CONTENTS

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[CHAPTER I]
Conversation on the Subject of the Bullet—Construction of aCanoe—Hunting—At the Top of a Kauri—Nothing toattest the Presence of Man—Neb and Herbert's Prize—Turninga Turtle—The Turtle disappears—Cyrus Harding's Explanation[1]
[CHAPTER II]
First Trial of the Canoe—A Wreck on the Coast—Towing—FlotsamPoint—Inventory of the Case: Tools, Weapons,Instruments, Clothes, Books, Utensils—What Pencroftmisses—The Gospel—A Verse from the Sacred Book[11]
[CHAPTER III]
The Start—The rising Tide—Elms and different Plants—TheJacamar—Aspect of the Forest—Gigantic Eucalypti—TheReason they are called "Fever Trees"—Troops of Monkeys—AWaterfall—The Night Encampment[23]
[CHAPTER IV]
Journey to the Coast—Troops of Monkeys—A new River—TheReason the Tide was not felt—A woody Shore—ReptilePromontory—Herbertenvies Gideon Spilett—Explosion of Bamboos[34]
[CHAPTER V]
Proposal to return by the Southern Shore—Configuration of theCoast—Searching for the supposed Wreck—A Wreck in theAir—Discovery of a small Natural Port—At Midnight onthe Banks of the Mercy—The Canoe Adrift[45]
[CHAPTER VI]
Pencroft's Halloos—A Night in the Chimneys—Herbert's Arrows—TheCaptain's Project—An unexpected Explanation—Whathas happened in Granite House—How a new Servantenters the Service of the Colonists[58]
[CHAPTER VII]
Plans—A Bridge over the Mercy—Mode adopted for making anIsland of Prospect Heights—The Drawbridge—Harvest—TheStream—The Poultry-yard—A Pigeon-house—The twoOnagas—The Cart—Excursion to Port Balloon[70]
[CHAPTER VIII]
Linen—Shoes of Seal-leather—Manufacture of Pyroxyle—Gardening—Fishing—Turtle-eggs—Improvement of MasterJup—The Corral—Musmon Hunt—New Animal and VegetablePossessions—Recollections of their Native Land[81]
[CHAPTER IX]
Bad Weather—The Hydraulic Lift—Manufacture of Glass-ware—TheBread-tree—Frequent Visits to the Corral—Increase ofthe Flock—The Reporter's Question—Exact Position ofLincoln Island—Pencroft's Proposal[92]
[CHAPTER X]
Boat-building—Second Crop of Corn—Hunting Koalas—A newPlant, more Pleasant than Useful—Whale in Sight—AHarpoon from the Vineyard—Cutting up the Whale—Usefor the Bones—End of the Month of May—Pencroft hasnothing left to wish for[103]
[CHAPTER XI]
Winter—Felling Wood—The Mill—Pencroft's fixed Idea—TheBones—To what Use an Albatross may be put—Fuel forthe Future—Top and Jup—Storms—Damage to the Poultry-yard—Excursionto the Marsh—Cyrus Harding alone—Exploringthe Well[114]
[CHAPTER XII]
The Rigging of the Vessel—An Attack from Foxes—Jup wounded—Jupcured—Completion of the Boat—Pencroft's Triumph—TheBonadventure's trial Trip to the South of the Island—Anunexpected Document[127]
[CHAPTER XIII]
Departure decided upon—Conjectures—Preparations—The threePassengers—First Night—Second Night—Tabor Island—Searchingthe Shore—Searching the Wood—No one—Animals—Plants—ADwelling—Deserted[142]
[CHAPTER XIV]
The Inventory—Night—A few Letters—Continuation of theSearch—Plants and Animals—Herbert in great Danger—OnBoard—The Departure—Bad Weather—A Gleam of Reason—Loston the Sea—A timely Light[154]
[CHAPTER XV]
The Return—Discussion—Cyrus Harding and the Stranger—PortBalloon—The Engineer's Devotion—A touchingIncident—Tears flow[166]
[CHAPTER XVI]
A Mystery to be cleared up—The Stranger's first Words—TwelveYears on the Islet—Avowal which escapes him—TheDisappearance—Cyrus Harding's Confidence—Constructionof a Mill—The first Bread—An Act of Devotion—Honest Hands[176]
[CHAPTER XVII]
Still alone—The Stranger's Request—The Farm established atthe Corral—Twelve Years ago—The Boatswain's Mate ofthe Britannia—Left on Tabor Island—Cyrus Harding'sHand—The mysterious Document[191]
[CHAPTER XVIII]
Conversation—Cyrus Harding and Gideon Spilett—An Idea ofthe Engineer's—The Electric Telegraph—The Wires—TheBattery—The Alphabet—Fine Season—Prosperity of theColony—Photography—An Appearance of Snow—TwoYears on Lincoln Island[203]
[CHAPTER XIX]
Recollections of their Native Land—Probable Future—Projectfor surveying the Coasts of the Island—Departure on the16th of April—Sea-view of Reptile End—The basaltic Rocksof the Western Coast—Bad Weather—Night comes on—New Incident[216]
[CHAPTER XX]
A Night at Sea—Shark Gulf—Confidences—Preparations forWinter—Forwardness of the Bad Season—Severe Cold—Workin the Interior—In Six Months—A PhotographicNegative—Unexpected Incident[226]