The first edition of this book is dated 1886. The edition used is dated 1886. The publisher was James Nisbet & Co. Ltd., 22 Berners St., London. The number of pages is 442.

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General information

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Contents

Chapter I.
The Last of the Crew.

Chapter II.
Describes a Rescue and a Happy Family.

Chapter III.
Our Hero and his Friends become Familiar.

Chapter IV.
Okiok becomes Simple but Deep, and the Wizard tries to make Capital out of Events.

Chapter V.
Plots and Counter-Plots already.

Chapter VI.
Angut and Rooney hold Converse on many Things.

Chapter VII.
Treats of Cross-Purposes and Difficulties.

Chapter VIII.
Mrs. Okiok’s Little Evening Party.

Chapter IX.
Shows that the Wise are a Match for the Wicked, and exhibits Tumbler and Pussi in Danger.

Chapter X.
Red Rooney becomes a Spectacle and then a President.

Chapter XI.
The Hairy Ones feast and are Happy.

Chapter XII.
Combines Story-Telling (in both Senses) with Fasting, Fun, and more Serious Matters.

Chapter XIII.
Mischief Hatching.

Chapter XIV.
Solemn and Mysterious Doings are Brought to a Violent Close.

Chapter XV.
A Great Singing Duel interrupted by a Catastrophe.

Chapter XVI.
The Rebellion of the Worm and the Fall of the Wizard.

Chapter XVII.
Tells of Despair and a Wild Pursuit.

Chapter XVIII.
A Terrible Encounter, Disastrous Results, and Singular Termination.

Chapter XIX.
Spring returns—Kayak Evolutions—Angut is Puzzled.

Chapter XX.
The Chase continued and disastrously interrupted.

Chapter XXI.
Shows a Gloomy Prospect—Starvation threatened, and wonderfully averted.

Chapter XXII.
A Brief but Singular Voyage winds up with a Great Surprise.

Chapter XXIII.
Describes a most Amazing Surprise, and treats of Hans Egede.

Chapter XXIV.
Escape from Present Danger, and a Curious Instance of the Effects of Gin.

Chapter XXV.
The Eskimo Encampment—A Murder and its Consequences.

Chapter XXVI.
Tells of Men whose Actions end in Smoke, and of others whose Plots end in Deeds of Darkness.

Chapter XXVII.
A Strange Meeting strangely interrupted.

Chapter XXVIII.
A Capture, Flight, Surprise, and Rescue.

Chapter XXIX.
Conclusion.

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