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Title Martin Rattler; or, A boy's adventures in the forests of Brazil
Author R. M. Ballantyne
Illustrator unknown
Year 1893
Publisher T. Nelson and Sons
Location London [etc.]
Source djvu
Progress To be proofread
Transclusion Index not transcluded or unreviewed
CONTENTS.


CHAPTER I.

The hero and his only relative 9

CHAPTER II.

In disgrace 14

CHAPTER III.

The great fight 18

CHAPTER IV.

A lesson to all stocking-knitters—Martin's prospects begin to open up 30

CHAPTER V.

Martin, being willing to go to sea, goes to sea against his will 37

CHAPTER VI.

The voyage A pirate, chase, wreck, and escape 47

CHAPTER VII.

Martin and Barney get lost in a great forest, where they see strange and terrible things 54

CHAPTER VIII.

An enchanting land—An uncomfortable bed, and a queer breakfast—Many surprises and a few frights, together with a notable discovery 62

CHAPTER IX.

The hermit 75

CHAPTER X.

An enemy in the night—The vampire bat—The hermit discourses on strange, and curious, and interesting things 81

CHAPTER XL

The hermit's story 90

CHAPTER XII.

A hunting expedition, in which are seen stones that can run, and cows that require no food—Besides a desperate encounter with a jaguar, and other strange things 106

CHAPTER XIII.

Martin and Barney continue their travels, and see strange things—Among others, they see living jewels—They go to see a festa—They fight and run away 123

CHAPTER XIV.

Cogitations and canoeing on the Amazon—Barney's exploit with an alligator—Stubborn facts—Remarkable mode of sleeping 137

CHAPTER XV.

The great anacondas dinner—Barney gets a fright—Turtles' eggs—A satisfactory "blow out"—Senhor Antonio's plantation—Preparations for a great hunt 150

CHAPTER XVI.

An alligator hunt—Remarkable explosions—The rainy season ushered in by an awful resurrection 162

CHAPTER XVII.

The Gapo—Interruptions—Grampus and Marmoset Canoeing in the woods—A night on a floating island 176

CHAPTER XVIII.

The sad and momentous era referred to at the close of the chapter preceding the last 186

CHAPTER XIX.

Worse and worse—Everything seems to go wrong together 195

CHAPTER XX.

Martin reflects much, and forms a firm resolve—The Indian village 204

CHAPTER XXI.

Savage feasts and ornaments—Martin grows desperate, and makes a bold attempt to escape 213

CHAPTER XXII.

The escape—Alone in the wilderness—Fight between a jaguar and an alligator—Martin encounters strange and terrible creatures 224

CHAPTER XXIII.

Martin meets with friends, and visits the diamond mines 236

CHAPTER XXIV.

The diamond mines—More and more astonishing 242

CHAPTER XXV.

New scenes and pleasant travelling 265

CHAPTER XXVI.

The return 276

CHAPTER XXVII.

The old garret 283

CHAPTER XXVIII.

Conclusion 289