Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 [1849], Mardi and a voyage thither, volume 1 (Harper & Brothers, New York) [word count] [eaf275v1].

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Mardi and a Voyage Thither . . .

Front Matter Front matter Covers, Edges and Spine Preliminaries Title Page Acknowledgment DEDICATED TO My Brother, ALLAN MELVILLE. PREFACE. Preliminaries CONTENTS. Main text CHAPTER I. FOOT IN STIRRUP. CHAPTER II. A CALM. CHAPTER III. A KING FOR A COMRADE. CHAPTER IV. A CHAT IN THE CLOUDS. CHAPTER V. SEATS SECURED AND PORTMANTEAUS PACKED. CHAPTER VI. EIGHT BELLS. CHAPTER VII. A PAUSE. CHAPTER VIII. THEY PUSH OFF, VELIS ET REMIS. CHAPTER IX. THE WATERY WORLD IS ALL BEFORE THEM. CHAPTER X. THEY ARRANGE THEIR CANOPIES AND LOUNGES, AND TRY TO MAKE THINGS COMFORTABLE. CHAPTER XI. JARL AFFLICTED WITH THE LOCKJAW. CHAPTER XII. MORE ABOUT BEING IN AN OPEN BOAT. CHAPTER XIII. OF THE CHONDROPTERYGII, AND OTHER UNCOUTH HOR INFESTING THE SOUTH SEAS. CHAPTER XIV. JARL'S MISGIVINGS. CHAPTER XV. A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE. CHAPTER XVI. THEY ARE BECALMED. CHAPTER XVII. IN HIGH SPIRITS, THEY PUSH ON FOR THE TERRA INCOGNITA. CHAPTER XVIII. MY LORD SHARK AND HIS PAGES. CHAPTER XIX. WHO GOES THERE? CHAPTER XX. NOISES AND PORTENTS. CHAPTER XXI. MAN HO! CHAPTER XXII. WHAT BEFEL THE BRIGANTINE AT THE PEARL SHELL ISLANDS. CHAPTER XXIII. SAILING FROM THE ISLAND THEY PILLAGE THE CABIN. CHAPTER XXIV. DEDICATED TO THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. CHAPTER XXV. PERIL A PEACE-MAKER. CHAPTER XXVI. CONTAINING A PENNYWEIGHT OF PHILOSOPHY. CHAPTER XXVII. IN WHICH THE PAST HISTORY OF THE PARKI IS CONCLUDED. CHAPTER XXVIII. SUSPICIONS LAID, AND SOMETHING ABOUT THE CALMUC. CHAPTER XXIX. WHAT THEY LIGHTED UPON IN FURTHER SEARCHING THE CRAFT, AND THE RESOLUTION THEY CAME TO. CHAPTER XXX. HINTS FOR A FULL LENGTH OF SAMOA. CHAPTER XXXI. ROVINGS ALOW AND ALOFT. CHAPTER XXXII. XIPHIUS PLATYPTERUS. CHAPTER XXXIII. OTARD. CHAPTER XXXIV. HOW THEY STEERED ON THEIR WAY. CHAPTER XXXV. AH, ANNATOO! CHAPTER XXXVI. THE PARKI GIVES UP THE GHOST. CHAPTER XXXVII. ONCE MORE THEY TAKE TO THE CHAMOIS. CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE SEA ON FIRE. CHAPTER XXXIX. THEY FALL IN WITH STRANGERS. CHAPTER XL. SIRE AND SONS. CHAPTER XLI. A FRAY. CHAPTER XLII. REMORSE. CHAPTER XLIII. THE TENT ENTERED. CHAPTER XLIV. AWAY! CHAPTER XLV. REMINISCENCES. CHAPTER XLVI. THE CHAMOIS WITH A ROVING COMMISSION. CHAPTER XLVII. YILLAH, JARL, AND SAMOA. CHAPTER XLVIII. SOMETHING UNDER THE SURFACE. CHAPTER XLIX. YILLAH. CHAPTER L. YILLAH IN ARDAIR. CHAPTER LI. THE DREAM BEGINS TO FADE. CHAPTER LII. WORLD HO! CHAPTER LIII. THE CHAMOIS ASHORE. CHAPTER LIV. A GENTLEMAN FROM THE SUN. CHAPTER LV. TIFFIN IN A TEMPLE. CHAPTER LVI. KING MEDIA A HOST. CHAPTER LVII. TAJI TAKES COUNSEL WITH HIMSELF. CHAPTER LVIII. MARDI BY NIGHT AND YILLAH BY DAY. CHAPTER LIX. THEIR MORNING MEAL. CHAPTER LX. BELSHAZZAR ON THE BENCH. CHAPTER LXI. AN INCOGNITO. CHAPTER LXII. TAJI RETIRES FROM THE WORLD. CHAPTER LXIII. ODO AND ITS LORD. CHAPTER LXIV. YILLAH A PHANTOM. CHAPTER LXV. TAJI MAKES THREE ACQUAINTANCES. CHAPTER LXVI. WITH A FAIR WIND, AT SUNRISE THEY SAIL. CHAPTER LXVII. LITTLE KING PEEPI. CHAPTER LXVIII. HOW TEETH WERE REGARDED IN VALAPEE. CHAPTER LXIX. THE COMPANY DISCOURSE, AND BRAID-BEARD REHEARSES A LEGEND. CHAPTER LXX. THE MINSTREL LEADS OFF WITH A PADDLE-SONG; AND A MESSAGE IS RECEIVED FROM ABROAD. CHAPTER LXXI. THEY LAND UPON THE ISLAND OF JUAM. CHAPTER LXXII. A BOOK FROM THE CHRONICLES OF MOHI. CHAPTER LXXIII. SOMETHING MORE OF THE PRINCE. CHAPTER LXXIV. ADVANCING DEEPER INTO THE VALE, THEY ENCOUNTER DONJALOLO. CHAPTER LXXV. TIME AND TEMPLES. CHAPTER LXXVI. A PLEASANT PLACE FOR A LOUNGE. CHAPTER LXXVII. THE HOUSE OF THE AFTERNOON. CHAPTER LXXVIII. BABBALANJA SOLUS. CHAPTER LXXIX. THE CENTER OF MANY CIRCUMFERENCES. CHAPTER LXXX. DONJALOLO IN THE BOSOM OF HIS FAMILY. CHAPTER LXXXI. WHEREIN BABBALANJA RELATES THE ADVENTURE OF ONE KARKEKE IN THE LAND OF SHADES. CHAPTER LXXXII. HOW DONJALOLO, SENT AGENTS TO THE SURROUNDING ISLES; WITH THE RESULT. CHAPTER LXXXIII. THEY VISIT THE TRIBUTARY ISLETS. CHAPTER LXXXIV. TAJI SITS DOWN TO DINNER WITH FIVE-AND-TWENTY KINGS, AND A ROYAL TIME THEY HAVE. CHAPTER LXXXV. AFTER DINNER. CHAPTER LXXXVI. OF THOSE SCAMPS THE PLUJII. CHAPTER LXXXVII. NORA-BAMMA. CHAPTER LXXXVIII. IN A CALM, HAUTIA'S HERALDS APPROACH. CHAPTER LXXXIX. BRAID-BEARD REHEARSES THE ORIGIN OF THE ISLE OF ROGUES. CHAPTER XC. RARE SPORT AT OHONOO. CHAPTER XCI. OF KING UHIA AND HIS SUBJECTS. CHAPTER XCII. THE GOD KEEVI AND THE PRECIPICE OF MONDO. CHAPTER XCIII. BABBALANJA STEPS IN BETWEEN MOHI AND YOOMY; AND YOOMY RELATES A LEGEND. CHAPTER XCIV. OF THAT JOLLY OLD LORD, BORABOLLA; AND THAT JOLLY ISLAND OF HIS, MONDOLDO; AND OF THE FISH-PONDS, AND THE HEREAFTERS OF FISH. CHAPTER XCV. THAT JOLLY OLD LORD BORABOLLA LAUGHS ON BOTH SIDES OF HIS FACE. CHAPTER XCVI. SAMOA A SURGEON. CHAPTER XCVII. FAITH AND KNOWLEDGE. CHAPTER XCVIII. THE TALE OF A TRAVELER. CHAPTER XCIX. “MARNEE ORA, ORA MARNEE. ” CHAPTER C. THE PURSUER HIMSELF IS PURSUED. CHAPTER CI. THE IRIS. CHAPTER CII. THEY DEPART FROM MONDOLDO. CHAPTER CIII. AS THEY SAIL. CHAPTER CIV. WHEREIN BABBALANJA BROACHES A DIABOLICAL THEORY, AND, IN HIS OWN PERSON, PROVES IT. Back matter