The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1

Noble Adventurers—The Earl of Cumberland as a Pirate—Rich Prizes—Action with the _Madre de Dios_—Capture of the Great Carrack—A Cargo worth £150,000—Burning of the _Cinco Chagas...

The First Attempts to Float—Hollowed Logs and Rafts—The Ark and its Dimensions—Skin Floats and Basket-boats—Maritime Commerce of Antiquity—Phœnician Enterprise—Did they Round th...

The Port of Peter and Paul—Wonderful Colouring of Kamchatka Hills—Grand Volcanoes—The Fight at Petropaulovski—A Contrast—An International Pic-nic—A Double Wedding—Bering’s Voyag...

Bligh’s Bread-fruit Expedition—Voyage of the _Bounty_—Otaheite—The Happy Islanders—First Appearance of a Mutinous Spirit—The Cutter Stolen and Recovered—The _Bounty_ sails with...

The dreaded Horn—The Land of Fire—Basil Hall’s Phenomenon—A Missing Volcano—The South American Station—Falkland Islands—A Free Port and Naval Station—Penguins, Peat, and Kelp—Se...

Conditions of Life on Ship-board—A Model Ward-room—An Admiral’s Cabin—Captains and Captains—The Sailor and his Superior Officers—A Contrast—A Commander of the Old School—Jack La...

Our Wooden Walls—The _Victory_—Siege of Toulon—Battle of St. Vincent—Nelson’s Bridge—Trafalgar’s glorious Day—The Day for such Battles gone—Iron _v._ Wood—Lessons of the Crimean...

Across the Pacific—Approach to the Golden Gate—The Bay of San Francisco—The City—First Dinner Ashore—Cheap Luxury—San Francisco by Night—The Land of Gold, Grain, and Grapes—Inci...

The Value of Discipline—The Loss of the _Kent_—Fire on Board—The Ship Waterlogged—Death in Two Forms—A Sail in Sight—Transference of Six Hundred Passengers to a small Brig—Splen...

Calypso’s Isle—A Convict Paradise—Malta, the “Flower of the World”—The Knights of St. John—Rise of the Order—The Crescent and the Cross—The Siege of Rhodes—L’Isle Adam in London...

The great Lexicographer on Sailors—The Dangers of the Sea—How Boys become Sailors—Young Amyas Leigh—The Genuine Jack Tar—Training-Ships _versus_ the old Guard-Ships—“Sea-goers a...

Naval Life in Peace Times—A Grand Exploring Voyage—The Cruise of the _Challenger_—Its Work—Deep-sea Soundings—Five Miles Down—Apparatus Employed—Ocean Treasures—A Gigantic Sea-m...

Its Extent—Ascension—Turtle at a Discount—Sierra Leone—An Unhealthy Station—The Cape of Good Hope—Cape Town—Visit of the Sailor Prince—Grand Festivities—Enthusiasm of the Native...

The Red Sea and its Name—Its Ports—On to the India Station—Bombay: Island, City, Presidency—Calcutta—Ceylon, a Paradise—The China Station—Hong Kong—Macao—Canton—Capture of Commi...

The Loss of the _Captain_—Six Hundred Souls swept into Eternity without a Warning—The Mansion and the Cottage alike Sufferers—Causes of the Disaster—Horrors of the Scene—Noble C...

The Mediterranean—White, blue, green, purple Waters—Gibraltar—Its History—Its first Inhabitants the Monkeys—The Moors—The Great Siege preceded by thirteen others—The Voyage of S...

THE HISTORY OF SHIPS AND SHIPPING INTERESTS (_continued_). Noble Adventurers—The Earl of Cumberland as a Pirate—Rich 291 Prizes—Action with the _Madre de Dios_—Capture of the Gr...

THE REVERSE OF THE PICTURE—MUTINY. Bligh’s Bread-fruit Expedition—Voyage of the 235 _Bounty_—Otaheite—The Happy Islanders—First Appearance of a Mutinous Spirit—The Cutter stolen...

THE HISTORY OF SHIPS AND SHIPPING INTERESTS. The First Attempts to Float—Hollowed Logs and Rafts—The Ark and 258 its Dimensions—Skin Floats and Basket-boats—Maritime Commerce of...

ROUND THE WORLD ON A MAN-OF-WAR (_continued_). FROM THE HORN TO HALIFAX. The Dreaded Horn—The Land of Fire—Basil Hall’s Phenomenon—A 175 Missing Volcano—The South American Stati...

THE SERVICE.—OFFICERS’ LIFE ON BOARD. Conditions of Life on Ship-board—A Model Ward-room—An Admiral’s 214 Cabin—Captains and Captains—The Sailor and his Superior Officers—A Cont...

ROUND THE WORLD ON A MAN-OF-WAR (_continued_). MALTA AND THE SUEZ CANAL. Calypso’s Isle—A Convict Paradise—Malta, the “Flower of the 98 World”—The Knights of St. John—Rise of th...

ROUND THE WORLD ON A MAN-OF-WAR (_continued_). THE PACIFIC STATION. Across the Pacific—Approach to the Golden Gate—The Bay of San 156 Francisco—The City—First Dinner Ashore—Chea...

PERILS OF THE SAILOR’S LIFE (_continued_). The Value of Discipline—The Loss of the _Kent_—Fire on Board—The 67 Ship Waterlogged—Death in Two Forms—A Sail in Sight—Transference o...

ROUND THE WORLD ON A MAN-OF-WAR (_continued_). NORTHWARD AND SOUTHWARD—THE AUSTRALIAN STATION. The Port of Peter and Paul—Wonderful Colouring of Kamchatka 131 Hills—Grand Volcan...

ROUND THE WORLD ON A MAN-OF-WAR. The Mediterranean—White, Blue, Green, and Purple 87 Waters—Gibraltar—Its History—Its First Inhabitants the Monkeys—The Moors—The Great Siege pre...

ROUND THE WORLD ON A MAN-OF-WAR (_continued_). THE AFRICAN STATION. Its Extent—Ascension—Turtle at a Discount—Sierra Leone—An 202 Unhealthy Station—The Cape of Good Hope—Cape To...

PERILS OF THE SAILOR’S LIFE. The Loss of the _Captain_—Six Hundred Souls swept into Eternity 54 without a Warning—The Mansion and the Cottage alike Sufferers—Causes of the Disas...

ROUND THE WORLD ON A MAN-OF-WAR (_continued_). THE INDIA AND CHINA STATIONS. The Red Sea and its Name—Its Ports—On to the India 117 Station—Bombay: Island, City, Presidency—Calc...

THE MEN OF THE SEA. The Great Lexicographer on Sailors—The Dangers of the Sea—How 42 Boys become Sailors—Young Amyas Leigh—The Genuine Jack Tar—Training-Ships _versus_ the old G...

MEN-OF-WAR. PAGE Our Wooden Walls—The _Victory_—Siege of Toulon—Battle of St. 4 Vincent—Nelson’s Bridge—Trafalgar’s Glorious Day—The Day for such Battles gone—Iron _v._ Wood—Les...

MEN OF PEACE. Naval Life in Peace Times—A Grand Exploring Voyage—The Cruise of 28 the _Challenger_—Its Work—Deep-sea Soundings—Five Miles down—Apparatus employed—Ocean Treasures...