decided
CHAPTER XI. Traveling in Chili
CHAPTER XII. Eleven Thousand Feet Aloft
CHAPTER XIII. A Sudden Descent
CHAPTER XIV. Providentially Rescued
CHAPTER XV. Thalcave
CHAPTER XVI. The News of the Lost Captain
CHAPTER XVII. A Serious Necessity
CHAPTER XVIII. In Search of Water
CHAPTER XIX. The Red Wolves
CHAPTER XX. Strange Signs
CHAPTER XXI. A False Trail
CHAPTER XXII. The Flood
CHAPTER XXIII. A Singular Abode
CHAPTER XXIV. Paganel’s Disclosure
CHAPTER XXV. Between Fire and Water
CHAPTER XXVI. The Return On Board
PART II
CHAPTER I. A New Destination
CHAPTER II. Tristan D’Acunha and the Isle Of Amsterdam
CHAPTER III. Cape Town and M. Viot
CHAPTER IV. A Wager and How Decided
CHAPTER V. The Storm on the Indian Ocean
CHAPTER VI. A Hospitable Colonist
CHAPTER VII. The Quartermaster of the “Britannia”
CHAPTER VIII. Preparation for the Journey
CHAPTER IX. A Country of Paradoxes
CHAPTER X. An Accident
CHAPTER XI. Crime or Calamity
CHAPTER XII. Toline of the Lachlan
CHAPTER XIII. A Warning
CHAPTER XIV. Wealth in the Wilderness
CHAPTER XV. Suspicious Occurrences
CHAPTER XVI. A Startling Discovery
CHAPTER XVII. The Plot Unveiled
CHAPTER XVIII. Four Days of Anguish
CHAPTER XIX. Helpless and Hopeless
PART III
CHAPTER I. A Rough Captain
CHAPTER II. Navigators and Their Discoveries
CHAPTER III. The Martyr-Roll of Navigators
CHAPTER IV. The Wreck of the “Macquarie”
CHAPTER V. Cannibals
CHAPTER VI. A Dreaded Country
CHAPTER VII. The Maori War
CHAPTER VIII. On the Road to Auckland
CHAPTER IX. Introduction to the Cannibals
CHAPTER X. A Momentous Interview
CHAPTER XI. The Chief’s Funeral
CHAPTER XII. Strangely Liberated
CHAPTER XIII. The Sacred Mountain
CHAPTER XIV. A Bold Stratagem
CHAPTER XV. From Peril to Safety
CHAPTER XVI. Why the “Duncan” Went to New Zealand
CHAPTER XVII. Ayrton’s Obstinacy
CHAPTER XVIII. A Discouraging Confession
CHAPTER XIX. A Cry in the Night
CHAPTER XX. Captain Grant’s Story
CHAPTER XXI. Paganel’s Last Entanglement
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Preface
CHAPTER I. The Professor And His Family
CHAPTER II. A Mystery To Be Solved At Any Price
CHAPTER III. The Runic Writing Exercises The Professor
CHAPTER IV. The Enemy To Be Starved Into Submission
CHAPTER V. Famine, Then Victory, Followed By Dismay
CHAPTER VI. Exciting Discussions About An Unparalleled Enterprise
CHAPTER VII. A Woman’s Courage
CHAPTER VIII. Serious Preparations For Vertical Descent
CHAPTER IX. Iceland! But What Next?
CHAPTER X. Interesting Conversations With Icelandic Savants
CHAPTER XI. A Guide Found To The Centre Of The Earth
CHAPTER XII. A Barren Land
CHAPTER XIII. Hospitality Under The Arctic Circle
CHAPTER XIV. But Arctics Can Be Inhospitable, Too
CHAPTER XV. Snæfell At Last
CHAPTER XVI. Boldly Down The Crater
CHAPTER XVII. Vertical Descent
CHAPTER XVIII. The Wonders Of Terrestrial Depths
CHAPTER XIX. Geological Studies In Situ
CHAPTER XX. The First Signs Of Distress
CHAPTER XXI. Compassion Fuses The Professor’s Heart
CHAPTER XXII. Total Failure Of Water
CHAPTER XXIII. Water Discovered
CHAPTER XXIV. Well Said, Old Mole! Canst Thou Work I’ The Ground So Fast?
CHAPTER XXV. De Profundis
CHAPTER XXVI. The Worst Peril Of All
CHAPTER XXVII. Lost In The Bowels Of The Earth
CHAPTER XXVIII. The Rescue In The Whispering Gallery
CHAPTER XXIX. Thalatta! Thalatta!
CHAPTER XXX. A New Mare Internum
CHAPTER XXXI. Preparations For A Voyage Of Discovery
CHAPTER XXXII. Wonders Of The Deep
CHAPTER XXXIII. A Battle Of Monsters
CHAPTER XXXIV. The Great Geyser
CHAPTER XXXV. An Electric Storm
CHAPTER XXXVI. Calm Philosophic Discussions
CHAPTER XXXVII. The Liedenbrock Museum Of Geology
CHAPTER XXXVIII. The Professor In His Chair Again
CHAPTER XXXIX. Forest Scenery Illuminated By Eletricity
CHAPTER XL. Preparations For Blasting A Passage To The Centre Of The Earth
CHAPTER XLI. The Great Explosion And The Rush Down Below
CHAPTER XLII. Headlong Speed Upward Through The Horrors Of Darkness
CHAPTER XLIII. Shot Out Of A Volcano At Last!
CHAPTER XLIV. Sunny Lands In The Blue Mediterranean
CHAPTER XLV. All’s Well That Ends Well
The Mysterious Island
Part I: Dropped from the Clouds
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11
CHAPTER 12
CHAPTER 13
CHAPTER 14
CHAPTER 15
CHAPTER 16
CHAPTER 17
CHAPTER 18
CHAPTER 19
CHAPTER 20
CHAPTER 21
CHAPTER 22
Part II: The Abandoned
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX
CHAPTER XX
Part III: The Secret of the Island
Chapter One
Lost or saved—Ayrton summoned—Important Discussion—It is not the Duncan—Suspicious Vessel—Precautions to be taken—The Ship approaches—A Cannon-Shot—The Brig anchors in Sight of the Island—Night comes on
Chapter Two
Discussions—Presentiments—Ayrton’s Proposal—It is accepted—Ayrton and Pencroft on Grant Islet—Convicts from Norfolk Island—Ayrton’s heroic Attempt—His Return—Six against Fifty
Chapter Three
The Mist rises—The Engineer’s Preparations—Three Posts—Ayrton and Pencroft—The first Boat—Two other Boats—On the Islet—Six Convicts land—The Brig weighs Anchor—The Speedy’s Guns—A desperate Situation—Unexpected Catastrophe
Chapter Four
The Colonists on the Beach—Ayrton and Pencroft work amid the Wreck—Conversation during Breakfast—Pencroft’s Arguments—Minute Examination of the Brig’s Hull—The Powder-Magazine untouched—New Riches—The Last of the Wreck—A broken Piece of Cylinder
Chapter Five
The Engineer’s Declaration—Pencroft’s grand Hypothesis—An aerial Battery—The four Cannons—The surviving Convicts—Ayrton’s Hesitation—Cyrus Harding’s generous Sentiments—Pencroft’s Regret
Chapter Six
Expeditions planned—Ayrton at the Corral—Visit to Port Balloon—Pencroft’s Observations on Board the Bonadventure—Despatch sent to the Corral—No Reply from Ayrton—Departure the next Day—The Reason why the Wire did not work—A Report
Chapter Seven
The Reporter and Pencroft in the Corral—Herbert’s Wound—The Sailor’s Despair—Consultation between the Reporter and the Engineer—Mode of Treatment—Hope not abandoned—How is Neb to be warned—A sure and faithful Messenger—Neb’s Reply
Chapter Eight
The Convicts in the Neighbourhood of the Corral—Provisional Establishment—Continuation of the Treatment of Herbert—Pencroft’s first Rejoicings—Conversation on past Events—What the Future has in Reserve—Cyrus Harding’s Ideas on this Subject
Chapter Nine
No News of Neb—A Proposal from Pencroft and the Reporter, which is not accepted—Several Sorties by Gideon Spilett—A Rag of Cloth—A Message—Hasty Departure—Arrival on the Plateau of Prospect Heights
Chapter Ten
Herbert carried to Granite House—Neb relates all that has happened—Harding’s Visit to the Plateau—Ruin and Devastation—The Colonists baffled by Herbert’s Illness—Willow Bark—A Deadly Fever—Top barks again!
Chapter Eleven
Inexplicable Mystery—Herbert’s Convalescence—The Parts of the Island to be explored—Preparations for Departure—First Day—Night—Second Day—Kauries—A Couple of Cassowaries—Footprints in the Forest—Arrival at Reptile Point
Chapter Twelve
Exploration of the Serpentine Peninsula—Encampment at the Mouth of Falls River—Gideon Spilett and Pencroft reconnoitre—Their Return—Forward, All!—An open Door—A lighted Window—By the Light of the Moon!
Chapter Thirteen
Ayrton’s Story—Plans of his former Accomplices—Their Installation in the Corral—The avenging Justice of Lincoln Island—The Bonadventure—Researches around Mount Franklin—The Upper Valleys—A subterranean Volcano—Pencroft’s Opinion—At the Bottom of the Crater—Return
Chapter Fourteen
Three Years have passed—The new Vessel—What is agreed on—Prosperity of the Colony—The Dockyard—Cold of the Southern Hemisphere—Washing Linen—Mount Franklin
Chapter Fifteen
The Awakening of the Volcano—The fine Season—Continuation of Work—The Evening of the 15th of October—A Telegram—A Question—An Answer—Departure for the Corral—The Notice—The additional Wire—The Basalt Coast—At High Tide—At Low Tide—The Cavern—A dazzling Light
Chapter Sixteen
Captain Nemo—His first Words—The History of the Recluse—His Adventures—His Sentiments—His Comrades—Submarine Life—Alone—The last Refuge of the Nautilus in Lincoln Island—The Mysterious Genius of the Island
Chapter Seventeen
Last Moments of Captain Nemo—Wishes of the dying Man—A Parting Gift to his Friends of a Day—Captain Nemo’s Coffin—Advice to the Colonists—The supreme Moment—At the Bottom of the Sea
Chapter Eighteen
Reflections of the Colonists—Their Labours of Reconstruction resumed—The 1st of January 1869—A Cloud over the Summit of the Volcano—First Warnings of an Eruption—Ayrton and Cyrus Harding at the Corral—Exploration of the Dakkar Grotto—What Captain Nemo had confided to the Engineer
Chapter Nineteen
Cyrus Harding gives an Account of his Exploration—The Construction of the Ship pushed forward—A Last Visit to the Corral—The Battle between Fire and Water—All that remains of the Island—It is decided to Launch the Vessel—The Night of the 8th of March
Chapter Twenty
An Isolated Rock in the Pacific—The last Refuge of the Colonists of Lincoln Island—Death their only Prospect—Unexpected Succour—Why and how it Arrives—A Last Kindness—An Island on Terra Firma—The Tomb of Captain Prince Dakkar Nemo
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
PART ONE
CHAPTER I. A Shifting Reef
CHAPTER II. Pro and Con
CHAPTER III. I Form My Resolution
CHAPTER IV. Ned Land
CHAPTER V. At a Venture
CHAPTER VI. At Full Steam
CHAPTER VII. An Unknown Species of Whale
CHAPTER VIII. Mobilis in Mobili
CHAPTER IX. Ned Land's Tempers
CHAPTER X. The Man of the Seas
CHAPTER XI. All By Electricity
CHAPTER XII. SOME FIGURES
CHAPTER XIII. The Black River
CHAPTER XIV. A Note of Invitation
CHAPTER XV. A Walk on the Bottom of the Sea
CHAPTER XVI. A Submarine Forest
CHAPTER XVII. Four Thousand Leagues Under the Pacific
CHAPTER XVIII. Vanikoro
CHAPTER XIX. Torres Straits
CHAPTER XX. A Few Days on Land
CHAPTER XXI. Captain Nemo's Thunderbolt
CHAPTER XXII "Aegri Somnia"
CHAPTER XXIII. The Coral Kingdom
PART TWO
CHAPTER I. The Indian Ocean
CHAPTER II. A Novel Proposal of Captain Nemo's
CHAPTER III. A Pearl of Ten Millions
CHAPTER IV. The Red Sea
CHAPTER V. The Arabian Tunnel
CHAPTER VI. The Grecian Archipelago
CHAPTER VII. The Mediterranean in Forty-Eight Hours
CHAPTER VIII. Vigo Bay
CHAPTER IX. A Vanished Continent
CHAPTER X. The Submarine Coal-Mines
CHAPTER XI. The Sargasso Sea
CHAPTER XII. Cachalots and Whales
CHAPTER XIII. The Iceberg
CHAPTER XIV. The South Pole
CHAPTER XV. Accident or Incident?
CHAPTER XVI. Want of Air
CHAPTER XVII. From Cape Horn to the Amazon
CHAPTER XVIII. The Poulps
CHAPTER XIX. The Gulf Stream
CHAPTER XX. From Latitude 47° 24' to Longitude 17° 28'
CHAPTER XXI. A Hecatomb
CHAPTER XXII. The Last Words of Captain Nemo
CHAPTER XXIII. Conclusion
Around the World in Eighty Days
CHAPTER I. In Which Phileas Fogg And Passepartout Accept Each Other, The One As Master, The Other As Man
CHAPTER II. In Which Passepartout Is Convinced That He Has At Last Found His Ideal
CHAPTER III. In Which A Conversation Takes Place Which Seems Likely To Cost Phileas Fogg Dear
CHAPTER IV. In Which Phileas Fogg Astounds Passepartout, His Servant
CHAPTER V. In Which A New Species Of Funds, Unknown To The Moneyed Men, Appears On ‘Change
CHAPTER VI. In Which Fix, The Detective, Betrays A Very Natural Impatience
CHAPTER VII. Which Once More Demonstrates The Uselessness Of Passports As Aids To Detectives
CHAPTER VIII. In Which Passepartout Talks Rather More, Perhaps, Than Is Prudent
CHAPTER IX. In Which The Red Sea And The Indian Ocean Prove Propitious To The Designs Of Phileas Fogg
CHAPTER X. In Which Passepartout Is Only Too Glad To Get Off With The Loss Of His Shoes
CHAPTER XI. In Which Phileas Fogg Secures A Curious Means Of Conveyance At A Fabulous Price
CHAPTER XII. In Which Phileas Fogg And His Companions Venture Across The Indian Forests, And What Ensued
CHAPTER XIII. In Which Passepartout Receives A New Proof That Fortune Favors The Brave
CHAPTER XIV. In Which Phileas Fogg Descends The Whole Length Of The Beautiful Valley Of The Ganges Without Ever Thinking Of Seeing It
CHAPTER XV. In Which The Bag Of Banknotes Disgorges Some Thousands Of Pounds More
CHAPTER XVI. In Which Fix Does Not Seem To Understand In The Least What Is Said To Him
CHAPTER XVII. Showing What Happened On The Voyage From Singapore To Hong Kong
CHAPTER XVIII. In Which Phileas Fogg, Passepartout, And Fix Go Each About His Business
CHAPTER XIX. In Which Passepartout Takes A Too Great Interest In His Master, And What Comes Of It
CHAPTER XX. In Which Fix Comes Face To Face With Phileas Fogg
CHAPTER XXI. In Which The Master Of The “Tankadere” Runs Great Risk Of Losing A Reward Of Two Hundred Pounds
CHAPTER XXII. In Which Passepartout Finds Out That, Even At The Antipodes, It Is Convenient To Have Some Money In One’s Pocket
CHAPTER XXIII. In Which Passepartout’s Nose Becomes Outrageously Long
CHAPTER XXIV. During Which Mr. Fogg And Party Cross The Pacific Ocean
CHAPTER XXV. In Which A Slight Glimpse Is Had Of San Francisco
CHAPTER XXVI. In Which Phileas Fogg And Party Travel By The Pacific Railroad
CHAPTER XXVII. In Which Passepartout Undergoes, At A Speed Of Twenty Miles An Hour, A Course Of Mormon History
CHAPTER XXVIII. In Which Passepartout Does Not Succeed In Making Anybody Listen To Reason
CHAPTER XXIX. In Which Certain Incidents Are Narrated Which Are Only To Be Met With On American Railroads
CHAPTER XXX. In Which Phileas Fogg Simply Does His Duty
CHAPTER XXXI. In Which Fix, The Detective, Considerably Furthers The Interests Of Phileas Fogg
CHAPTER XXXII. In Which Phileas Fogg Engages In A Direct Struggle With Bad Fortune
CHAPTER XXXIII. In Which Phileas Fogg Shows Himself Equal To The Occasion
CHAPTER XXXIV. In Which Phileas Fogg At Last Reaches London
CHAPTER XXXV. In Which Phileas Fogg Does Not Have To Repeat His Orders To Passepartout Twice
CHAPTER XXXVI. In Which Phileas Fogg’s Name Is Once More At A Premium On ‘change
CHAPTER XXXVII. In Which It Is Shown That Phileas Fogg Gained Nothing By His Tour Around The World, Unless It Were Happiness
All Around the Moon
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
PRELIMINARY CHAPTER, Resuming the First Part of the Work and Serving as an Introduction to the Second
CHAPTER I. From 10 P.M. to 10 46' 40''
CHAPTER II. The First Half Hour
CHAPTER III. They Make Themselves at Home and Feel Quite Comfortable
CHAPTER IV. A Chapter for the Cornell Girls
CHAPTER V. The Colds of Space
CHAPTER VI. Instructive Conversation
CHAPTER VII. A High Old Time
CHAPTER VIII. The Neutral Point
CHAPTER IX. A Little Off the Track
CHAPTER X. The Observers of the Moon
CHAPTER XI. Fact and Fancy
CHAPTER XII. A Bird's Eye View of the Lunar Mountains
CHAPTER XIII. Lunar Landscapes
CHAPTER XIV. A Night of Fifteen Days
CHAPTER XV. Glimpses at the Invisible
CHAPTER XVI. The Southern Hemisphere
CHAPTER XVII. Tycho
CHAPTER XVIII. Puzzling Questions
CHAPTER XIX. In Every Fight, The Impossible Wins
CHAPTER XX. Off the Pacific Coast
CHAPTER XXI. News for Marston!
CHAPTER XXII. On the Wings of the Wind
CHAPTER XXIII. The Club Men Go A Fishing
CHAPTER XXIV. Farewell to the Baltimore Gun Club
Adrift in Pacific or, Two Years' Vacation
CHAPTER I. The Storm
CHAPTER II. Cast Adrift
CHAPTER III. The First Day Ashore
CHAPTER IV. The View From The Cape
CHAPTER V. A Spell Of Rain
CHAPTER VI. The Raft
CHAPTER VII. The Colony
CHAPTER VIII. Winter Quarters
CHAPTER IX. Bravo, Baxter!
CHAPTER X. Across The Lake
CHAPTER XI. The New Chief
CHAPTER XII. The Separation
CHAPTER XIII. The Invasion
CHAPTER XIV. All Together
CHAPTER XV. The Enemy In Sight
CHAPTER XVI. Diamond Cut Diamond
CHAPTER XVII. The Fortune Of War
CHAPTER XVIII. Afloat Once More
CHAPTER XIX. Home
Five Weeks in a Balloon
CHAPTER FIRST
CHAPTER SECOND
CHAPTER THIRD
CHAPTER FOURTH
CHAPTER FIFTH
CHAPTER SIXTH
CHAPTER SEVENTH
CHAPTER EIGHTH
CHAPTER NINTH
CHAPTER TENTH
CHAPTER ELEVENTH
CHAPTER TWELFTH
CHAPTER THIRTEENTH
CHAPTER FOURTEENTH
CHAPTER FIFTEENTH
CHAPTER SIXTEENTH
CHAPTER SEVENTEENTH
CHAPTER EIGHTEENTH
CHAPTER NINETEENTH
CHAPTER TWENTIETH
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIRST
CHAPTER TWENTY-SECOND
CHAPTER TWENTY-THIRD
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOURTH
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIFTH
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIXTH
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVENTH
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHTH
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINTH
CHAPTER THIRTIETH
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIRST
CHAPTER THIRTY-SECOND
CHAPTER THIRTY-THIRD
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOURTH
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIFTH
CHAPTER THIRTY-SIXTH
CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVENTH
CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHTH
CHAPTER THIRTY-NINTH
CHAPTER FORTIETH
CHAPTER FORTY-FIRST
CHAPTER FORTY-SECOND
CHAPTER FORTY-THIRD
CHAPTER FORTY-FOURTH
Robur the Conqueror or, The Clipper of the Clouds
CHAPTER I. Mysterious Sounds
CHAPTER II. Agreement Impossible
CHAPTER III. A Visitor is Announced
CHAPTER IV. In Which a New Character Appears
CHAPTER V. Another Disappearance
CHAPTER VI. The President and Secretary Suspend Hostilities
CHAPTER VII. On Board the Albatross
CHAPTER VIII. The Balloonists Refuse to Be Convinced
CHAPTER IX. Across the Prairie
CHAPTER X. Westward—But Whither?
CHAPTER XI. The Wide Pacific
CHAPTER XII. Through the Himalayas
CHAPTER XIII. Over the Caspian
CHAPTER XIV. The Aeronef at Full Speed
CHAPTER XV. A Skirmish in Dahomey
CHAPTER XVI. Over the Atlantic
CHAPTER XVII. The Shipwrecked Crew
CHAPTER XVIII. Over the Volcano
CHAPTER XIX. Anchored at Last
CHAPTER XX. The Wreck of the Albatross
CHAPTER XXI. The Institute Again
CHAPTER XXII. The Go-Ahead is Launched
CHAPTER XXIII. The Grand Collapse
Master of the World
Chapter 1. WHAT HAPPENED IN THE MOUNTAINS
Chapter 2. I REACH MORGANTON
Chapter 3. THE GREAT EYRIE
Chapter 4. A MEETING OF THE AUTOMOBILE CLUB
Chapter 5. ALONG THE SHORES OF NEW ENGLAND
Chapter 6. THE FIRST LETTER
Chapter 7. A THIRD MACHINE
Chapter 8. AT ANY COST
Chapter 9. THE SECOND LETTER
Chapter 10. OUTSIDE THE LAW
Chapter 11. THE CAMPAIGN
Chapter 12. BLACK ROCK CREEK
Chapter 13. ON BOARD THE TERROR
Chapter 14. NIAGARA
Chapter 15. THE EAGLE’S NEST
Chapter 16. ROBUR, THE CONQUEROR
Chapter 17. IN THE NAME OF THE LAW
Chapter 18. THE OLD HOUSEKEEPER’S LAST COMMENT
Hector Servadac or, Off on a Comet
BOOK I
CHAPTER I. A Challenge
CHAPTER II. Captain Servadac and His Orderly
CHAPTER III. Interrupted Effusions
CHAPTER IV. A Convulsion of Nature
CHAPTER V. A Mysterious Sea
CHAPTER VI. The Captain Makes an Exploration
CHAPTER VII. Ben Zoof Watches in Vain
CHAPTER VIII. Venus in Perilous Proximity
CHAPTER IX. Inquiries Unsatisfied
CHAPTER X. A Search for Algeria
CHAPTER XI. An Island Tomb
CHAPTER XII. At the Mercy of the Winds
CHAPTER XIII. A Royal Salute
CHAPTER XIV. Sensitive Nationality
CHAPTER XV. An Enigma from the Sea
CHAPTER XVI. The Residuum of a Continent
CHAPTER XVII. A Second Enigma
CHAPTER XVIII. An Unexpected Population
CHAPTER XIX. Gallia’s Governor General
CHAPTER XX. A Light on the Horizon
CHAPTER XXI. Winter Quarters
CHAPTER XXII. A Frozen Ocean
CHAPTER XXIII. A Carrier-Pigeon
CHAPTER XXIV. A Sledge-Ride
BOOK II
CHAPTER I. The Astronomer
CHAPTER II. A Revelation
CHAPTER III. The Professor’s Experiences
CHAPTER IV. A Revised Calendar
CHAPTER V. Wanted: A Steelyard
CHAPTER VI. Money at a Premium
CHAPTER VII. Gallia Weighed
CHAPTER VIII. Jupiter Somewhat Close
CHAPTER IX. Market Prices in Gallia
CHAPTER X. Far Into Space
CHAPTER XI. A Fete Day
CHAPTER XII. The Bowels of the Comet
CHAPTER XIII. Dreary Months
CHAPTER XIV. The Professor Perplexed
CHAPTER XV. A Journey and a Disappointment
CHAPTER XVI. A Bold Proposition
CHAPTER XVII. The Venture Made
CHAPTER XVIII. Suspense
CHAPTER XIX. Back Again
Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon
PART I. The Giant Raft
CHAPTER I. A Captain of the Woods
CHAPTER II. Robber and Robbed
CHAPTER III. The Garral Family
CHAPTER IV. Hesitation
CHAPTER V. The Amazon
CHAPTER VI. A Forest on the Ground
CHAPTER VII. Following a Liana
CHAPTER VIII. The Jangada
CHAPTER IX. The Evening of the Fifth of June
CHAPTER X. From Iquitos to Pevas
CHAPTER XI. From Pevas to the Frontier
CHAPTER XII. Fragoso at Work
CHAPTER XIII. Torres
CHAPTER XIV. Still Descending
CHAPTER XV. The Continued Descent
CHAPTER XVI. Ega
CHAPTER XVII. An Attack
CHAPTER XVIII. The Arrival Dinner
CHAPTER XIX. Ancient History
CHAPTER XX. Between the Two Men
PART II. The Cryptogram
CHAPTER I. Manaos
CHAPTER II. The First Moments
CHAPTER III. Retrospective
CHAPTER IV. Moral Proofs
CHAPTER V. Material Proofs
CHAPTER VI. The Last Blow
CHAPTER VII. Resolutions
CHAPTER VIII. The First Search
CHAPTER IX. The Second Attempt
CHAPTER X. A. Cannon Shot
CHAPTER XI. The Contents of the Case
CHAPTER XII. The Document
CHAPTER XIII. Is It a Matter of Figures?
CHAPTER XIV. Chance!
CHAPTER XV. The Last Efforts
CHAPTER XVI. Preparations
CHAPTER XVII. The Last Night
CHAPTER XVIII. Fragoso
CHAPTER XIX. The Crime of Tijuco
CHAPTER XX. The Lower Amazon
The Adventures of Captain Hatteras
LIST OF FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS
PART I. THE ENGLISH AT THE NORTH POLE
CHAPTER I. The Forward
CHAPTER II. An Unexpected Letter
CHAPTER III. Dr. Clawbonny
CHAPTER IV. The Dog-Captain
CHAPTER V. At Sea
CHAPTER VI. The Great Polar Current
CHAPTER VII. The Entrance of Davis Strait
CHAPTER VIII. The Talk of the Crew
CHAPTER IX. Another Letter
CHAPTER X. Dangerous Sailing
CHAPTER XI. The Devil's Thumb
CHAPTER XII. Captain Hatteras
CHAPTER XIII. The Captain's Plans
CHAPTER XIV. The Expeditions in Search of Franklin
CHAPTER XV. The Forward Driven Southward
CHAPTER XVI. The Magnetic Pole
CHAPTER XVII. The Fate of Sir John Franklin
CHAPTER XVIII. The Way Northward
CHAPTER XIX. A Whale in Sight
CHAPTER XX. Beechey Island
CHAPTER XXI. The Death of Bellot
CHAPTER XXII. The First Signs of Mutiny
CHAPTER XXIII. Attacked by the Ice
CHAPTER XXIV. Preparations for Wintering
CHAPTER XXV. One of James Ross's Foxes
CHAPTER XXVI. The Last Piece of Coal
CHAPTER XXVII. The Great Cold at Christmas
CHAPTER XXVIII. Preparations for Departure
CHAPTER XXIX. Across the Ice-fields
CHAPTER XXX. The Cairn
CHAPTER XXXI. The Death of Simpson
CHAPTER XXXII. The Return to the Forward
PART II. THE DESERT OF ICE
CHAPTER I. The Doctor's Inventory
CHAPTER II. Altamont's First Words
CHAPTER III. Seventeen Days of Land Journey
CHAPTER IV. The Last Charge of Powder
CHAPTER V. The Seal and the Bear
CHAPTER VI. The Porpoise
CHAPTER VII. A Discussion About Charts
CHAPTER VIII. Excursion to the North of Victoria Bay
CHAPTER IX. Cold and Heat
CHAPTER X. The Pleasures of Winter-quarters
CHAPTER XI. Disquieting Traces
CHAPTER XII. The Ice Prison
CHAPTER XIII. The Mine
CHAPTER XIV. The Polar Spring
CHAPTER XV. The Northwest Passage
CHAPTER XVI. Northern Arcadia
CHAPTER XVII. Altamont's Revenge
CHAPTER XVIII. The Last Preparations
CHAPTER XIX. The Journey Northward
CHAPTER XX. Footprints on the Snow
CHAPTER XXI. The Open Sea
CHAPTER XXII. The Approach to the Pole
CHAPTER XXIII. The English Flag
CHAPTER XXIV. Polar Cosmography
CHAPTER XXV. Mount Hatteras
CHAPTER XXVI. Return to the South
CHAPTER XXVII. Conclusion
The Purchase of the North Pole or, Topsy Turvy (1889)
CHAPTER I. In Which The North Polar Practical Association Rushes a Document Across Two Worlds
CHAPTER II. In Which the Delegates from England, Holland, Sweden, Denmark And Russia Are Presented to the Reader
CHAPTER III. In Which the Arctic Regions are Sold at Auction to the Highest Bidder
CHAPTER IV. In Which Old Acquaintances Appear to Our New Readers, and in Which a Wonderful Man is Described
CHAPTER V. In which the possibility that coal mines surround the north pole is considered
CHAPTER VI. In Which a Telephone Communication Between Mrs. Scorbitt and J.T. Maston is Interrupted
CHAPTER VII. In Which President Barbicane Says No More Than Suits His Purpose
CHAPTER VIII. Yes, Just Like Jupiter
CHAPTER IX. In Which Appears the French Gentleman to Whom We Referred at the Beginning of this Truthful Story
CHAPTER X. In Which a Little Uneasiness Begins to Show Itself
CHAPTER XI. What Was Found in the Notebook of J.T. Maston and What It No Longer Contained
CHAPTER XII. In Which J.T. Maston Heroically Continues to Be Silent
CHAPTER XIII. At the Close of Which J.T. Maston Utters an Epigram
CHAPTER XIV. Very Short, But in Which “X” Takes a Geographical Value
CHAPTER XV. Which Contains a Few Interesting Details for the Inhabitants of the Earthly Sphere
CHAPTER XVI. In Which a Crowd of Dissatisfied People Break Into the Cell of J. T. Maston
CHAPTER XVII. What Had Been Done at Kilimanjaro During Eight Month of this Memorable Year
CHAPTER XVIII. In Which the Population of Wamasai Assemble to Hear President Barbicane Say “fire” to Capt. Nicholl
CHAPTER XIX. In Which J.T. Maston Regrets that the Crowd Did Not Lynch Him When He was in Prison
CHAPTER XX. In Which this Story, as Truthful as it is Improbable, is Finished
CHAPTER XXI. Very Short, Since Enough has been Said to Make the World’s Population Feel Perfectly Sure Again
The Castle of the Carpathians
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER XVIII
