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Redburn, his first voyage

being the sailor-boy confessions and reminiscences of the son-of-a-gentleman, in the merchant service
  
  
  
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CONTENTS.

  • CHAPTER I.
    HOW WELLINGBOROUGH REDBURN'S TASTE FOR THE SEA WAS
    BORN AND BRED IN HIM 13

  • CHAPTER II.
    REDBURN'S DEPARTURE FROM HOME 22

  • CHAPTER III.
    HE ARRIVES IN TOWN 27

  • CHAPTER IV.
    HOW HE DISPOSED OF HIS FOWLING-PIECE 32

  • CHAPTER V.
    HE PURCHASES HIS SEA-WARDROBE, AND ON A DISMAL RAINY DAY
    PICKS UP HIS BOARD AND LODGING ALONG THE WHARVES 37

  • CHAPTER VI.
    HE IS INITIATED IN THE BUSINESS OF CLEANING OUT THE PIG-PEN,
    AND SLUSHING DOWN THE TOP-MAST 42

  • CHAPTER VII.
    HE GETS TO SEA, AND FEELS VERY BAD 48


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  • CHAPTER VIII.
    HE IS PUT INTO THE LARBOARD WATCH; GETS SEA-SICK; AND
    RELATES SOME OTHER OF HIS EXPERIENCES 55

  • CHAPTER IX.
    THE SAILORS BECOMING A LITTLE SOCIAL, REDBURN CONVERSES
    WITH THEM 63

  • CHAPTER X.
    HE IS VERY MUCH FRIGHTENED; THE SAILORS ABUSE HIM; AND
    HE BECOMES MISERABLE AND FORLORN 69

  • CHAPTER XI.
    HE HELPS WASH THE DECKS, AND THEN GOES TO BREAKFAST 73

  • CHAPTER XII.
    HE GIVES SOME ACCOUNT OF ONE OF HIS SHIPMATES CALLED
    JACKSON 77

  • CHAPTER XIII.
    HE HAS A FINE DAY AT SEA, BEGINS TO LIKE IT; BUT CHANGES
    HIS MIND 86

  • CHAPTER XIV.
    HE CONTEMPLATES MAKING A SOCIAL CALL ON THE CAPTAIN IN
    HIS CABIN 91

  • CHAPTER XV.
    THE MELANCHOLY STATE OF HIS WARDROBE 97

  • CHAPTER XVI.
    AT DEAD OF NIGHT HE IS SENT UP TO LOOSE THE MAIN-SKYSAIL 103


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  • CHAPTER XVII.
    THE COOK AND STEWARD 107

  • CHAPTER XVIII.
    HE ENDEAVORS TO IMPROVE HIS MIND; AND TELLS OF ONE
    BLUNT AND HIS DREAM-BOOK 113

  • CHAPTER XIX.
    A NARROW ESCAPE 122

  • CHAPTER XX.
    IN A FOG HE IS SET TO WORK AS A BELL-TOLLER, AND BEHOLDS
    A HERD OF OCEAN-ELEPHANTS 125

  • CHAPTER XXI.
    A WHALEMAN AND A MAN-OF-WAR'S-MAN 129

  • CHAPTER XXII.
    THE HIGHLANDER PASSES A WRECK 133

  • CHAPTER XXII.
    AN UNACCOUNTABLE CABIN-PASSENGER, AND A MYSTERIOUS YOUNG
    LADY 137

  • CHAPTER XXIV.
    HE BEGINS TO HOP ABOUT IN THE RIGGING LIKE A SAINT JAGO'S
    MONEEY 147

  • CHAPTER XXV.
    QUARTER-DECK FURNITURE 152


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  • CHAPTER XXVI.
    A SAILOR A JACK OF ALL TRADES 155

  • CHAPTER XXVII.
    HE GETS A PEEP AT IRELAND, AND AT LAST ARRIVES AT LIVERPOOL
    160

  • CHAPTER XXVIII.
    HE GOES TO SUPPER AT THE SIGN OF THE BALTIMORE CLIPPER. 167

  • CHAPTER XXIX.
    REDBURN DEFERENTIALLY DISCOURSES CONCERNING THE PROSPECTS
    OF SAILORS 174

  • CHAPTER XXX.
    REDBURN GROWS INTOLERABLY FLAT AND STUPID OVER SOME
    OUTLANDISH OLD GUIDE-BOOKS 180

  • CHAPTER XXXI.
    WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL
    THROUGH THE TOWN 192

  • CHAPTER XXXII.
    THE DOOKS 204

  • CHAPTER XXXIII.
    THE SALT-DROGHERS, AND GERMAN EMIGRANT SHIPS 209

  • CHAPTER XXXIV.
    THE IRRAWADDY 216


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  • CHAPTER XXXV.
    GALLIOTS, COAST-OF-GUINEA-MAN, AND FLOATING CHAPEL 221

  • CHAPTER XXXVI.
    THE OLD CHURCH OF ST. NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE 225

  • CHAPTER XXXVII.
    WHAT REDBURN SAW IN LAUNCELOTT'S-HEY 228

  • CHAPTER XXXVIII.
    THE DOCK-WALL BEGGARS 235

  • CHAPTER XXXIX.
    THE BOOBLE-ALLEYS OF THE TOWN 240

  • CHAPTER XL.
    PLACARDS, BRASS-JEWELERS, TRUCK-HORSES, AND STEAMERS 243

  • CHAPTER XLI.
    REDBURN ROVES ABOUT HITHER AND THITHER 253

  • CHAPTER XLII.
    HIS ADVENTURE WITH THE CROSS OLD GENTLEMAN 262

  • CHAPTER XLIII.
    HE TAKES A DELIGHTFUL RAMBLE INTO THE COUNTRY; AND
    MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF THREE ADORABLE CHARMERS 264

  • CHAPTER XLIV.
    REDBURN INTRODUCES MASTER HARRY BOLTON TO THE FAVORABLE
    CONSIDERATION OF THE READER 272


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  • CHAPTER XLV.
    HARRY BOLTON KIDNAPS REDBURN, AND CARRIES HIM OFF TO
    LONDON 282

  • CHAPTER XLVI.
    A MYSTERIOUS NIGHT IN LONDON 286

  • CHAPTER XLVII.
    HOMEWARD-BOUND 299

  • CHAPTER XLVIII.
    A LIVING CORPSE 306

  • CHAPTER XLIX.
    CARLO 310

  • CHAPTER L.
    HARRY BOLTON AT SEA 316

  • CHAPTER LI.
    THE EMIGRANTS 324

  • CHAPTER LII.
    THE EMIGKANTS KITCHEN 329

  • CHAPTER LIII.
    THE HORATH AND CURIATN 334

  • CHAPTER LIV.
    SOME SUPERIOR OLD NAIL-ROD AND PIG-TAIL 338


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  • CHAPTER LV.
    DRAWING NIGH TO THE LAST SCENE IN JACKSON'S CAREER 343

  • CHAPTER LVI.
    UNDER THE LEE OF THE LONG-BOAT, REDBURN AND HARRY HOLD
    CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNION 346

  • CHAPTER LVII.
    ALMOST A FAMINE 353

  • CHAPTER LVIII.
    THOUGH THE HIGHLANDER PUTS INTO NO HARBOR AS YET; SHE
    HERE AND THERE LEAVES MANY OF HER PASSENGERS BEHIND 356

  • CHAPTER LIX.
    THE LAST END OF JACKSON 368

  • CHAPTER LX.
    HOME AT LAST 372

  • CHAPTER LXI.
    REDBURN AND HARRY, ARM AND ARM, IN HARBOR 377

  • CHAPTER LXII.
    THE LAST THAT WAS EVER HEARD OF HARRY BOLTON 387


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