W.H.G. Kingston

About “A Voyage round the World”


The first edition of this book is dated 1879. The edition used is dated 1879. The publisher was T Nelson and Sons, Paternoster Row, London. The number of pages is 452.


General information

Here is a sort of compendium of all the excitements that befall Kingston’s young heroes. Swimming episodes of various kinds, serpents, unfriendly savages, and unexpected coincidences, have all been put together here, to make a well-written book, that you will find quite amusing and interesting. Recommended.

Makes a good audiobook, too. NH.


Contents

Chapter I.
My home, and how I left it.

Chapter II.
The voyage commenced.

Chapter III.
The wonders of the ocean.

Chapter IV.
A trip up the Amazon.

Chapter V.
Adventures in the Falklands.

Chapter VI.
Our boat adventure among the Falklands.

Chapter VII.
Rounding Cape Horn.

Chapter VIII.
Adventures in Chili.

Chapter IX.
Robinson Crusoe’s Island.

Chapter X.
Visit to the Empire of the Incas.

Chapter XI.
Adventures in Mexico.

Chapter XII.
Californian experiences.

Chapter XIII.
Excursion in Hawaii.

Chapter XIV.
Captured by pirates.

Chapter XV.
Voyage in the pirate vessel.

Chapter XVI.
Our perilous voyage.

Chapter XVII.
Our residence on the Island.

Chapter XVIII.
A Voyage in a South Sea canoe.

Chapter XIX.
Voyage in a whaler—further adventures.

Chapter XX.
Our escape from the island.

Chapter XXI.
Our voyage to Japan.


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