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The Battery and the Boiler: Adventures in Laying of Submarine Electric Cables

by R. M. Ballantyne

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The Battery and the Boiler: Adventures in Laying of Submarine Electric Cables by R. M. Ballantyne.

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R.M. Ballantyne "The Battery and the Boiler"5
Chapter One.6
In which the Hero makes his First Flash and Explosion.6
Chapter Two.10
Refers to a Notable Character.10
Chapter Three.17
Early Aspirations.17
Chapter Four.20
Extraordinary Result of an Attempt at Amateur Cable-Laying.20
Chapter Five.27
Prospects of Real Cable-Laying—Robin meets with his First Electrical Acquaintances.27
Chapter Six.43
Tells of our Hero’s Visit to the Great Cable.43
Chapter Seven.51
The Big Ship—First Night Aboard.51
Chapter Eight.59
Laying The Cable—“Faults” and Fault-Finding—Anxieties, Accidents, and other Matters.59
Chapter Nine.68
In which Joys, Hopes, Alarms, Ghosts, and Leviathans Take Part.68
Chapter Ten.80
Tells of Great Efforts and Failures and Grand Success.80
Chapter Eleven.93
Home!93
Chapter Twelve.98
A Great Dynamo-Electric Sea-Fight.98
Chapter Thirteen.105
Tells of a Sudden and Unlooked-for Event.105
Chapter Fourteen.114
The Raft.114
Chapter Fifteen.124
Life on the Raft.124
Chapter Sixteen.131
In which will be found more Surprises than one.131
Chapter Seventeen.144
Strange Discoveries on Pirate Island.144
Chapter Eighteen.159
The Pirate’s Island—Continued.159
Chapter Nineteen.174
An Exploration and an Accident.174
Chapter Twenty.184
Various Subjects treated of, and a Great Fight detailed.184
Chapter Twenty One.201
Departure from Pirate Island and Hopeful News at Sarawak.201
Chapter Twenty Two.212
Bombay—Where Stumps comes to Grief.212
Chapter Twenty Three.218
Stumps in Despair—And Bombay in Raptures.218
Chapter Twenty Four.231
Shows the Dreadful Depravity of Man, and the Amazing Effects of Electrical Treatment on Man and Beast.231
Chapter Twenty Five.243
A Great Field-day, in which Slagg distinguishes himself.243
Chapter Twenty Six.249
Begins with a Disappointment, continues with a Great Reception, and ends with a Series of Surprises.249
Chapter Twenty Seven.264
Describes Several Important Events.264
Chapter Twenty Eight.272
The Cable Laid.272
Chapter Twenty Nine.278
Uncle Rik’s Adventures.278
Chapter Thirty.286
The Wright Family reunited, and Sam becomes highly Electrical.286
Chapter Thirty One.297
Describes a Happy Home and a Happier Meeting.297
Chapter Thirty Two.305
In which the Story finds a “Fault,” and the Electrical Current ends.305
The End.322
THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE324