Index:RMBallantyne--Martin Rattler.djvu
| CONTENTS.
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 |
