CONTENTS

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1.Hope Realized[1]
2. London’s Good-bye[6]
3.The Voyage Begins[18]
4.Lisbon to Madeira[33]
5.Experiences Afloat[44]
6.On the Way to Rio[55]
7.Christmas in Southern Seas[71]
8.We Run into Ice[93]
9.The Great Blow Falls[102]
10.Frank Wild Takes Command[106]
11.All Ice Where Eye Could See[117]
12.The Great Struggle Begins[131]
13.Going Doggedly On[145]
14.We Make for Elephant Island[160]
15.A Rough Time with Ice and Wind[177]
16.South Georgia Again[186]
17.A Spell on Tristan da Cunha[198]
18.Among the Islands[213]
19.Asail for Home[224]
Index[241]