Skip to content
Dick Sand: A Captain at FifteenJules Verne

Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen

by OpenStories

Original author: Jules Verne

CompletedPublished Updated

"Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen" by Jules Verne is a novel published in 1878. When a whaling expedition goes tragically wrong, fifteen-year-old Dick Sand finds himself commanding a ship with no experienced crew. Through treachery and sabotage, the vessel is secretly diverted to Africa instead of South America, delivering its passengers into the hands of slave traders. Dick must protect Mrs. Weldon and her young son while navigating the brutal realities of the African slave trade in this adventure tale addressing one of history's darkest practices.

Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen, by Jules Verne. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #12051.

  • 115,839words
  • 38chapters
  • 0stars
  • 0bookmarks
  • 6hits
Start reading

38 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: The Brig-Schooner "pilgrim."3,000 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: Dick Sand2,317 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: The Wreck2,367 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: The Survivors of the "waldeck."1,795 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: S. V3,876 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: A Whale in Sight2,942 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: Preparations2,356 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: The Jubarte2,719 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: Captain Sand2,451 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: The Four Days Which Follow3,589 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: Tempest3,672 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII: On the Horizon2,919 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII: Land! Land!3,602 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV: The Best to Do4,240 words
  15. 15.Chapter XV: Harris3,808 words
  16. 16.Chapter XVI: On the Way3,411 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVII: A Hundred Miles in Two Days3,955 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVIII: The Terrible Word2,915 words
  19. 19.Chapter I: The Slave Trade3,261 words
  1. 20.Chapter II: Harris and Negoro3,328 words
  2. 21.Chapter III: On the March3,305 words
  3. 22.Chapter IV: The Bad Roads of Angola2,735 words
  4. 23.Chapter V: Ants and Their Dwelling3,037 words
  5. 24.Chapter VI: The Diving-Bell3,199 words
  6. 25.Chapter VII: In Camp on the Banks of the Coanza3,262 words
  7. 26.Chapter VIII: Some of Dick Sand's Notes3,784 words
  8. 27.Chapter IX: Kazounde2,994 words
  9. 28.Chapter X: The Great Market Day2,925 words
  10. 29.Chapter XI: The King of Kazounde Is Offered a Punch2,558 words
  11. 30.Chapter XII: A Royal Burial3,408 words
  12. 31.Chapter XIII: The Interior of a Factory2,809 words
  13. 32.Chapter XIV: Some News of Dr. Livingstone3,683 words
  14. 33.Chapter XV: Where a Manticore May Lead3,925 words
  15. 34.Chapter XVI: A Magician2,483 words
  16. 35.Chapter XVII: Drifting2,901 words
  17. 36.Chapter XVIII: Various Incidents2,530 words
  18. 37.Chapter XIX: S. V2,753 words
  19. 38.Conclusion1,025 words