Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 [1849], Mardi and a voyage thither, volume 2 (Harper & Brothers, New York) [word count] [eaf275v2].

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Mardi and a Voyage Thither . . .

Front Matter Front matter Covers, Edges and Spine Preliminaries Title Page Acknowledgment Halftitle CONTENTS. Main text CHAPTER I. MARAMMA. CHAPTER II. THEY LAND. CHAPTER III. THEY PASS THROUGH THE WOODS. CHAPTER IV. HIVOHITEE MDCCCXLVIII. CHAPTER V. THEY VISIT THE GREAT MORAI. CHAPTER VI. THEY DISCOURSE OF THE GODS OF MARDI, AND BRAID-BEARD TELLS OF ONE FONI. CHAPTER VII. THEY VISIT THE LAKE OF YAMMO. CHAPTER VIII. THEY MEET THE PILGRIMS AT THE TEMPLE OF ORO. CHAPTER IX. THEY DISCOURSE OF ALMA. CHAPTER X. MOHI TELLS OF ONE RAVOO, AND THEY LAND TO VISIT HEVANEVA, A FLOURISHING ARTISAN. CHAPTER XI. A NURSERY-TALE OF BABBALANJA'S. CHAPTER XII. LANDING TO VISIT HIVOHITEE THE PONTIFF, THEY ENCOUNTER AN EXTRAORDINARY OLD HERMIT; WITH WHOM YOOMY HAS A CONFIDENTIAL INTERVIEW, BUT LEARNS LITTLE. CHAPTER XIII. BABBALANJA ENDEAVORS TO EXPLAIN THE MYSTERY. CHAPTER XIV. TAJI RECEIVES TIDINGS AND OMENS. CHAPTER XV. DREAMS. CHAPTER XVI. MEDIA AND BABBALANJA DISCOURSE. CHAPTER XVII. THEY REGALE THEMSELVES WITH THEIR PIPES. CHAPTER XVIII. THEY VISIT AN EXTRAORDINARY OLD ANTIQUARY. CHAPTER XIX. THEY GO DOWN INTO THE CATACOMBS. CHAPTER XX. BABBALANJA QUOTES FROM AN ANTIQUE PAGAN; AND EARNESTLY PRESSES IT UPON THE COMPANY, THAT WHAT HE RECITES IS NOT HIS, BUT ANOTHER'S. CHAPTER XXI. THEY VISIT A WEALTHY OLD PAUPER. CHAPTER XXII. YOOMY SINGS SOME ODD VERSES, AND BABBALANJA QUOTES FROM THE OLD AUTHORS RIGHT AND LEFT. CHAPTER XXIII. WHAT MANNER OF MEN THE TAPPARIANS WERE. CHAPTER XXIV. THEIR ADVENTURES UPON LANDING AT PIMMINEE. CHAPTER XXVI. A RECEPTION DAY AT PIMMINEE. CHAPTER XXVII. BABBALANJA FALLETH UPON PIMMINEE TOOTH AND NAIL. CHAPTER XXVIII. BABBALANJA REGALES THE COMPANY WITH SOME SANDWICHES. CHAPTER XXIX. THEY STILL REMAIN UPON THE ROCK. CHAPTER XXX. BEHIND AND BEFORE. CHAPTER XXXI. BABBALANJA DISCOURSES IN THE DARK. CHAPTER XXXII. MY LORD MEDIA SUMMONS MOHI TO THE STAND. CHAPTER XXXIII. WHEREIN BABBALANJA AND YOOMY EMBRACE. CHAPTER XXXIV. OF THE ISLE OF DIRANDA. CHAPTER XXXV. THEY VISIT THE LORDS PIKO AND HELLO. CHAPTER XXXVI. THEY ATTEND THE GAMES. CHAPTER XXXVII. TAJI STILL HUNTED, AND BECKONED. CHAPTER XXXVIII. THEY EMBARK FROM DIRANDA. CHAPTER XXXIX. WHEREIN BABBALANJA DISCOURSES OF HIMSELF. CHAPTER XL. OF THE SORCERERS IN THE ISLE OF MINDA. CHAPTER XLI. CHIEFLY OF KING BELLO. CHAPTER XLII. DOMINORA AND VIVENZA. CHAPTER XLIII. THEY LAND AT DOMINORA. CHAPTER XLIV. THROUGH DOMINORA, THEY WANDER AFTER YILLAH. CHAPTER XLV. THEY BEHOLD KING BELLO'S STATE CANOE. CHAPTER XLVI. WHEREIN BABBALANJA BOWS THRICE. CHAPTER XLVII. BABBALANJA PHILOSOPHIZES, AND MY LORD MEDIA PASSES ROUND THE CALABASHES. CHAPTER XLVIII. THEY SAIL ROUND AN ISLAND WITHOUT LANDING; AND TALK ROUND A SUBJECT WITHOUT GETTING AT IT. CHAPTER XLIX. THEY DRAW NIGH TO PORPHEERO; WHERE THEY BEHOLD A TERRIFIC ERUPTION. CHAPTER L. WHEREIN KING MEDIA CELEBRATES THE GLORIES OF AUTUMN; THE MINSTREL, THE PROMISE OF SPRING. CHAPTER LI. IN WHICH AZZAGEDDI SEEMS TO USE BABBALANJA FOR A MOUTH-PIECE. CHAPTER LII. THE CHARMING YOOMY SINGS. CHAPTER LIII. THEY DRAW NIGH UNTO LAND. CHAPTER LIV. THEY VISIT THE GREAT CENTRAL TEMPLE OF VIVENZA. CHAPTER LV. WHEREIN BABBALANJA COMMENTS UPON THE SPEECH OF ALANNO. CHAPTER LVI. A SCENE IN THE LAND OF WARWICKS, OR KING-MAKERS. CHAPTER LVII. THEY HEARKEN UNTO A VOICE FROM THE GODS. CHAPTER LVIII. THEY VISIT THE EXTREME SOUTH OF VIVENZA. CHAPTER LIX. THEY CONVERSE OF THE MOLLUSCA, KINGS, TOAD-STOOLS AND OTHER MATTERS. CHAPTER LXI. THEY ROUND THE STORMY CAPE OF CAPES. CHAPTER LXII. THEY ENCOUNTER GOLD-HUNTERS. CHAPTER LXIII. THEY SEEK THROUGH THE ISLES OF PALMS; AND PASS THE ISLES OF MYRRH. CHAPTER LXIV. CONCENTRIC, INWARD, WITH MARDI'S REEF, THEY LEAVE THEIR WAKE AROUND THE WORLD. CHAPTER LXV. SAILING ON. CHAPTER LXVI. A FLIGHT OF NIGHTINGALES FROM YOOMY'S MOUTH. CHAPTER LXVII. THEY VISIT ONE DOXODOX. CHAPTER LXVIII. KING MEDIA DREAMS. CHAPTER LXIX. AFTER A LONG INTERVAL, BY NIGHT THEY ARE BECALMED. CHAPTER LXX. THEY LAND AT HOOLOOMOOLOO. CHAPTER LXXI. A BOOK FROM THE “PONDERINGS OF OLD BARDIANNA. ” CHAPTER LXXII. BABBALANJA STARTS TO HIS FEET. CHAPTER LXXIII. AT LAST, THE LAST MENTION IS MADE OF OLD BARDIANNA; AND HIS LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT IS RECITED AT LENGTH. Section CHAPTER LXXIV. A DEATH-CLOUD SWEEPS BY THEM, AS THEY SAIL. CHAPTER LXXV. THEY VISIT THE PALMY KING ABRAZZA. CHAPTER LXXVI. SOME PLEASANT, SHADY TALK IN THE GROVES, BETWEEN MY LORDS ABRAZZA AND MEDIA, BABBALANJA, MOHI, AND YOOMY. CHAPTER LXXVII. THEY SUP. CHAPTER LXXVIII. THEY EMBARK. CHAPTER LXXIX. BABBALANJA AT THE FULL OF THE MOON. CHAPTER LXXX. MORNING. CHAPTER LXXXI. L'ULTIMA SERA. CHAPTER LXXXII. THEY SAIL FROM NIGHT TO DAY. CHAPTER LXXXIII. THEY LAND. CHAPTER LXXXIV. BABBALANJA RELATES TO THEM A VISION. CHAPTER LXXXV. THEY DEPART FROM SERENIA. CHAPTER LXXXVI. THEY MEET THE PHANTOMS. CHAPTER LXXXVII. THEY DRAW NIGH TO FLOZELLA. CHAPTER LXXXVIII. THEY LAND. CHAPTER LXXXIX. THEY ENTER THE BOWER OF HAUTIA. CHAPTER XC. TAJI WITH HAUTIA. CHAPTER XCI. MARDI BEHIND: AN OCEAN BEFORE. Back matter Valuable and Attractive New Works RECENTLY PUBLISHED BY Messrs. Harper & Brothers, New York.