Crown and Anchor / Under the Pen'ant
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Chapters (72)
- John Conroy Hutcheson "Crown and Anchor"
- Chapter One.
- An Old Sea-Lion.
- Chapter Two.
- The Admiral speaks his Mind.
- Chapter Three.
- I get nominated for a Naval Cadetship.
- Chapter Four.
- Down at Portsmouth.
- Chapter Five.
- In which I really “Join the Service.”
- Chapter Six.
- On Board the Old “Candahar.”
- Chapter Seven.
- We go out to Spithead.
- Chapter Eight.
- A little Surprise.
- Chapter Nine.
- My Dip gains me a Dinner.
- Chapter Ten.
- “Debtor and Creditor.”
- Chapter Eleven.
- “Shortening in Cable.”
- Chapter Twelve.
- Below in the Gunroom.
- Chapter Thirteen.
- The Chaplain makes a Mistake, and we make Sail.
- Chapter Fourteen.
- Down Channel.
- Chapter Fifteen.
- Off Ushant.
- Chapter Sixteen.
- “Man Overboard!”
- Chapter Seventeen.
- A Hopeless Quest.
- Chapter Eighteen.
- On the Deck of the Derelict.
- Chapter Nineteen.
- Mutiny or Murder?
- Chapter Twenty.
- “A Bit of a Blow!”
- Chapter Twenty One.
- The Spanish Captain’s Story.
- Chapter Twenty Two.
- “A Dios!”
- Chapter Twenty Three.
- “Cape Smoke!”
- Chapter Twenty Four.
- We join the Admiral at Singapore.
- Chapter Twenty Five.
- “The Heathen Chinee.”
- Chapter Twenty Six.
- A Hornet’s Nest.
- Chapter Twenty Seven.
- “Blood’s thicker than Water!”
- Chapter Twenty Eight.
- The Harvest of Death!
- Chapter Twenty Nine.
- A Good “Deal.”
- Chapter Thirty.
- In a Bamboo Cage.
- Chapter Thirty One.
- “One Piecee can do!”
- Chapter Thirty Two.
- On the Road to Pekin.
- Chapter Thirty Three.
- At Hong Kong again!
- Chapter Thirty Four.
- Homeward Bound.
- Chapter Thirty Five.
- “Paid Off!”
- The End.
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