In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain Grant
by Jules Verne
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A message in a bottle launches a quest for the recovery of shipwrecked crew in this Jules Verne classic—now with an arresting new look!When Lord and Lady Glenarvan catch a shark during a sailing trip, they are surprised to find a message in a bottle within its belly, sent by Captain Grant of the shipwrecked Britannia . Unfortunately, the water-damaged note is mostly unreadable, giving any would-be rescuers only a latitude and no longitude to work with.Eager to help the castaways, the couple urges the British government to launch a rescue expedition but are refused. So they take it upon themsel...
Chapters (80)
- IN SEARCH OF THE CASTAWAYS or THE CHILDREN OF CAPTAIN GRANT
- From The Works Of Jules Verne Edited By Charles F. Horne, Ph.D. VOLUME FOUR
- INTRODUCTION TO VOLUME FOUR
- IN SEARCH OF THE CASTAWAYS
- or
- SOUTH AMERICA
- 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
- IN SEARCH OF THE CASTAWAYS
- OR THE CHILDREN OF CAPTAIN GRANT
- AUSTRALIA
- [page intentionally blank]
- 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
- IN SEARCH OF THE CASTAWAYS
- OR THE CHILDREN OF CAPTAIN GRANT
- NEW ZEALAND
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- 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
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