Category: Novels
INTRODUCTION. I. THE CITY OF THE WORLD. II. ZABRA. III. A PHILANTHROPIST. IV. A FIRE AT SEA. V. PERILS OF EMIGRATION. VI. APPEARANCE OF THE AFRICAN COAST. VII. CAFFRETON, THE METROPOLIS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. VIII. THE PIRATES. IX. CAPTAIN DEATH. X. THE PIRATE'S RETREAT.
"I heard a voice upon the sea, That pierced the waters fierce and free,-- The loud winds running wild with glee Brought it to me; I heard a voice the land-breeze bore, That thri...
2. Part 2"Ay, ay, Boggle!" exclaimed a stout weatherbeaten-looking mariner, to whom all his associates appeared to listen with great deference, arising either from his superior age or st...
7. Part 7"Optima unclasped her arms, and took one of my hands in hers. Then came the overwhelming crush of the great ship--a shout--a scream--and her keel passed over us. The shock came...
6. Part 6The night was dark as the grave. There was no moon, and no stars. One immense cloud hung over the broad surface of the ocean, like a mighty pall, and the constant gusts of wind...
3. Part 3(4.) "Thunder and lightnin'!" It will be seen that the oaths commonly used by the Columbians differ from those now in fashion; but this is very natural, for it is well known tha...
10. Part 10"I took to wine as a friend in need; Woman and wine! woman and wine! I took to wine as a friend in need, And have ever since found it a friend indeed, Which nothing on earth cou...
13. Part 13"I quickly left a place that had become detestable; and for the first time since my boyhood I visited that part of the coast near which was situated the dwelling of my family. H...
1. Part 1INTRODUCTION. I. THE CITY OF THE WORLD. II. ZABRA. III. A PHILANTHROPIST. IV. A FIRE AT SEA. V. PERILS OF EMIGRATION. VI. APPEARANCE OF THE AFRICAN COAST. VII. CAFFRETON, THE ME...
12. Part 12"'Oh!' he exclaimed, scrutinising my appearance very earnestly. Now, I was never any great hands at hemming and stitching: I held the needle like an oar, and pricked my fingers...
9. Part 9"This way, my good friend," hastily whispered the broker, leading his associate cautiously to a little door at the further extremity of the room, which opened into a smaller apa...
4. Part 4When the song concluded their hearts seemed filled with a mutual sympathy which neither could express; and Master Porphyry throwing his arm round the young musician, and bringin...
5. Part 5"At the head of the grand council of the empire I was in due time installed; and while I there remained, was the originator of a multitude of various measures, having for their...
8. Part 8"Yonder vessel, whose tall masts are bending before the brisk breeze that fills her sails, is an Algerine merchantman, and has most probably a cargo of dancing masters, cooks, f...
14. Part 14"Why I advises this," replied the old man: "I thinks it's best, under all the 'cumstances o' the case, for a boat to be sent a little forrard takin soundins, while I takes the h...