The Lonely Island: The Refuge of the Mutineers
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A ''rest of the story'' account of the famous HMS Bounty mutineers who parted ways with Captain Bligh and company, The Lonely Island follows the mutineers to a remote, uninhabited island where they hope to finish their days in peace and quiet. For more than twenty years they remained undiscovered on Pitcairn s Island, far off the beaten sailing routes of ships at sea. The Lonely Island, accordingly to Ballantyne, ''...is essentially a true story, the merest spider-web of fiction having been employed to bind it together.'' Readers of this tale discover how men without a reliance and faith in Je...
Chapters (69)
- R.M. Ballantyne "The Lonely Island"
- Chapter One.
- The Refuge of the Mutineers. The Mutiny.
- Chapter Two.
- Records the Duties and Troubles of the Mutineers.
- Chapter Three.
- The Lonely Island Sighted.
- Chapter Four.
- The Island Explored.
- Chapter Five.
- The Landing of the Livestock in Bounty Bay.
- Chapter Six.
- Settling down and Exploration.
- Chapter Seven.
- Roasting, Foraging, and Fabricating.
- Chapter Eight.
- Division of the Island—Moralisings, Misgivings, and a Great Event.
- Chapter Nine.
- Sally’s Chief Joys—Dark Clouds Overspread the Pitcairn Sky, and Darker Deeds are done.
- Chapter Ten.
- Dangers, Joys, Trials, and Multiplication.
- Chapter Eleven.
- Sporting, Schooling and Moralising.
- Chapter Twelve.
- Converse in the Cave—Cruelty, Punishment, and Revelry.
- Chapter Thirteen.
- Tyrants and Plotters.
- Chapter Fourteen.
- The Influence of Infancy, also of Villainy.
- Chapter Fifteen.
- Murder!
- Chapter Sixteen.
- Matt Quintal makes a Tremendous Discovery.
- Chapter Seventeen.
- The Clouds grow Thicker and Blacker.
- Chapter Eighteen.
- Aquatic Amusements.
- Chapter Nineteen.
- The Darkest Hour.
- Chapter Twenty.
- The Dawn of a Better Day.
- Chapter Twenty One.
- The Last Man.
- Chapter Twenty Two.
- John Adams longs for a Chum and becomes a Story-Teller.
- Chapter Twenty Three.
- The Pitcairners have a Night of it.
- Chapter Twenty Four.
- Refers to Things Spiritual and Physical.
- Chapter Twenty Five.
- Tells of an Important Matter.
- Chapter Twenty Six.
- Treats of a Birth and of Devastation.
- Chapter Twenty Seven.
- A Picnic and a Surprise.
- Chapter Twenty Eight.
- The First Ship, and News of Home.
- Chapter Twenty Nine.
- Jack Brace stirs up the War Spirit of Adams.
- Chapter Thirty.
- Adams and the Girls.
- Chapter Thirty One.
- Treats of Interesting Matters.
- Chapter Thirty Two.
- Another Visit from the Great World.
- Chapter Thirty Three.
- New Arrivals and Strange Adventures.
- Chapter Thirty Four.
- Farewell!
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