The Boy Tar

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The Boy Tar by Mayne Reid.

Contents

• Captain Mayne Reid "The Boy Tar"5
• Chapter One.6
• My Boy Audience.6
• Chapter Two.10
• Saved by Swans.10
• Chapter Three.16
• The “Under-Tow.”16
• Chapter Four.23
• The Dinghy.23
• Chapter Five.28
• The Reef.28
• Chapter Six.34
• The Gulls.34
• Chapter Seven.39
• Search for a Sea-Urchin.39
• Chapter Eight.43
• Loss of the Dinghy.44
• Chapter Nine.47
• The Signal-Staff.47
• Chapter Ten.52
• Climbing a smooth Pole.52
• Chapter Eleven.57
• The Returning Tide.57
• Chapter Twelve.62
• Hugging the Staff.62
• Chapter Thirteen.67
• A State of “Suspense.”67
• Chapter Fourteen.71
• For Peru—To-morrow!71
• Chapter Fifteen.77
• Running Away.77
• Chapter Sixteen.82
• The Inca and her Crew.82
• Chapter Seventeen.90
• Not big enough.90
• Chapter Eighteen.95
• Stealing Aboard.95
• Chapter Nineteen.100
• Hurrah! We are off!100
• Chapter Twenty.104
• Sea-Sick.104
• Chapter Twenty One.109
• Entombed Alive.109
• Chapter Twenty Two.113
• Thirst.113
• Chapter Twenty Three.116
• A sweet Sound.117
• Chapter Twenty Four.120
• Tapping the Butt.120
• Chapter Twenty Five.126
• The Vent-Peg.126
• Chapter Twenty Six.129
• The Biscuit-Box.129
• Chapter Twenty Seven.134
• A Cask of Brandy.134
• Chapter Twenty Eight.141
• Going on “Rations.”141
• Chapter Twenty Nine.147
• Gauging the Water-Cask.147
• Chapter Thirty.151
• My Measuring-Rule.151
• Chapter Thirty One.157
• “Quod Erat Faciendum.”157
• Chapter Thirty Two.164
• The Horror of Darkness.164
• Chapter Thirty Three.168
• The Storm.168
• Chapter Thirty Four.171
• A Novel Drinking-Cup.172
• Chapter Thirty Five.175
• Mysterious Disappearance.175
• Chapter Thirty Six.179
• An Ugly Intruder.179
• Chapter Thirty Seven.184
• Reflections on Rats.184
• Chapter Thirty Eight.188
• Oh! For a Steel Trap!188
• Chapter Thirty Nine.191
• A Swarm of Intruders.192
• Chapter Forty.196
• The Norway Rat.196
• Chapter Forty One.199
• Dream and Reality.200
• Chapter Forty Two.203
• A Sound Sleep at Last.203
• Chapter Forty Three.209
• Search after another Biscuit-Box.209
• Chapter Forty Four.212
• The Crumbs Secured.212
• Chapter Forty Five.216
• Another Bite.216
• Chapter Forty Six.220
• The Bale of Linen.221
• Chapter Forty Seven.225
• Excelsior!225
• Chapter Forty Eight.228
• A Torrent of Brandy.229
• Chapter Forty Nine.233
• A new Danger.233
• Chapter Fifty.237
• Where was my Knife?237
• Chapter Fifty One.240
• A Grand Rat-Trap.241
• Chapter Fifty Two.243
• A Wholesale Take.243
• Chapter Fifty Three.246
• About Face!246
• Chapter Fifty Four.249
• Conjectures.249
• Chapter Fifty Five.253
• The Luxury of Standing Erect.253
• Chapter Fifty Six.257
• Ship-Shape.257
• Chapter Fifty Seven.262
• A very grand Obstacle.262
• Chapter Fifty Eight.266
• Turning the Piano.267
• Chapter Fifty Nine.272
• The Broken Blade.272
• Chapter Sixty.276
• A Triangular Chamber.276
• Chapter Sixty One.280
• A Milliner’s Box.280
• Chapter Sixty Two.284
• Half Suffocated.284
• Chapter Sixty Three.288
• Light and Life.288
• Chapter Sixty Four.291
• An Astonished Crew.291
• Chapter Sixty Five.294
• The Dénouement.295
• The End.299
• THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE301

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