Black Ivory
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Robert Michael Ballantyne. Black Ivory
Preface
Chapter One. Shows that a Good Beginning may Sometimes be Followed by a Bad Ending
Chapter Two. Yoosoof’s “Black Ivory.”
Chapter Three. Relates the Further Adventures of Harold and Disco, and Lifts the Curtain a Little Higher in Regard to the Slave-Trade
Chapter Four. In Which Our Heroes See Strange Sights at Zanzibar, and Resolve Upon Taking a Bold Step
Chapter Five. In which the Travellers Enjoy Themselves Extremely, and Disco Lillihammer Sees Several Astonishing Sights
Chapter Six. Describes Several New and Surprising Incidents, which must be Read to be Fully Appreciated
Chapter Seven. Enemies are Changed into Friends—Our Travellers Penetrate into the Interior of the Land
Chapter Eight. Relates Adventures in the Shire Valley, and Touches on One or Two Phases of Slavery
Chapter Nine. In Which a Savage Chief Astonishes a Savage Animal
Chapter Ten. Describes African Domesticity, and Many Other Things Relative Thereto, Besides Showing that Alarms and Flights, Surprises and Feasts, are not Confined to Particular Places
Chapter Eleven. Reveals Disco’s Opinions about Savages, and the Savages’ Opinions of Disco, and Other Weighty Matters
Chapter Twelve. Describes a Hunting Expedition which was both Exciting and Successful
Chapter Thirteen. The Encampment and the Supper—Discussions, Political and Otherwise—Kambira Receives a Shock, and our Wanderers are Thrown into Perplexity
Chapter Fourteen. Camping, Travelling, Shooting, Dreaming, Poetising, Philosophising, and Surprising, in Equatorial Africa
Chapter Fifteen. Shows Some of the Effects of the Slave-Trade at the Fountain-Head
Chapter Sixteen. Treats of Love, Hatred, and Sorrow, and Proves that Slavery and its Consequences are not Confined to Black Men and Women
Chapter Seventeen. Strong Measures Lead to Unexpected Discoveries
Chapter Eighteen. Describes Some of the Doings of Yoosoof and His Men in Procuring Black Ivory from the Interior of Africa
Chapter Nineteen. Tells of Misfortunes that Befell Our Wanderers; of Familiar Toys Under New Aspects, Etcetera
Chapter Twenty. Harold Appears in a New Character, and Two Old Characters Reappear to Harold
Chapter Twenty One. Progress of the Slave-Run—The Deadly Swamp, and the Unexpected Rescue
Chapter Twenty Two. Describes “Black Ivory” at Sea
Chapter Twenty Three. The Remedy
Chapter Twenty Four. Tells of Sad Sights, and Sudden Events, and Unexpected Meetings
Chapter Twenty Five. The Last
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“Six feet water in the hold, sir!”
That would not have been a pleasant announcement to the captain of the ‘Aurora’ at any time, but its unpleasantness was vastly increased by the fact that it greeted him near the termination of what had been, up to that point of time, an exceedingly prosperous voyage.
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“Indeed!” exclaimed Harold in surprise, for he had always supposed the East African coast to be rather populous.
“That’s a blue look-out anyhow,” observed Disco, “for it necessitates starvation, unless this good gentleman will hire us to work his craft. It ain’t very ship-shape to be sure, but anything of a seagoin’ craft comes more or less handy to an old salt.”
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