Overdue: The Story of a Missing Ship
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Chapters (41)
- Harry Collingwood "Overdue"
- Chapter One.
- The “Mercury” appears.
- Chapter Two.
- The shadow of coming events.
- Chapter Three.
- An unpleasant surprise.
- Chapter Four.
- Wilde explains.
- Chapter Five.
- A conditional surrender.
- Chapter Six.
- The derelict Dutch barque.
- Chapter Seven.
- Embayed.
- Chapter Eight.
- The pirate junks.
- Chapter Nine.
- We beat off the pirates.
- Chapter Ten.
- We arrive at the island.
- Chapter Eleven.
- An end to my responsibilities.
- Chapter Twelve.
- A landing is effected.
- Chapter Thirteen.
- An important talk with Gurney.
- Chapter Fourteen.
- The critical moment approaches.
- Chapter Fifteen.
- The great adventure.
- Chapter Sixteen.
- The cataclysm.
- Chapter Seventeen.
- The reef.
- Chapter Eighteen.
- The pearls.
- Chapter Nineteen.
- Once more in open water.
- Chapter Twenty.
- The end of the voyage.
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