Red Rooney: The Last of the Crew

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Red Rooney: The Last of the Crew by R. M. Ballantyne.

Contents

• R.M. Ballantyne "Red Rooney"4
• Chapter One.5
• The Last of the Crew. Lost and Found.5
• Chapter Two.14
• Describes a Rescue and a Happy Family.15
• Chapter Three.26
• Our Hero and his Friends become Familiar.26
• Chapter Four.37
• Okiok becomes Simple but Deep, and the Wizard tries to make Capital out of Events.37
• Chapter Five.49
• Plots and Counter-Plots already.49
• Chapter Six.61
• Angut and Rooney hold Converse on many Things.61
• Chapter Seven.72
• Treats of Cross-Purposes and Difficulties.72
• Chapter Eight.84
• Mrs Okiok’s Little Evening Party.84
• Chapter Nine.97
• Shows that the Wise are a Match for the Wicked, and exhibits Tumbler and Pussi in Danger.97
• Chapter Ten.112
• Red Rooney becomes a Spectacle and then a President.112
• Chapter Eleven.128
• The Hairy Ones feast and are Happy.128
• Chapter Twelve.140
• Combines Story-Telling (in both Senses) with Fasting, Fun, and more Serious Matters.140
• Okiok’s Song.150
• Chapter Thirteen.155
• Mischief Hatching.155
• Chapter Fourteen.169
• Solemn and Mysterious Doings are Brought to a Violent Close.170
• Chapter Fifteen.181
• A Great Singing Duel interrupted by a Catastrophe.181
• Chapter Sixteen.194
• The Rebellion of the Worm and the Fall of the Wizard.194
• Chapter Seventeen.208
• Tells of Despair and a Wild Pursuit.208
• Chapter Eighteen.217
• A Terrible Encounter, Disastrous Results, and Singular Termination.217
• Chapter Nineteen.234
• Spring returns—Kayak Evolutions—Angut is Puzzled.234
• Chapter Twenty.247
• The Chase continued and disastrously interrupted.247
• Chapter Twenty One.258
• Shows a Gloomy Prospect—Starvation threatened, and wonderfully averted.258
• Chapter Twenty Two.271
• A Brief but Singular Voyage winds up with a Great Surprise.271
• Chapter Twenty Three.280
• Describes a most Amazing Surprise, and treats of Hans Egede.280
• Chapter Twenty Four.289
• Escape from Present Danger, and a Curious Instance of the Effects of Gin.289
• Chapter Twenty Five.304
• The Eskimo Encampment—A Murder and its Consequences.304
• Chapter Twenty Six.314
• Tells of Men whose Actions end in Smoke, and of others whose Plots end in Deeds of Darkness.314
• Chapter Twenty Seven.323
• A Strange Meeting strangely interrupted.323
• Chapter Twenty Eight.334
• A Capture, Flight, Surprise, and Rescue.334
• Chapter Twenty Nine.346
• Conclusion.346
• The End.353
• THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE355

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