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“ Men and beasts, everything, disappeared in a whirlpool of foam. A ponderous liquid mass engulfed them in its furious tide. p. 205. He turned his intelligent head towards his master, and, shaking his long mane, neighed for him beseechingly. p. 208. Glenarvan, Paganel, the major, Austin, and Mulready were seated astraddle, or dangling in the branches, according to their own inclinations. p. 213. A long body appeared. Paganel dangled from branch to branch. His hands could grasp nothing. Was he alive, or dead? p. 217. The hunt promised well, and gave hopes of culinary wonders. ”

“ A fair and comfortable locality, which the merry mill crowned with its pointed gable and caressed with the moving shadow of its sails. p. 288. He was a somewhat rough-looking, broad-shouldered man, of about forty-five. p. 292. "When I was washed from the forecastle, as I was hauling down the jib, the Britannia was driving towards the coast of Australia, which was not two cable-lengths distant." p. 293. When he came to himself, he was in the hands of the natives, who carried him into the interior of the country. ”

“ An important road--that from Carmen to Mendoza--distinguishable by the bones of such animals as mules, horses, sheep and oxen, whose remains were scattered by the birds of prey, and lay bleaching in the sun. p. 144. They set out at daybreak. The horses advanced at a brisk pace among the tufts of "paja-brava," a kind of grass that serves the Indians as a shelter during the storms. ”

“ The Scandinavians in the North, Iceland and Greenland—Benjamin of Tudela visits Marseilles, Rome, Constantinople, the Archipelago, Palestine, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Damascus, Baalbec, Nineveh, Baghdad, Babylon, Bassorah, Ispahan, Shiraz, Samarcand, Thibet, Malabar, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Egypt, Sicily, Italy, Germany, and France—Carpini explores Turkestan—Manners and customs of the Tartars—Rubruquis and the Sea of Azov, the Volga, Karakorum, Astrakhan, and Derbend
CHAPTER IV. MARCO POLO, 1253-1324. ”

“ Ibn Batuta—The Nile—Gaza, Tyre, Tiberias, Libanus, Baalbec, Damascus, Meshid, Bussorah, Baghdad, Tabriz, Mecca and Medina—Yemen—Abyssinia—The country of the Berbers—Zanguebar—Ormuz—Syria—Anatolia—Asia Minor—Astrakhan—Constantinople—Turkestan—Herat—The Indus—Delhi—Malabar—The Maldives—Ceylon—The Coromandel coast—Bengal—The Nicobar Islands—Sumatra—China—Africa—The Niger—Timbuctoo
CHAPTER VI. JEAN DE BÉTHENCOURT, 1339-1425. ”

“ Fourth Voyage: A Flotilla of four vessels—Canary Islands—Martinique—Dominica—Santa-Cruz—Porto-Rico—Hispaniola—Jamaica—Cayman Island—Pinos Island—Island of Guanaja—Cape Honduras—The American Coast of Truxillo on the Gulf of Darien—The Limonare Islands—Huerta—The Coast of Veragua—Auriferous Strata—Revolt of the Natives—The Dream of Columbus—Porto-Bello—The Mulatas—Putting into port at Jamaica—Distress—Revolt of the Spaniards against Columbus—Lunar Eclipse—Arrival of Columbus at Hispaniola—Return of Columbus to Spain—His death, on the 20th of March, 1506 ”

“ The fugitives made themselves levers out of the stakes of the tomb. p. 552. An incandescent column poured forth towards the sky with loud explosions, while streams of boiling water and lava rolled towards the encampment of the natives. p. 553. On every side water-spouts, with spiral rings of vapor, spirted from the ground like the jets of a fountain. p. 560. A second ball whistled over their heads, and demolished the nearest of the three canoes. p. 564. As soon as they set foot on deck the bagpiper struck up a well remembered air, while hearty hurrahs welcomed the owner's return on board. ”

“ Bougainville—Changes in the life of a Notary's son—Colonization of the Falkland Islands—Buenos Ayres and Rio Janiero—Cession of the Falkland Islands to Spain—Hydrographical Survey of the Straits of Magellan—The Pecherais—The Four Facardins—Otaheite—Incidents of stay there—Productions of the country and manners of the people—Samoan Islands—Tierra del Santo Espirito or the New Hebrides—The Louisiade—Anchorite Islands—New Guinea—Buotan—From Batavia to St. ”

“ I am strong against grief, and can hear all." p. 33. "My father, my poor father!" cried Mary Grant, throwing herself at the feet of Lord Glenarvan. p. 41. The Rev. Mr. Morton implored the blessing of Heaven, and commended the expedition to the care of Providence. p. 52. This man, tall, lank, and shriveled, might have been forty years old. He resembled a long, broad-headed nail, for his head was large and thick, his forehead high, his nose prominent, his mouth wide, and his chin blunt. p. 57. Paganel was grandiloquent. ”

“ Discoveries by Bouvet de Lozier in the Southern Seas—Surville— Land of the Arsacides—Incident during the stay at Port Praslin—Arrival off the Coast of New Ireland—Surville's death—Marion's discoveries in the Antarctic Ocean—His massacre in New Zealand—Kerguelen in Iceland and the Arctic Regions—The Contest of the Watches—Fleurien and Verdun de la Crenne
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Expedition under command of La Perouse—St. ”

“ Japan—Departure of the three Venetians with the Emperor's daughter and the Persian ambassadors—Sai-gon—Java—Condor—Bintang—Sumatra—The Nicobar Islands—Ceylon—The Coromandel coast—The Malabar coast—The Sea of Oman—The island of Socotra—Madagascar—Zanzibar and the coast of Africa—Abyssinia—Yemen—Hadramaut and Oman—Ormuz—The return to Venice—A feast in the household of Polo—Marco Polo a Genoese prisoner—Death of Marco Polo about 1323
CHAPTER V. IBN BATUTA, 1328-1353. ”

“ Ayrton and Olbinett took their places respectively in front and in the rear part of the cart, while Glenarvan, the major, Paganel, Robert, Captain Mangles, and the two sailors, mounted their horses. p. 312. The "Mosquito Plains," whose very name describes them, and serves to tell of the tortures that our friends had to encounter. p. 313. Red-gum Station, the home and settlement of an emigrant engaged in the cattle-breeding which is the source of so much Australian wealth. ”

“ Fight between the Centurion and a Spanish galleon "The council chose the latter alternative" "Most of them on horseback" "One of them tore the carrion with his teeth" "They made a thousand grimaces" The natives waving palm-leaves as a sign of welcome Head-dresses of natives of Otahiti "Pursued by the arrows of the natives" A struggle between the Swallow and a Malay prah Portrait of Bougainville "We made them sing" Lancers' Island Pirogue of the Marquesas Islands Mdlle. ”

“ At the Summit of the Cone-The Interior of the Crater-Sea Everywhere-No Land in Sight-A Bird's Eve View of the Coast-Hydrography and Orography-Is the Island Inhabited?-A Geographical Baptism-Lincoln Island.
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Regulation of Watches-Pencroff Is Satisfied-A Suspicious Smoke-The Course of Red Creek-The Flora of the Island-Its Fauna-Mountain Pheasants-A Kangaroo Chase-The Agouti-Lake Grant-Return to the Chimneys. ”

“ The Man of the Waters 11. The Nautilus 12. Everything through Electricity 13. Some Figures 14. The Black Current 15. An Invitation in Writing 16. Strolling the Plains 17. An Underwater Forest 18. Four Thousand Leagues Under the Pacific 19. Vanikoro 20. The Torres Strait 21. Some Days Ashore 22. The Lightning Bolts of Captain Nemo 23. " Aegri Somnia" 24. The Coral Realm SECOND PART 1. The Indian Ocean 2. A New Proposition from Captain Nemo 3. A Pearl Worth Ten Million 4. ”

“ Neb Has Not Yet Returned-The Reflections of the Reporter-The Supper-Prospect of a Bad Night-The Storm Is Frightful-They Go Out Into the Night-Struggle with the Rain and Wind.
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Is Cyrus Smith Alive?-Neb's Story-Footprints-An Insoluble Question-The First Words of Smith-Comparing the Footprints-Return to the Chimneys-Pencroff Dejected.
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Cyrus Is Here-Pencroff's Attempts-Rubbing Wood-Island or Continent-The Plans of the Engineer-Whereabouts in the Pacific-In the Depths of the Forest-The Pistachio Pine-A Pig Chase-A Smoke of Good Omen. ”

“ Gén. des Voyages," by Prévost. Vol. I., p. 39. 4to. An X. 20 vols. 1746. View of Quiloa. From an engraving in the Cabinet des Estampes. Topography. (Africa) . Map of the Coasts of Persia, Guzerat, and Malabar. From the French Map of the Eastern Ocean, pub. in 1740 by order of the Comte de Maurepas. The Island of Ormuz. "Hist. Gén. des Voyages." Prévost. Vol. II., p. 98. SECOND PART. Americus Vespucius. From an engraving in the Cabinet des Estampes of the Bibliothèque Nationale. Indians devoured by dogs. Th. de Bry. Grands Voyages, Americæ, part IV., plate XXII. Punishment of Indians. ”

“ They dragged themselves along, they no longer walked. p. 433. It was a brig of two hundred and fifty tons, called the Macquarie, which traded between the different ports of Australia and New Zealand. p. 437. The landlord of Victoria Hotel furnished them with two horses, and they set out. p. 441. But on the next day seven canoes of the islanders attacked it most violently and suddenly, causing it to capsize. p. 445. It was on the sixth of October, 1769, that this navigator (Captain Cook) first landed on the shores. p. 447. Safe themselves, the French marksmen picked off the chief. p. 450. ”

“ The Mist Rises-The Engineer's Disposition of Forces-Three Posts-Ayrton and Pencroft-The First Attack-Two Other Boat Loads-On the Islet-Six Convicts on Shore-The Brig Weighs Anchor-The Speedy's Projectiles-Desperate Situation-Unexpected Denouement.
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The Colonists on the Beach-Ayrton and Pencroff as Salvors-Talk At Breakfast-Pencroff's Reasoning-Exploration of the Brig's Hull in Detail-The Magazine Uninjured-New Riches-A Discovery-A Piece of a Broken Cylinder. ”

“ Ox's" "It is in the interests of science" "The workmen, whom we have had to choose in Quiquendone, are not very expeditious" The young girl took the line "Good-bye, Frantz," said Suzel Fiovaranti had been achieving a brilliant success in "Les Huguenots" They hustle each other to get out It was no longer a waltz It required two persons to eat a strawberry "To Virgamen! ”

“ XVI WANT OF AIR XVII FROM CAPE HORN TO THE AMAZON XVIII THE POULPS XIX THE GULF STREAM XX FROM LATITUDE 47° 24' TO LONGITUDE 17° 28' XXI A HECATOMB XXII THE LAST WORDS OF CAPTAIN NEMO XXIII CONCLUSION
TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEAS
AN UNDERWATER TOUR OF THE WORLD By Jules Verne Translated by Frederick Paul Walter Illustrated by Milo Winter CONTENTS Color Plates Introduction Units of Measure FIRST PART 1. A Runaway Reef 2. The Pros and Cons 3. As Master Wishes 4. Ned Land 5. At Random! 6. At Full Steam 7. A Whale of Unknown Species 8. " Mobilis in Mobili" 9. ”

“ There was the column of smoke. "A Canoe!" Of lions and tigers quite a score.
CELEBRATED TRAVELS AND TRAVELLERS, PART 1 THE EXPLORATION OF THE WORLD By Jules Verne With 59 Illustrations By L. Benett And P. Philippoteaux, And 50 Fac-Similes Of Ancient Drawings. LIST OF MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS FIRST PART. Map of the World as known to the Ancients. Approach to Constantinople. Anselmi Banduri Imperium orientale, tome II., p. 448. 2 vols. folio. Parisiis, 1711. Map of the World according to Marco Polo's ideas. Vol. I., p. 134 of the edition of Marco Polo published in London by Colonel Yule, 2 vols. ”