JACK MANLY;

His Adventures by Sea and Land.

by

JAMES GRANT,

AUTHOR OF "THE ROMANCE OF WAR," "OLIVER ELLIS," ETC. ETC.

LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE. NEW YORK: 416, BROOME STREET.

LONDON: RAVILL, EDWARDS AND CO., PRINTERS, CHANDOS STREET, COVENT GARDEN.

CONTENTS.

CHAP.

I. WHY I WENT TO SEA II. ADVENTURE IN A CASK III. THE NARROWS OF ST. JOHN IV. THE BRIG "LEDA" V. KIDD THE PIRATE VI. THE "BLACK SCHOONER" VII. THE CHASE VIII. OUR REVENGE SCHEMED IX. OUR REVENGE EXECUTED X. THE SEAL-FISHERS XI. COMBAT WITH A SEA-HORSE XII. ON AN ICEBEEG XIII. ON THE ICEBERG—THE MASSACRE AT HIERRO XIV. ESCAPE FROM THE ICEBERG XV. UNDER WEIGH ONCE MORE XVI. BESET WITHOUT HOPE XVII. THE DEATH-SHIP XVIII. LEAVES FROM THE LOG XIX. THE GRAVES ON THE STARBOARD BOW XX. ADRIFT ON THE DEAD FLOE XXI. CAPE FAREWELL XXII. THE MUSK-OX XXIII. THE FOUR BEARS XXIV. WOLMAR FYNBÖE XXV. ADIEU TO THE REGION OF ICE XXVI. A SHARK XXVII. THE FATAL VOYAGE OF THE HEER VAN ESTELL XXVIII. THE FATAL VOYAGE—HOW THEY CAST LOTS XXIX. ADVENTURE WITH A WHALE XXX. LOSS OF THE "LEDA" XXXI. THE CRY XXXII. THE TWELFTH DAY XXXIII. WHAT FOLLOWED XXXIV. THE SAILOR'S POST-OFFICE XXXV. MS. LEGEND OF EL CABO DOS TORMENTOS XXXVI. LEGEND CONTINUED—THE CATASTROPHE XXXVII. LEGEND CONCLUDED—THE SEQUEL XXXVIII. WE LAND IN AFRICA XXXIX. THE KING OF THE SNAKE RIVER XL. THE GABON CLIFF XLI. HOW THE CAPTAIN PERISHED XLII. AMOO XLIII. THE RESCUE OF HIS CHILD XLIV. THE GRATITUDE OF HIS WIFE XLV. FLIGHT XLVI. FLIGHT CONTINUED XLVII. THE WOOD OF THE DEVIL XLVIII. RETAKEN XLIX. THE CARAVAN L. WE REACH THE CAPITAL LI. AN OLD FRIEND IN A NEW PLACE LII. HARTLY'S STORY LIII. THE FEMALE GUARDS LIV. ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE AGAIN LV. THE FORMOSA LVI. A PERILOUS JOURNEY LVII. PURSUIT AGAIN—CONCLUSION

JACK MANLY.