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| Extract from The London Atheneum, | 5 |
| BOOK FIRST. |
| A GLANCE UPON THE SEAS. |
| I. | [The Sea as seen from the Shore,] | 11 |
| II. | [The Beach, the Sands, and the Iron Bound Coast,] | 19 |
| III. | [The Same, (Continued)] | 24 |
| IV. | [The Same, (Continued)] | 81 |
| V. | [The Fiery and the Watery Circle. The Currents of the Sea,] | 40 |
| VI. | [Tempests,] | 58 |
| VII. | [Tempests (Continued)] | 63 |
| VIII. | [The Storm of October, 1859,] | 72 |
| IX. | [The Beacons,] | 91 |
| BOOK SECOND. |
| THE GENESIS OF THE SEA. |
| I. | [Fecundity,] | 105 |
| II. | [The Milky Sea,] | 114 |
| III. | [The Atom,] | 128 |
| IV. | [Blood-Flower,] | 139 |
| V. | [The World Makers,] | 149 |
| VI. | [Daughter of the Seas,] | 160 |
| VII. | [The Stone Picker,] | 173
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| VIII. | [Shells, Mother of Pearl, and Pearl,] | 182 |
| IX. | [The Sea Rovers (Poulpe, &c.)] | 194 |
| X. | [Crustaceæ. Battle and Intrigue,] | 202 |
| XI. | [The Fish,] | 212 |
| XII. | [The Whale,] | 225 |
| XIII. | [The Syrens,] | 236 |
| BOOK THIRD. |
| CONQUEST OF THE SEA. |
| I. | [The Harpoon,] | 251 |
| II. | [Discovery of the Three Oceans,] | 260 |
| III. | [The Law of Storms,] | 275 |
| IV. | [The Polar Seas,] | 289 |
| V. | [Man's War upon the Races of the Sea,] | 306 |
| VI. | [The Law of the Ocean,] | 319 |
| BOOK FOURTH. |
| THE RESTORATION OF THE SEA. |
| I. | [Origin of Sea Bathing,] | 329 |
| II. | [Choice of Coast,] | 340 |
| III. | [The House,] | 349 |
| IV. | [First Aspiration of the Sea,] | 360 |
| V. | [Baths. Restoration of Beauty,] | 369 |
| VI. | [The Restoration of Heart and Brotherhood,] | 377 |
| VII. | [The New Life of the Nations,] | 388 |
| [Notes.] | 401 |