Cruise of the Esmeralda
by Harry Collingwood
About this book
After his father died, Captain Saint Leger and his family are left destitute. However, the Saint Legers have a family secret: an ancestor is said to have buried a vast fortune in gold and jewels somewhere in the Eastern Seas. The catch: all directions are encrypted. Nevertheless, Captain Saint Leger decides to take a chance and sails east. A journey full of adventure begins, including pirates, storms and mutiny... (Summary by Carolin)
Chapters (23)
1Chapter I - The Story of the Buried Treasure
2Chapter II - The Cryptogram
3Chapter III - 'The Esmeralda'
4Chapter IV - In Blue Water, Part 1
5Chapter IV - In Blue Water, Part 2
6Chapter V - A Wreck and a Rescue, Part 1
7Chapter V - A Wreck and a Rescue, Part 2
8Chapter VI - The Tragedy on Board the 'City of Calcutta'
9Chapter VII - The Strange Fate of the 'Northern Queen'
10Chapter VIII - The Chief Mate has a Presentiment
11Chapter IX - An Eventful Night
12Chapter X - On a Lee-Shore
13Chapter XI - A Ghastly Waif of the Sea
14Chapter XII - The Solution of the Cryptogram
15Chapter XIII - The New Crew, Part 1
16Chapter XIII - The New Crew, Part 2
17Chapter XIV - Plot and Counterplot
18Chapter XV - We Arrive at the Treasure Island
19Chapter XVI - The Finding of the Treasure: And What Followed
20Chapter XVII - The Recapture of the Barque
21Chapter XVIII - A Pacific Hurricane
22Chapter XIX - In Dire Extremity
23Chapter XX - The End of the Adventure
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