Note
Reading edition
The interests of the story require some slight variations from exact history in the movements of the Serapis and the Bon Homme Richard before their famous battle, for which the author asks the indulgence of the reader. In all other respects it is believed the account of the battle is sufficiently accurate to present a true picture of the most famous single-ship action ever fought upon the seas.
Contents
Book I THEY MEET AND PART
I A Stern Chase On A Lee Shore
II The Captor Captured
III A Gentle Pirate
IV Enter Major Coventry
V Swords Are Crossed On The Sand
VI The Master Player Takes A Hand
Book II THEY MEET AGAIN
VII After A Long Time
VIII Lady Elizabeth Does Not Know The Marquis de Richemont
IX The Picture On The Wall
X Lady Elizabeth Will Keep Her Word
XI O'Neill Will Keep His Honor
XII Gentlemen All
Book III ON THE VERGE OF ETERNITY
XIII A Desperate Move
XIV Almost The End
XV A Soldier and a Gentleman
Book IV THE SELFISHNESS OF LOVE
XVI In the Line of his Duty
XVII Differing Standards
Book V IN THE HELL OF BATTLE, ALL
XVIII The Boys in Command
XIX 'Tween Decks with the Men
XX The Indomitable Ego
XXI The Audacity of Despair
XXII Sinking, but Triumphant
Book VI THE HAND OF GOD
XXIII On Board the Serapis again
XXIV Not Guilty, My Lord