Although French science fiction innovator Jules Verne is best known for fantastical tales such as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Journey to the Center of the Earth, he also wrote a number of fast-paced action-adventure stories. Dick Sand:...
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Although French science fiction innovator Jules Verne is best known for fantastical tales such as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Journey to the Center of the Earth, he also wrote a number of fast-paced action-adventure stories. Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen falls into this category, following the protagonist of the title through an around the world whaling trip that goes horribly wrong Chapter XVII -- DriftingChapter XVIII -- Various Incidents; Chapter XIX -- S. V.; Chapter XX -- Conclusion. Chapter I -- The Slave TradeChapter II -- Harris and Negoro; Chapter III -- On the March; Chapter IV -- The Bad Roads of Angola; Chapter V -- Ants and Their Dwelling; Chapter VI -- The Diving-Bell; Chapter VII -- In Camp on the Banks of the Coanza; Chapter VIII -- Some of Dick Sand's Notes; Chapter IX -- Kazounde; Chapter X -- The Great Market Day; Chapter XI -- The King of Kazounde is Offered a Punch; Chapter XII -- A Royal Burial; Chapter XIII -- The Interior of a Factory; Chapter XIV -- Some News of Dr. Livingstone; Chapter XV -- Where a Manticore May Lead; Chapter XVI -- A Magician. Title; Contents; PART I; Chapter I -- The Brig-Schooner "Pilgrim"; Chapter II -- Dick Sand; Chapter III -- The Wreck; Chapter IV -- The Survivors of the "Waldeck"; Chapter V -- S. V.; Chapter VI -- A Whale in Sight; Chapter VII -- Preparations; Chapter VIII -- The Jubarte; Chapter IX -- Captain Sand; Chapter X -- The Four Days Which Follow; Chapter XI -- Tempest; Chapter XII -- On the Horizon; Chapter XIII -- Land! Land!; Chapter XIV -- The Best to Do; Chapter XV -- Harris; Chapter XVI -- On the Way; Chapter XVII -- A Hundred Miles in Two Days; Chapter XVIII -- The Terrible Word; PART II.
