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In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain GrantJules Verne

In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain Grant

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Original author: Jules Verne

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"In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain Grant" by Jules Verne is a novel published in 1867–68. When a mysterious bottle reveals fragments of Captain Grant's location after his shipwreck, Lord and Lady Glenarvan embark on an extraordinary rescue mission with the captain's children. With only partial coordinates pointing to the 37th parallel south, they must circumnavigate the globe through South America, Australia, and New Zealand. Accompanied by an absent-minded French geographer and facing treacherous betrayals, the expedition races to solve cryptic clues and find the missing captain.

In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain Grant, by Jules Verne. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #2083.

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67 Chapters

  1. 1.Introduction: To Volume Four459 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: The Shark1,758 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: The Three Documents2,205 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: The Captain’s Children1,340 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: Lady Glenarvan’s Proposal1,780 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: The Departure of the “duncan”1,457 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: An Unexpected Passenger2,137 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: Jacques Paganel Is Undeceived1,888 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: The Geographer’s Resolution1,934 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: Through the Straits of Magellan1,576 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: The Course Decided2,414 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: Traveling in Chili1,561 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII: Eleven Thousand Feet Aloft1,809 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII: A Sudden Descent2,865 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV: Providentially Rescued2,203 words
  16. 16.Chapter XV: Thalcave2,185 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVI: The News of the Lost Captain2,327 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVII: A Serious Necessity1,432 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVIII: In Search of Water2,907 words
  20. 20.Chapter XIX: The Red Wolves3,218 words
  21. 21.Chapter XX: Strange Signs1,745 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXI: A False Trail1,778 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXII: The Flood2,774 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXIII: A Singular Abode2,496 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXIV: Paganel’s Disclosure2,680 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXV: Between Fire and Water2,236 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXVI: The Return on Board2,561 words
  28. 28.Chapter I: A New Destination2,840 words
  29. 29.Chapter II: Tristan D’acunha and the Isle of Amsterdam1,364 words
  30. 30.Chapter III: Cape Town and M. Viot1,483 words
  31. 31.Chapter IV: A Wager and How Decided2,046 words
  32. 32.Chapter V: The Storm on the Indian Ocean2,559 words
  33. 33.Chapter VI: A Hospitable Colonist2,583 words
  34. 34.Chapter VII: The Quartermaster of the “britannia”2,953 words
  1. 35.Chapter VIII: Preparation for the Journey2,184 words
  2. 36.Chapter IX: A Country of Paradoxes1,687 words
  3. 37.Chapter X: An Accident2,514 words
  4. 38.Chapter XI: Crime or Calamity2,558 words
  5. 39.Chapter XII: Toline of the Lachlan2,629 words
  6. 40.Chapter XIII: A Warning2,429 words
  7. 41.Chapter XIV: Wealth in the Wilderness3,082 words
  8. 42.Chapter XV: Suspicious Occurrences3,370 words
  9. 43.Chapter XVI: A Startling Discovery3,037 words
  10. 44.Chapter XVII: The Plot Unveiled3,027 words
  11. 45.Chapter XVIII: Four Days of Anguish3,132 words
  12. 46.Chapter XIX: Helpless and Hopeless2,942 words
  13. 47.Chapter I: A Rough Captain2,108 words
  14. 48.Chapter II: Navigators and Their Discoveries938 words
  15. 49.Chapter III: The Martyr-Roll of Navigators745 words
  16. 50.Chapter IV: The Wreck of the “macquarie”2,693 words
  17. 51.Chapter V: Cannibals1,750 words
  18. 52.Chapter VI: A Dreaded Country2,333 words
  19. 53.Chapter VII: The Maori War1,728 words
  20. 54.Chapter VIII: On the Road to Auckland1,990 words
  21. 55.Chapter IX: Introduction to the Cannibals1,631 words
  22. 56.Chapter X: A Momentous Interview2,197 words
  23. 57.Chapter XI: The Chief’s Funeral2,524 words
  24. 58.Chapter XII: Strangely Liberated2,793 words
  25. 59.Chapter XIII: The Sacred Mountain3,340 words
  26. 60.Chapter XIV: A Bold Stratagem2,637 words
  27. 61.Chapter XV: From Peril to Safety2,791 words
  28. 62.Chapter XVI: Why the “duncan” Went to New Zealand2,038 words
  29. 63.Chapter XVII: Ayrton’s Obstinacy2,091 words
  30. 64.Chapter XVIII: A Discouraging Confession2,814 words
  31. 65.Chapter XIX: A Cry in the Night2,763 words
  32. 66.Chapter XX: Captain Grant’s Story3,243 words
  33. 67.Chapter XXI: Paganel’s Last Entanglement1,586 words