The Pursuit of the House-Boat
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About This Book
The Pursuit of the House-Boat is an 1897 novel by John Kendrick Bangs, and the second one to feature his Associated Shades take on the afterlife. The original full title was The Pursuit of the Being Some Further Account of the Divers Doings of the Associated Shades, Under the Leadership of Sherlock Holmes, Esq. and it has also been titled In Pursuit of the House-Boat and Pursuit of the House-Boat.
Chapters (43)
- THE PURSUIT OF THE HOUSE-BOAT
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- I THE ASSOCIATED SHADES TAKE ACTION
- II THE STRANGER UNRAVELS A MYSTERY AND REVEALS HIMSELF
- III THE SEARCH-PARTY IS ORGANIZED
- IV ON BOARD THE HOUSE-BOAT
- V A CONFERENCE ON DECK
- VI A CONFERENCE BELOW-STAIRS
- VII THE “GEHENNA” IS CHARTERED
- VIII ON BOARD THE “GEHENNA”
- IX CAPTAIN KIDD MEETS WITH AN OBSTACLE
- X A WARNING ACCEPTED
- XI MAROONED
- XII THE ESCAPE AND THE END
- p. v
- 1
- 19
- 42
- 58
- 73
- 89
- 105
- 121
- 139
- 157
- 172
- 189
- p. vii
- 42
- p. viii
- p. 1
- p. 19
- p. 42
- p. 58
- p. 73
- p. 89
- p. 105
- p. 121
- p. 139
- p. 157
- p. 172
- p. 189
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