Black Ivory
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Chapters (53)
- R.M. 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.
- The End.
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