The Swiss family Robinson; or, Adventures of a shipwrecked family on a desolate island. New, unabridged tr. [by W.H.D. Adams]. With an intr. from the Fr. of C. Nodier

Construction of a Sledge.. Bird-catchers and their Traps.. The Ortolans..A Colony
of Wood Pigeons.. Completion of the Sledge.. Visit to Tent-Town.. Ernest and
the Salmon.. Encounter with Kangaroos.. A Lesson in Zoology.. On the Noble-
ness of Self-conquest.. A Couple of Canine Thieves.. Ernest and Rudly re-
proved.. Frederick and his Father return to Tent-Town.. They visit the
Wreck..A New Raft and its Cargo.. Discovery of Slips of European Fruit-

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Trees.. Making for the Shore.. Catching a Turtle.. How the Turtle towed the

Raft.. Loading the Sledge.. The Treasures conveyed to Falcon's-Nest.. A Royal

Banquet.. The Manioc, or Yam Plant.. A Glass of Malaga Wine.."Rising with

the Lark".. The Youthful Sluggards.. Fresh Supplies from the Wreck..A Pin-

nace discovered, but how get it launched?.. Going Ashore..A Massacre of

Penguins.. Work and Talk.. Scraping the Manioc Roots, and making Cassava

Bread.. Another Visit to the Wreck.. Rebuilding the Pinnace.. An Ingenious

Essay in Engineering.. Blowing up the Broadside of the Wreck..A Gap effected,

which admits of the Launching of the Pinnace.. Success of the Attempt.. The

Pinnace anchored off the Island.. The Kitchen Garden.. Return to Falcon's-

Nest.. Sunday in the Island.. Experiments with the Lasso.. Working at Home..

Capture of a Hen-Bustard.. Visit to the Monkeys' Wood.. Sudden Descent of

Cocoa-Nuts.. Who is the Intruder?.. Discovery of a Land-Crab.. Another Dis-

covery.. The Red, or Water Liana.. Calabash Wood..Apparition of the Lost

Sow.. Feasting on Guavas.. Rudly mistakes a Lizard for a Crocodile.. Charming

the Iguana with Music.. Return to Falcon's-Nest.. Excursion into the Interior

of the Island.. The Ruffed Grouse of Canada.. Passing the Defile.. An Open

Country.. The Candleberry Myrtle.. Parrots and Parroquets.. The Republic of

Birds..Enormous Ant-Hills.. Arrival at a Group of Caoutchouc Trees.. Uses

of Caoutchouc explained.. The Mighty Forest.. The Sago-Palm.. Return from

the Excursion..A Present for a Wife..

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CHAPTER V.

A Candle-Manufactory established.. Another Experiment.. New Mode of Churning

..Cultivating the Wilderness.. Avenues planted between Falcon's-Nest and

Family-Bridge.. Tent-Town fortified.. A Want of Clothing felt.. Last Voyage

to the Wreck.. Its Remains are blown up.. A Family Expedition.. Collecting

the Caoutchouc Gum..A Supply of Cocoa-Nuts collected.. On the Uses of

Reading.. The Palm Cabbage.. Sudden Frenzy of Patient Grizel.. Hunting the

Fugitive..A Clump of Bamboos.. The Buffalo Herd..A Panic.. The Battle,

and the Victory.. Capture of a Young Buffalo.. Birds of Prey: the Vulture and

the Calao..A Jackal's Whelp.. Capture of a Young Eagle.. The Cares of an

Increasing Family.. Homeward Journey.. Arrival at Falcon's-Nest.. Purchasing

a Secret, and taming an Eagle..

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CHAPTER VI.

Fencing the Fruit-Trees.. Work and Conversation.. The Theory of Grafting ex-
plained.. Introduction of Foreign Trees into Europe.. Discovery of the Hollow-
ness of the Banyan..Hiving a Swarm of Bees.. Description of the Process..
Honey and Bees' Wax.. Constructing a Staircase in the Interior of the Banyan..
How it was lighted and fortified.. The Buffalo as a Charger.. Lessons in Riding
..An Educational Mania.. The Ape taught to carry Burdens.. Manufacture of
Tapers.. Waterproof Boots provided..Supply of Water for Tent-Town.. Erec-
tion of Water-Works.. Noises in the Wilderness.. A New Arrival.. Grizel's Re-