| INTRODUCTION TO VOLUME FOUR | |
| IN SEARCH OF THE CASTAWAYS | |
| 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 |
| AUSTRALIA | |
| 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 |
| NEW ZEALAND | |
| 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 |
| PART I. | THE GIANT RAFT |
| CHAPTER I | A CAPTAIN OF THE WOODS |
| CHAPTER II | ROBBER AND ROBBED |
| CHAPTER III | THE GARRAL FAMILY |
| CHAPTER IV | HESITATION |
| CHAPTER V | THE AMAZON |
| CHAPTER VI | A FOREST ON THE GROUND |
| CHAPTER VII | FOLLOWING A LIANA |
| CHAPTER VIII | THE JANGADA |
| CHAPTER IX | THE EVENING OF THE FIFTH OF JUNE |
| CHAPTER X | FROM IQUITOS TO PEVAS |
| CHAPTER XI | FROM PEVAS TO THE FRONTIER |
| CHAPTER XII | FRAGOSO AT WORK |
| CHAPTER XIII | TORRES |
| CHAPTER XIV | STILL DESCENDING |
| CHAPTER XV | THE CONTINUED DESCENT |
| CHAPTER XVI | EGA |
| CHAPTER XVII | AN ATTACK |
| CHAPTER XVIII | THE ARRIVAL DINNER |
| CHAPTER XIX | ANCIENT HISTORY |
| CHAPTER XX | BETWEEN THE TWO MEN |
| PART II. | THE CRYPTOGRAM |
| CHAPTER I | MANAOS |
| CHAPTER II | THE FIRST MOMENTS |
| CHAPTER III | RETROSPECTIVE |
| CHAPTER IV | MORAL PROOFS |
| CHAPTER V | MATERIAL PROOFS |
| CHAPTER VI | THE LAST BLOW |
| CHAPTER VII | RESOLUTIONS |
| CHAPTER VIII | THE FIRST SEARCH |
| CHAPTER IX | THE SECOND ATTEMPT |
| CHAPTER X | A CANNON SHOT |
| CHAPTER XI | THE CONTENTS OF THE CASE |
| CHAPTER XII | THE DOCUMENT |
| CHAPTER XIII | IS IT A MATTER OF FIGURES? |
| CHAPTER XIV | CHANCE! |
| CHAPTER XV | THE LAST EFFORTS |
| CHAPTER XVI | PREPARATIONS |
| CHAPTER XVII | THE LAST NIGHT |
| CHAPTER XVIII | FRAGOSO |
| CHAPTER XIX | THE CRIME OF TIJUCO |
| CHAPTER XX | THE LOWER AMAZON |
| PUBLISHERS’ NOTE. | |
| DETAILED CONTENTS. | |
| FIVE WEEKS IN A BALLOON. | |
| CHAPTER FIRST. | The End of a much-applauded Speech.-The Presentation of Dr. Samuel Ferguson.-Excelsior.-Full-length Portrait of the Doctor.-A Fatalist convinced.-A Dinner at the Travellers' Club.-Several Toasts for the Occasion |
| CHAPTER SECOND. | The Article in the Daily Telegraph.-War between the Scientific Journals.-Mr. Petermann backs his Friend Dr. Ferguson.-Reply of the Savant Koner.-Bets made.-Sundry Propositions offered to the Doctor |
| CHAPTER THIRD. | The Doctor's Friend.-The Origin of their Friendship.-Dick Kennedy at London.-An unexpected but not very consoling Proposal.-A Proverb by no means cheering.-A few Names from the African Martyrology.-The Advantages of a Balloon.-Dr. Ferguson's Secret |
| CHAPTER FOURTH. | African Explorations.-Barth, Richardson, Overweg, Werne, Brun-Rollet, Penney, Andrea, Debono, Miani, Guillaume Lejean, Brace, Krapf and Rebmann, Maizan, Roscher, Burton and Speke |
| CHAPTER FIFTH. | Kennedy's Dreams.-Articles and Pronouns in the Plural.-Dick's Insinuations.-A Promenade over the Map of Africa.-What is contained between two Points of the Compass.-Expeditions now on foot.-Speke and Grant.-Krapf, De Decken, and De Heuglin |
| CHAPTER SIXTH. | A Servant-match him!-He can see the Satellites of Jupiter.-Dick and Joe hard at it.-Doubt and Faith.-The Weighing Ceremony.-Joe and Wellington.-He gets a Half-crown |
| CHAPTER SEVENTH. | Geometrical Details.-Calculation of the Capacity of the Balloon.-The Double Receptacle.-The Covering.-The Car.-The Mysterious Apparatus.-The Provisions and Stores.-The Final Summing up |
| CHAPTER EIGHTH. | Joe's Importance.-The Commander of the Resolute.-Kennedy's Arsenal.-Mutual Amenities.-The Farewell Dinner.-Departure on the 21st of February.-The Doctor's Scientific Sessions.-Duveyrier.-Livingstone.-Details of the Aerial Voyage.-Kennedy silenced |
| CHAPTER NINTH. | They double the Cape.-The Forecastle.-A Course of Cosmography by Professor Joe.-Concerning the Method of guiding Balloons.-How to seek out Atmospheric Currents.-Eureka |
| CHAPTER TENTH. | Former Experiments.-The Doctor's Five Receptacles.-The Gas Cylinder.-The Calorifere.-The System of Manoeuvring.-Success certain |
| CHAPTER ELEVENTH. | The Arrival at Zanzibar.-The English Consul.-Ill-will of the Inhabitants.-The Island of Koumbeni.-The Rain-Makers.-Inflation of the Balloon.-Departure on the 18th of April.-The last Good-by.-The Victoria |
| CHAPTER TWELFTH | Crossing the Strait.-The Mrima.-Dick's Remark and Joe's Proposition.-A Recipe for Coffee-making.-The Uzaramo.-The Unfortunate Maizan.-Mount Duthumi.-The Doctor's Cards.-Night under a Nopal |
| CHAPTER THIRTEENTH. | Change of Weather.-Kennedy has the Fever.-The Doctor's Medicine.-Travels on Land.-The Basin of Imenge.-Mount Rubeho.-Six Thousand Feet Elevation.-A Halt in the Daytime |
| CHAPTER FOURTEENTH. | The Forest of Gum-Trees.-The Blue Antelope.-The Rallying-Signal.-An Unexpected Attack.-The Kanyeme.-A Night in the Open Air.-The Mabunguru.-Jihoue-la-Mkoa.-A Supply of Water.-Arrival at Kazeh |
| CHAPTER FIFTEENTH. | Kazeh.-The Noisy Market-place.-The Appearance of the Balloon.-The Wangaga.-The Sons of the Moon.-The Doctor's Walk.-The Population of the Place.-The Royal Tembe.-The Sultan's Wives.-A Royal Drunken-Bout.-Joe an Object of Worship.-How they Dance in the Moon.-A Reaction.-Two Moons in one Sky.-The Instability of Divine Honors |
| CHAPTER SIXTEENTH. | Symptoms of a Storm.-The Country of the Moon.-The Future of the African Continent.-The Last Machine of all.-A View of the Country at Sunset.-Flora and Fauna.-The Tempest.-The Zone of Fire.-The Starry Heavens. |
| CHAPTER SEVENTEENTH. | The Mountains of the Moon.-An Ocean of Venture.-They cast Anchor.-The Towing Elephant.-A Running Fire.-Death of the Monster.-The Field Oven.-A Meal on the Grass.-A Night on the Ground |
| CHAPTER EIGHTEENTH. | The Karagwah.-Lake Ukereoue.-A Night on an Island.-The Equator.-Crossing the Lake.-The Cascades.-A View of the Country.-The Sources of the Nile.-The Island of Benga.-The Signature of Andrea Debono.-The Flag with the Arms of England |
| CHAPTER NINETEENTH. | The Nile.-The Trembling Mountain.-A Remembrance of the Country.-The Narratives of the Arabs.-The Nyam-Nyams.-Joe's Shrewd Cogitations.-The Balloon runs the Gantlet.-Aerostatic Ascensions.-Madame Blanchard. |
| CHAPTER TWENTIETH. | The Celestial Bottle.-The Fig-Palms.-The Mammoth Trees.-The Tree of War.-The Winged Team.-Two Native Tribes in Battle.-A Massacre.-An Intervention from above |
| CHAPTER TWENTY-FIRST. | Strange Sounds.-A Night Attack.-Kennedy and Joe in the Tree.-Two Shots.-"Help! help!"-Reply in French.-The Morning.-The Missionary.-The Plan of Rescue |
| CHAPTER TWENTY-SECOND. | The Jet of Light.-The Missionary.-The Rescue in a Ray of Electricity.-A Lazarist Priest.-But little Hope.-The Doctor's Care.-A Life of Self-Denial.-Passing a Volcano |
| CHAPTER TWENTY-THIRD. | Joe in a Fit of Rage.-The Death of a Good Man.-The Night of watching by the Body.-Barrenness and Drought.-The Burial.-The Quartz Rocks.-Joe's Hallucinations.-A Precious Ballast.-A Survey of the Gold-bearing Mountains.-The Beginning of Joe's Despair |
| CHAPTER TWENTY-FOURTH. | The Wind dies away.-The Vicinity of the Desert.-The Mistake in the Water Supply.-The Nights of the Equator.-Dr. Ferguson's Anxieties.-The Situation flatly stated.-Energetic Replies of Kennedy and Joe.-One Night more |
| CHAPTER TWENTY-FIFTH. | A Little Philosophy.-A Cloud on the Horizon.-In the Midst of a Fog.-The Strange Balloon.-An Exact View of the Victoria.-The Palm-Trees.-Traces of a Caravan.-The Well in the Midst of the Desert |
| CHAPTER TWENTY-SIXTH. | One Hundred and Thirteen Degrees.-The Doctor's Reflections.-A Desperate Search.-The Cylinder goes out.-One Hundred and Twenty-two Degrees.-Contemplation of the Desert.-A Night Walk.-Solitude.-Debility.-Joe's Prospects.-He gives himself One Day more |
| CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVENTH. | Terrific Heat.-Hallucinations.-The Last Drops of Water.-Nights of Despair.-An Attempt at Suicide.-The Simoom.-The Oasis.-The Lion and Lioness. |
| CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHTH. | An Evening of Delight.-Joe's Culinary Performances.-A Dissertation on Raw Meat.-The Narrative of James Bruce.-Camping out.-Joe's Dreams.-The Barometer begins to fall.-The Barometer rises again.-Preparations for Departure.-The Tempest |
| CHAPTER TWENTY-NINTH. | Signs of Vegetation.-The Fantastic Notion of a French Author.-A Magnificent Country.-The Kingdom of Adamova.-The Explorations of Speke and Burton connected with those of Dr. Barth.-The Atlantika Mountains.-The River Benoue.-The City of Yola.-The Bagele.-Mount Mendif |
| CHAPTER THIRTIETH. | Mosfeia.-The Sheik.-Denham, Clapperton, and Oudney.-Vogel.-The Capital of Loggoum.-Toole.-Becalmed above Kernak.-The Governor and his Court.-The Attack.-The Incendiary Pigeons |
| CHAPTER THIRTY-FIRST. | Departure in the Night-time.-All Three.-Kennedy's Instincts.-Precautions.-The Course of the Shari River.-Lake Tchad.-The Water of the Lake.-The Hippopotamus.-One Bullet thrown away |
| CHAPTER THIRTY-SECOND. | Departure in the Night-time.-All Three.-Kennedy's Instincts.-Precautions.-The Course of the Shari River.-Lake Tchad.-The Water of the Lake.-The Hippopotamus.-One Bullet thrown away |
| CHAPTER THIRTY-THIRD. | Conjectures.-Reestablishment of the Victoria's Equilibrium.-Dr. Ferguson's New Calculations.-Kennedy's Hunt.-A Complete Exploration of Lake Tchad.-Tangalia.-The Return.-Lari |
| CHAPTER THIRTY-FOURTH. | The Hurricane.-A Forced Departure.-Loss of an Anchor.-Melancholy Reflections.-The Resolution adopted.-The Sand-Storm.-The Buried Caravan.-A Contrary yet Favorable Wind.-The Return southward.-Kennedy at his Post |
| CHAPTER THIRTY-FIFTH. | What happened to Joe.-The Island of the Biddiomahs.-The Adoration shown him.-The Island that sank.-The Shores of the Lake.-The Tree of the Serpents.-The Foot-Tramp.-Terrible Suffering.-Mosquitoes and Ants.-Hunger.-The Victoria seen.-She disappears.-The Swamp.-One Last Despairing Cry |
| CHAPTER THIRTY-SIXTH. | A Throng of People on the Horizon.-A Troop of Arabs.-The Pursuit.-It is He.-Fall from Horseback.-The Strangled Arab.-A Ball from Kennedy.-Adroit Manoeuvres.-Caught up flying.-Joe saved at last |
| CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVENTH. | The Western Route.-Joe wakes up.-His Obstinacy.-End of Joe's Narrative.-Tagelei.-Kennedy's Anxieties.-The Route to the North.-A Night near Aghades |
| CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHTH. | A Rapid Passage.-Prudent Resolves.-Caravans in Sight.-Incessant Rains.-Goa.-The Niger.-Golberry, Geoffroy, and Gray.-Mungo Park.-Laing.-Rene Caillie.-Clapperton.-John and Richard Lander |
| CHAPTER THIRTY-NINTH. | The Country in the Elbow of the Niger.-A Fantastic View of the Hombori Mountains.-Kabra.-Timbuctoo.-The Chart of Dr. Barth.-A Decaying City.-Whither Heaven wills |
| CHAPTER FORTIETH. | Dr. Ferguson's Anxieties.-Persistent Movement southward.-A Cloud of Grasshoppers.-A View of Jenne.-A View of Sego.-Change of the Wind.-Joe's Regrets |
| CHAPTER FORTY-FIRST. | The Approaches to Senegal.-The Balloon sinks lower and lower.-They keep throwing out, throwing out.-The Marabout Al-Hadji.-Messrs. Pascal, Vincent, and Lambert.-A Rival of Mohammed.-The Difficult Mountains.-Kennedy's Weapons.-One of Joe's Manoeuvres.-A Halt over a Forest |
| CHAPTER FORTY-SECOND. | A Struggle of Generosity.-The Last Sacrifice.-The Dilating Apparatus.-Joe's Adroitness.-Midnight.-The Doctor's Watch.-Kennedy's Watch.-The Latter falls asleep at his Post.-The Fire.-The Howlings of the Natives.-Out of Range |
| CHAPTER FORTY-THIRD. | The Talabas.-The Pursuit.-A Devastated Country.-The Wind begins to fall.-The Victoria sinks.-The last of the Provisions.-The Leaps of the Balloon.-A Defence with Fire-arms.-The Wind freshens.-The Senegal River.-The Cataracts of Gouina.-The Hot Air.-The Passage of the River |
| CHAPTER FORTY-FOURTH. | Conclusion.-The Certificate.-The French Settlements.-The Post of Medina.-The Battle.-Saint Louis.-The English Frigate.-The Return to London. |