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| [I.] | —The Young Sea Chief.—His Mission | 11 |
| [II.] | —The Demon Ship.—The Boy Chow | 19 |
| [III.] | —Adventures at Sea.—Rescue | 29 |
| [IV.] | —The Innkeeper.—Alarming News | 38 |
| [V.] | —Adventure in a Buddhist Monastery.—Chow's Encounter with a Bonze | 48 |
| [VI.] | —Thrashing the Gods.—The Boys taken Prisoners | 55 |
| [VII.] | —Treachery of the Bonzes.—Nicholas sent to Prison as a Traitor | 61 |
| [VIII.] | —Chow sets out to discover some Thieves | 69 |
| [IX.] | —Chow outwits a great Mandarin, and sets out to rescue his Master | 76 |
| [X.] | —Escape of Nicholas from Prison | 81 |
| [XI.] | —Pursued by the Yah-yu.—The Boat Wreck | 87 |
| [XII.] | —Nicholas again taken Prisoner | 94 |
| [XIII.] | —Pagodas, their Antiquity and Uses | 103 |
| [XIV.] | —A dangerous Descent | 109 |
| [XV.] | —Nicholas discovers a Conspiracy, and makes an unpleasant Entry into Pekin | 114 |
| [XVI.] | —The Boys again in Trouble | 126 |
| [XVII.] | —Nicholas resolves upon a dangerous Adventure | 136 |
| [XVIII.] | —The Imperial Gardens | 145 |
| [XIX.] | —The Princess of the Mings, and the Lady Candida | 150 |
| [XX.] | —Danger of the Princess.—Her Rescue by Nicholas | 154 |
| [XXI.] | —Assembly of the great Princes of the Empire | 163 |
| [XXII.] | —The Boy Prince and the Rival Generals | 170 |
| [XXIII.] | —Audience with the Son of Heaven.—Nicholas accuses a great Prince of Treason | 178 |
| [XXIV.] | —Nicholas unveils a Rebel Chief | 189 |
| [XXV.] | —Nicholas and the Prince have an Adventure, and save the Life of Chow | 197 |
| [XXVI.] | —Nicholas receives an important Command | 210 |
| [XXVII.] | —The Rebels attack Pekin.—Treachery of a General and the Fight | 214 |
| [XXVIII.] | —Attack on the palace.—Suicide of the Emperor, the Princess wounded | 221 |
| [XXIX.] | —The Secret Cavern.—The Princess saved by the Boys | 230 |
| [XXX.] | —A large Stock of Ladies, two taels per sack | 237 |
| [XXXI.] | —Chow makes a Discovery, and Nicholas a Surprise | 242 |
| [XXXII.] | —Nicholas punishes an ungrateful Innkeeper, and escapes from his treachery | 250 |
| [XXXIII.] | —An Overland Journey.—Attacked by Wolves, and stopped by a Serpent | 259 |
| [XXXIV.] | —Saved by a Musk Deer.—Stories of wonderful Mountains | 264 |
| [XXXV.] | —Treachery of the Guide.—The Princess seized by Robbers | 271 |
| [XXXVI.] | —Once more Prisoners, but with Friends.—The Guide's Mistake | 279 |
| [XXXVII.] | —Interview with the General.—Nicholas causes Soldiers to be sent in search of the Princess | 285 |
| [XXXVIII.] | —Cruel Death of the aged Woo.—A Battle.—Bravery of the Boys.—Chow taken by the Enemy | 293 |
| [XXXIX.] | —The Rebels beaten.—Artfulness of the Tartar King.—Chagrin and Disappointment of Nicholas | 300 |
| [XL.] | —The Great Boy Emperor.—Nicholas meets with a fearful Surprise | 305 |
| [XLI.] | —Nicholas has an Interview with his Father, and leaves Pekin forever | 309 |
| [XLII.] | —The Rival Sea Chiefs.—Re-appearance of an old Friend.—A comical Battle with the Tartars | 314 |
| [XLIII.] | —Chow discovers his Mother and the Princess.—Rescues them from the Tartars, and relates his Adventures | 320 |
| [XLIV.] | —A Sea Voyage.—The Colao relates the Adventures of the Princess | 329 |
| [XLV.] | —They reach the Palace of the Sea Chief Koshinga | 333 |
| [XLVI.] | —The King and Queen of Formosa.—Happy Termination of the Story | 336 |