London:
PRINTED FOR M. J. GODWIN AND Co.,
At the Juvenile Library, 41, Skinner-Street,
and Hailes, Piccadilly.
1816.
CONTENTS
| PART I, VOL. I. | |
| [CHAPTER I. ] | |
| A shipwreck, and preparations for deliverance | 1 |
| [CHAPTER II. ] | |
| A landing, and consequent occupations | 20 |
| [CHAPTER III. ] | |
| Voyage of discovery | 47 |
| [CHAPTER IV. ] | |
| Return from the voyage of discovery—A nocturnal alarm | 79 |
| [CHAPTER V. ] | |
| Return to the wreck | 107 |
| [CHAPTER VI. ] | |
| A troop of animals in cork jackets | 126 |
| PART I, VOL. II. | |
| [CHAPTER VII. ] | |
| Second journey of discovery performed by the mother of the family | 1 |
| [CHAPTER VIII. ] | |
| Construction of a bridge | 27 |
| [CHAPTER IX. ] | |
| Change of abode | 47 |
| [CHAPTER X. ] | |
| Construction of a ladder | 74 |
| [CHAPTER XI. ] | |
| The settling in the giant tree | 94 |
| [CHAPTER XII. ] | |
| The Sabbath and the parable | 104 |
| [CHAPTER XIII. ] | |
| Conversation, a walk, and important discoveries | 134 |
| [CHAPTER XIV. ] | |
| Continuation of the preceding chapter, and more discoveries | 151 |
| [CHAPTER XV. ] | |
| The imaginary bear—The sledge—A lesson in natural philosophy | 173 |
| [CHAPTER XVI. ] | |
| A bathing, a fishing, the jumping hare, and a masquerade | 186 |
| PART II. | |
| [CHAPTER XVII. ] | |
| More stores from the wreck. | 1 |
| [CHAPTER XVIII. ] | |
| The tortoise harnessed. | 12 |
| [CHAPTER XIX. ] | |
| Another trip to the wreck. | 30 |
| [CHAPTER XX. ] | |
| The lake-house. | 42 |
| [CHAPTER XXI. ] | |
| The pinnace and the cracker. | 55 |
| [CHAPTER XXII. ] | |
| Gymnastic exercises;—various discoveries;—singular animals, &c. | 76 |
| [CHAPTER XXIII. ] | |
| Excursion into unknown countries. | 116 |
| [CHAPTER XXIV. ] | |
| Useful occupations and labours.—Embellishments; a painful but natural sentiment. | 142 |
| [CHAPTER XXV. ] | |
| A new excursion.—Palm-tree wine. | 157 |
| [CHAPTER XXVI. ] | |
| A new country discovered.—The troop of buffalos; a precious acquisition. | 176 |
| [CHAPTER XXVII. ] | |
| The Malabar eagle, and sago manufactory. | 196 |
| [CHAPTER XXVIII. ] | |
| Origin of some European fruit-trees.—Bees. | 213 |
| [CHAPTER XXIX. ] | |
| Victory over the bees;—winding stair-case; training of various animals; divers manufactures; fountain, &c. | 234 |
| [CHAPTER XXX. ] | |
| The wild ass; difficulty in breaking it;—the heath-fowl’s nest. | 253 |
| [CHAPTER XXXI. ] | |
| Flax, and the rainy season. | 272 |
| [CHAPTER XXXII. ] | |
| Spring;—spinning; salt mine. | 287 |
| [CHAPTER XXXIII. ] | |
| House in the salt-rock;—herring fishery. | 307 |
| [CHAPTER XXXIV. ] | |
| New fishery;—New experiments and chase;—New discoveries and house. | 323 |
| [CHAPTER XXXV. ] | |
| Completion of two farm-houses;—a lake;—the beast with a bill. | 343 |
| [CHAPTER XXXVI. ] | |
| The boat;—progress in the abode of rocks. | 358 |
PREFACE.
The following work has for its main purpose to be of use to children and the friends of children. For the first however, it is not all children for which it can pretend to be adapted, but only such as are able to mix some reflection with their reading, as already possess certain general ideas on the subjects of natural history and geography; in a word, such as have acquired that portion of instruction which is given from the age of eight to fourteen years in most of the primary schools in the large towns, and even in the villages.