The Flag of Distress: A Story of the South Sea
by Mayne Reid
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39 Complete Works of Captain Mayne Reid Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt Gaspar the Gaucho No Quarter Odd People Popular Adventure Tales Quadrupeds What They Are and Where Found Ran Away to Sea The Boy Hunters The Boy Slaves The Boy Tar The Bush Boys The Castaways The Child Wife The Cliff Climbers The Death Shot The Desert Home The Finger of Fate The Flag of Distress The Free Lances The Giraffe Hunters The Headless Horseman The Hunters' Feast The Land of Fire The Lone Ranch The Lost Mountain The Ocean Waifs The Plant Hunters The Quadroon The Rifle Rangers The Scalp Hunters The Tiger Hunter The Vee...
Chapters (158)
- Captain Mayne Reid "The Flag of Distress"
- Chapter One.
- A Chase.
- Chapter Two.
- A Call for Boarders.
- Chapter Three.
- Forecastle Fears.
- Chapter Four.
- The Cutter’s Crew.
- Chapter Five.
- A Feast Unfinished.
- Chapter Six.
- “A Phantom Ship—Sure!”
- Chapter Seven.
- A Black Squall.
- Chapter Eight.
- A Fleet of many Flags.
- Chapter Nine.
- A Brace of British Officers.
- Chapter Ten.
- A Pair of Spanish Señoritas.
- Chapter Eleven.
- Mutual Admissions.
- Chapter Twelve.
- A Couple of Californian “Caballeros.”
- Chapter Thirteen.
- Confession of Fear.
- Chapter Fourteen.
- A Sweet Pair of Suitors.
- Chapter Fifteen.
- A Rude Rencontre.
- Chapter Sixteen.
- A Ship without Sailors.
- Chapter Seventeen.
- A Charter-Party.
- Chapter Eighteen.
- In Search of a Second.
- Chapter Nineteen.
- A “Paseo de Caballo.”
- Chapter Twenty.
- Pot Valiant.
- Chapter Twenty One.
- A “Golpe de Caballo.”
- Chapter Twenty Two.
- “Hasta Cadiz!”
- Chapter Twenty Three.
- On Pleasure Bent.
- Chapter Twenty Four.
- A Tar of the Olden Type.
- Chapter Twenty Five.
- The Sailor’s Home.
- Chapter Twenty Six.
- Opportune Visitors.
- Chapter Twenty Seven.
- An Inhospitable Hostelry.
- Chapter Twenty Eight.
- The “Hell” El Dorado.
- Chapter Twenty Nine.
- A Monté Bank in Full Blast.
- Chapter Thirty.
- Fighting the Tiger.
- Chapter Thirty One.
- A Plucky “Sport.”
- Chapter Thirty Two.
- A Supper Carte-Blanche.
- Chapter Thirty Three.
- Harry Blew Homeless.
- Chapter Thirty Four.
- In Dangerous Proximity.
- Chapter Thirty Five.
- Crusaders, to the Rescue!
- Chapter Thirty Six.
- A Neglected Dwelling.
- Chapter Thirty Seven.
- Mysterious Communications.
- Chapter Thirty Eight.
- A Conversation with Quadrumana.
- Chapter Thirty Nine.
- The “Blue-Peter.”
- Chapter Forty.
- Dreading a “Desafio.”
- Chapter Forty One.
- The Last Look.
- Chapter Forty Two.
- A Solemn Compact.
- Chapter Forty Three.
- The “Bonanza.”
- Chapter Forty Four.
- “Ambre La Puerta!”
- Chapter Forty Five.
- A Scratch Crew.
- Chapter Forty Six.
- “Adios California!”
- Chapter Forty Seven.
- A Tattoo that needs Retouching.
- Chapter Forty Eight.
- A Crew that means Mutiny.
- Chapter Forty Nine.
- Two “Sydney Ducks.”
- Chapter Fifty.
- An Appalling Prospect.
- Chapter Fifty One.
- Plot upon Plot.
- Chapter Fifty Two.
- Share and Share Alike.
- Chapter Fifty Three.
- “Castles in Spain.”
- Chapter Fifty Four.
- Coldly Received.
- Chapter Fifty Five.
- “Down Helm.”
- Chapter Fifty Six.
- Panama or Santiago?
- Chapter Fifty Seven.
- A Cheerful Cuddy.
- Chapter Fifty Eight.
- Kill or Drown?
- Chapter Fifty Nine.
- The Tintoreras.
- Chapter Sixty.
- The Scuttlers.
- Chapter Sixty One.
- The Barque Abandoned.
- Chapter Sixty Two.
- Two Tarquins.
- Chapter Sixty Three.
- Within the Grotto.
- Chapter Sixty Four.
- Oceanwards.
- Chapter Sixty Five.
- Partitioning the Spoil.
- Chapter Sixty Six.
- A Tender Subject.
- Chapter Sixty Seven.
- A Duel Adjourned.
- Chapter Sixty Eight.
- Long-Suffering.
- Chapter Sixty Nine.
- Help from Heaven.
- Chapter Seventy.
- Conjectures too True.
- Chapter Seventy One.
- A Struggle with the Storm.
- Chapter Seventy Two.
- A Card Recovered.
- Chapter Seventy Three.
- The Last Leaf in the Log.
- Chapter Seventy Four.
- A Lottery of Life and Death.
- Chapter Seventy Five.
- Chapter Seventy Six.
- A Very Nemesis.
- Chapter Seventy Seven.
- Almost a Murder.
- Chapter Seventy Eight.
- The Tables nearly Turned.
- Chapter Seventy Nine.
- A Sailor’s True Yarn.
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