CONTENTS.


PART I.

THE ENGLISH AT THE NORTH POLE.

CHAPTER
[I.]THE FORWARD
[II.]AN UNEXPECTED LETTER
[III.]DR. CLAWBONNY
[IV.]THE DOG-CAPTAIN
[V.]AT SEA
[VI.]THE GREAT POLAR CURRENT
[VII.]THE ENTRANCE OF DAVIS STRAIT
[VIII.]THE TALK OF THE CREW
[IX.]ANOTHER LETTER
[X.]DANGEROUS SAILING
[XI.]THE DEVIL'S THUMB
[XII.]CAPTAIN HATTERAS
[XIII.]THE CAPTAIN'S PLANS
[XIV.]THE EXPEDITIONS IN SEARCH OF FRANKLIN
[XV.]THE FORWARD DRIVEN SOUTHWARD
[XVI.]THE MAGNETIC POLE
[XVII.]THE FATE OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN
[XVIII.]THE WAY NORTHWARD
[XIX.]A WHALE IN SIGHT
[XX.]BEECHEY ISLAND
[XXI.]THE DEATH OF BELLOT
[XXII.]THE FIRST SIGNS OF MUTINY
[XXIII.]ATTACKED BY THE ICE
[XXIV.]PREPARATIONS FOR WINTERING
[XXV.]ONE OF JAMES ROSS'S FOXES
[XXVI.]THE LAST PIECE OF COAL
[XXVII.]THE GREAT COLD AT CHRISTMAS
[XXVIII.]PREPARATIONS FOR DEPARTURE
[XXIX.]ACROSS THE ICE-FIELDS
[XXX.]THE CAIRN
[XXXI.]THE DEATH OF SIMPSON
[XXXII.]THE RETURN TO THE FORWARD

PART II.

THE DESERT OF ICE.

[I.]THE DOCTOR'S INVENTORY
[II.]ALTAMONT'S FIRST WORDS
[III.]SEVENTEEN DAYS OF LAND JOURNEY
[IV.]THE LAST CHARGE OF POWDER
[V.]THE SEAL AND THE BEAR
[VI.]THE PORPOISE
[VII.]A DISCUSSION ABOUT CHARTS
[VIII.]EXCURSION TO THE NORTH OF VICTORIA BAY
[IX.]COLD AND HEAT
[X.]THE PLEASURES OF WINTER-QUARTERS
[XI.]DISQUIETING TRACES
[XII.]THE ICE PRISON
[XIII.]THE MINE
[XIV.]THE POLAR SPRING
[XV.]THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE
[XVI.]NORTHERN ARCADIA
[XVII.]ALTAMONT'S REVENGE
[XVIII.]THE LAST PREPARATIONS
[XIX.]THE JOURNEY NORTHWARD
[XX.]FOOTPRINTS ON THE SNOW
[XXI.]THE OPEN SEA
[XXII.]THE APPROACH TO THE POLE
[XXIII.]THE ENGLISH FLAG
[XXIV.]POLAR COSMOGRAPHY
[XXV.]MOUNT HATTERAS
[XXVI.]RETURN TO THE SOUTH
[XXVII.]CONCLUSION