The World of Ice
  • R.M. Ballantyne
  • Chapter One. Some of the dramatis personae Introduced — Retrospective Glances — Causes of Future Effects — Our Hero's Early Life at Sea — A Pirate — A Terrible Fight and its Consequences — Buzzby's Helm Lashed Amidships — A Whaling Cruise Begun.
  • Chapter Two. Departure of the Pole Star for the Frozen Seas — Sage reflections of Mrs Bright, and sagacious remarks of Buzzby — Anxieties, fears, surmises, and resolutions — Isobel — A search proposed — Departure of the Dolphin for the Far North.
  • Chapter Three. The voyage — The Dolphin and her Crew — Ice Ahead — Polar Scenes — Masthead Observations — The First Whale — Great Excitement.
  • Chapter Four. The Chase and the Battle — The Chances and Dangers of Whaling War — Buzzby dives for his Life and saves it — So does the Whale and loses it — An Anxious Night which terminates happily, though with a Heavy Loss.
  • Chapter Five. Miscellaneous Reflections — The Coast of Greenland — Uppernavik — News of the Pole Star — Midnight Day — Scientific Facts and Fairy-like Scenes — Tom Singleton's opinion of Poor Old Women — In Danger of a Squeeze — Escape.
  • Chapter Six. The Gale — Anchored to a Berg which proves to be a Treacherous one — Dangers of the “Pack” — Beset in the Ice — Mivins shows an Enquiring Mind — Walrus — Gale freshens — Chains and Cables — Holding on for Life — An Unexpected Discovery — A “Nip” and its Terrible Consequences — Yoked to an Iceberg.
  • Chapter Seven. New characters introduced — An Old Game under Novel Circumstances — Remarkable Appearances in the Sky — O'Riley meets with a Mishap.
  • Chapter Eight. Fred and the doctor go on an excursion, in which, among other strange things, they meet with red snow and a white bear, and Fred makes his first essay as a sportsman.
  • Chapter Nine. The Dolphin gets beset in the Ice — Preparations for Wintering in the Ice — Captain Guy's Code of Laws.
  • Chapter Ten. Beginning of winter — Meetuck effects a remarkable change in the men's appearance — Mossing, and working, and plans for a winter campaign.
  • Chapter Eleven. A Hunting Expedition, in the Course of which the Hunters meet with many Interesting, Dangerous, Peculiar, and Remarkable Experiences, and make Acquaintance with Seals, Walrus, Deer, and Rabbits.
  • Chapter Twelve. A Dangerous Sleep interrupted — A Night in a Snow-Hut, and an Unpleasant Visitor — Snowed up.
  • Chapter Thirteen. Journey resumed — The Hunters meet with Bears and have a Great Fight, in which the Dogs are Sufferers — A Bear's Dinner — Mode in which Arctic Rocks travel — The Ice-belt.
  • Chapter Fourteen. Departure of the Sun — Effects of Darkness on Dogs — Winter Arrangements in the Interior of the Dolphin.
  • Chapter Fifteen. Strangers appear on the Scene — The Esquimaux are hospitably entertained by the Sailors — A Spirited Traffic — Thieving Propensities and Summary Justice.
  • Chapter Sixteen. The Arctic Theater enlarged upon — Great Success of the First Play — The Esquimaux submit and become Fast Friends.
  • Chapter Seventeen. Expeditions on Foot — Effects of Darkness on Dogs and Men — The first Death — Caught in a Trap — The Esquimaux Camp.
  • Chapter Eighteen. The Hunting Party — Reckless Driving — A Desperate Encounter with a Walrus, &c.
  • Chapter Nineteen. The Northern Party — A Narrow Escape, and a Great Discovery — Esquimaux again, and a Joyful Surprise.
  • Chapter Twenty. Keeping it Down — Mutual Explanations — Death — New-Year's Day.
  • Chapter Twenty One. First Gleam of Light — Trip to welcome the Sun — Bears and Strange Discoveries — O'Riley is Reckless — First View of the Sun.
  • Chapter Twenty Two.
  • Chapter Twenty Three. Unexpected Arrivals — The Rescue-Party — Lost and Found — Return to the Ship.
  • Chapter Twenty Four. Winter ends — The First Insect — Preparations for Departure — Narrow Escape — Cutting out — Once more Afloat — Ship on Fire — Crew take to the Boats.
  • Chapter Twenty Five. Escape to Uppernavik — Letter from Home — Meetuck's Grandmother — Dumps and Poker again.
  • Chapter Twenty Six. The return — The surprise — Buzzby's Sayings and Doings — The Narrative — Fighting Battles o'er again — Conclusion.
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