The Children of Captain Grant or In Search of the Castaways, by Jules Verne
In Search of the Castaways (original title Les Enfants du capitaine Grant, "The Children of Captain Grant") is a science fiction novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1867-1868.
The Children of Captain Grant is a thrilling adventure novel by Jules Verne that follows the journey of a small group of travelers as they search for a missing shipwrecked captain and his crew. Packed with suspense, danger, and unexpected twists, the story keeps readers on the edge of their seats from start to finish.
Table of Content
Book I: South America
Chapter 2. The Three Documents
Chapter 3. The Captain’s Children
Chapter 4. Lady Glenarvan’s Proposal
Chapter 5. The Departure of the “Duncan”
Chapter 6. An Unexpected Passenger
Chapter 7. Jacques Paganel is Undeceived
Chapter 8. The Geographer’s Resolution
Chapter 9. Through the Straits of Magellan
Chapter 10. The Course Decided
Chapter 11. Traveling in Chili
Chapter 12. Eleven Thousand Feet Aloft
Chapter 14. Providentially Rescued
Chapter 16. The News of the Lost Captain
Chapter 17. A Serious Necessity
Chapter 18. In Search of Water
Chapter 24. Paganel’s Disclosure
Chapter 25. Between Fire and Water
Chapter 26. The Return on Board
Book II: Australia
Chapter 2. Tristan D’acunha and the Isle of Amsterdam
Chapter 3. Cape Town and M. Viot
Chapter 4. A Wager and How Decided
Chapter 5. The Storm on the Indian Ocean
Chapter 6. A Hospitable Colonist
Chapter 7. The Quartermaster of the “Britannia”
Chapter 8. Preparation for the Journey
Chapter 9. A Country of Paradoxes
Chapter 12. Toline of the Lachlan
Chapter 14. Wealth in the Wilderness
Chapter 15. Suspicious Occurrences
Chapter 16. A Startling Discovery
Chapter 18. Four Days of Anguish
Chapter 19. Helpless and Hopeless
Book III: New Zealand
Chapter 2. Navigators and Their Discoveries
Chapter 3. The Martyr-Roll of Navigators
Chapter 4. The Wreck of the “Macquarie”
Chapter 8. On the Road to Auckland
Chapter 9. Introduction to the Cannibals
Chapter 10. A Momentous Interview
Chapter 11. The Chief’s Funeral
Chapter 12. Strangely Liberated
Chapter 13. The Sacred Mountain
Chapter 15. From Peril to Safety
Chapter 16. Why the “Duncan” Went to New Zealand
Chapter 17. Ayrton’s Obstinacy
Chapter 18. A Discouraging Confession
Chapter 19. A Cry in the Night