[CONTENTS]
[ILLUSTRATIONS]
[FOOTNOTES]
[TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE]

In the
Great White Land

A Tale of the Antarctic Ocean
BY
DR. GORDON STABLES, R.N.
Author of “The Naval Cadet” “Crusoes of the Frozen North” &c.
Illustrated
BLACKIE & SON LIMITED
LONDON AND GLASGOW

“The ice was here, the ice was there,
The ice was all around;
It cracked and growled, and roared and howled
Like noises in a swound!”

Printed in Great Britain by
Blackie & Son, Limited, Glasgow

CONTENTS

[BOOK I
FAR AWAY IN THE FROZEN NORTH]
Chap. page
[I.][ Daydawn in the Arctic Regions—Were they Savages?][11]
[II.][ “Heave Round, sir,” said Captain Mayne Brace][24]
[III.][ “My Pride warred against my Better Feelings”][35]
[IV.][ The Agreement drawn up and signed][48]
[V.][ The Ship’s Bears: Gruff, and Growley, and Grumpey, and Meg][60]
[BOOK II
UNDER THE SOUTHERN CROSS]
[I.][ “And now,” he said, “’tis do or die”][73]
[II.][ A Giant of the Southern Seas][84]
[III.][ First Adventures on the Ice][96]
[IV.][ In Feather-land—A Terrible Accident][109]
[V.][ Ingomar himself had a Dream to dream][119]
[VI.][ “To the West, to the West”][128]
[VII.][ A Fearful Night—Antarctic Land-Ice][141]
[VIII.][ Wondrous Scenery—Nick saves the Life of Wallace][153]
[IX.][ With Hobson on the “Merrimac”—The Story that Curtis told][167]
[BOOK III
ON THE GREAT ANTARCTIC CONTINENT]
[I.][ A Strange Discovery—Sheelah and Taffy][183]
[II.][ A Fight between Men and Ice][194]
[III.][ The Beauty and Marvels of an Ice-Cave][204]
[IV.][ The Camp—Sledging on the Tableland][213]
[V.][ The Start—First Night in the Desert of Snow][225]
[VI.][ “Good-bye, Boys. It won’t be for Long”][234]
[VII.][ Marvels of the Antarctic][246]
[VIII.][ The Dash for the Pole—A Wondrous Scene][252]
[IX.][ Terrible Sufferings—Victory][260]
[X.][ A Chapter of Joy and Sadness][271]
[XI.][ “England, Home, and Beauty”][283]