{"product_id":"2940013654693","title":"THE WORLD OF ICE","description":"CONTENTS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I.\u003cbr\u003eSome of the \"dramatis personæ\" introduced--Retrospective\u003cbr\u003eglances--Causes of future effects--Our hero's early life at sea--A\u003cbr\u003epirate--A terrible fight and its consequences--Buzzby's helm lashed\u003cbr\u003eamidships--A whaling-cruise begun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II.\u003cbr\u003eDeparture of the \"Pole Star\" for the Frozen Seas--Sage reflections of\u003cbr\u003eMrs. Bright, and sagacious remarks of Buzzby--Anxieties, fears,\u003cbr\u003esurmises, and resolutions--Isobel--A search proposed--Departure of the\u003cbr\u003e\"Dolphin\" for the Far North.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER III.\u003cbr\u003eThe voyage--The \"Dolphin\" and her crew--Ice ahead--Polar\u003cbr\u003escenes--Masthead observations--The first whale--Great excitement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IV.\u003cbr\u003eThe chase and the battle--The chances and dangers of whaling\u003cbr\u003ewar--Buzzby dives for his life and saves it--So does the whale and loses\u003cbr\u003eit--An anxious night, which terminates happily, though with a heavy\u003cbr\u003eloss.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER V.\u003cbr\u003eMiscellaneous reflections--The coast of Greenland--Upernavik--News of\u003cbr\u003ethe \"Pole Star\"--Midnight-day--Scientific facts and fairy-like\u003cbr\u003escenes--Tom Singleton's opinion of poor old women--In danger of a\u003cbr\u003esqueeze--Escape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VI.\u003cbr\u003eThe gale--Anchored to a berg which proves to be a treacherous\u003cbr\u003eone--Dangers of the \"pack\"--Beset in the ice--Mivins shows an inquiring\u003cbr\u003emind--Walruses--Gale freshens--Chains and cables--Holding on for\u003cbr\u003elife--An unexpected discovery--A \"nip\" and its terrible\u003cbr\u003econsequences--Yoked to an iceberg.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VII.\u003cbr\u003eNew characters introduced--An old game under novel\u003cbr\u003ecircumstances--Remarkable appearances in the sky--O'Riley meets with a\u003cbr\u003emishap.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VIII.\u003cbr\u003eFred and the doctor go on an excursion in which, among other strange\u003cbr\u003ethings, they meet with red snow and a white bear, and Fred makes his\u003cbr\u003efirst essay as a sportsman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IX.\u003cbr\u003eThe \"Dolphin\" gets beset in the ice--Preparations for wintering in the\u003cbr\u003eice--Captain Guy's code of laws.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER X.\u003cbr\u003eBeginning of winter--Meetuck effects a remarkable change in the men's\u003cbr\u003eappearance--Mossing, and working, and plans for a winter campaign.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XI.\u003cbr\u003eA hunting-expedition, in the course of which the hunters meet with many\u003cbr\u003einteresting, dangerous, peculiar, and remarkable experiences, and make\u003cbr\u003eacquaintance with seals, walruses, deer, and rabbits.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XII.\u003cbr\u003eA dangerous sleep interrupted--A night in a snow-hut, and an unpleasant\u003cbr\u003evisitor--Snowed up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIII.\u003cbr\u003eJourney resumed--The hunters meet with bears and have a great fight, in\u003cbr\u003ewhich the dogs are sufferers--A bear's dinner--Mode in which Arctic\u003cbr\u003erocks travel--The ice-belt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIV.\u003cbr\u003eDeparture of the sun--Effects of darkness on dogs--Winter arrangements\u003cbr\u003ein the interior of the \"Dolphin.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XV.\u003cbr\u003eStrangers appear on the scene--The Esquimaux are hospitably entertained\u003cbr\u003eby the sailors--A spirited traffic--Thieving propensities and summary\u003cbr\u003ejustice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XVI.\u003cbr\u003eThe Arctic Theatre enlarged upon--Great success of the first play--The\u003cbr\u003eEsquimaux submit, and become fast friends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XVII.\u003cbr\u003eExpeditions on foot--Effects of darkness on dogs and men--The first\u003cbr\u003edeath--Caught in a trap--The Esquimau camp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XVIII.\u003cbr\u003eThe hunting-party--Reckless driving--A desperate encounter with a\u003cbr\u003ewalrus, etc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIX.\u003cbr\u003eThe northern party--A narrow escape, and a great discovery--Esquimaux\u003cbr\u003eagain, and a joyful surprise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XX.\u003cbr\u003eKeeping it down--Mutual explanations--The true\u003cbr\u003ecomforter--Death--New-Year's day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXI.\u003cbr\u003eFirst gleam of light--Trip to welcome the sun--Bears and strange\u003cbr\u003ediscoveries--O'Riley is reckless--First view of the sun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXII.\u003cbr\u003eThe \"Arctic Sun\"--Rats! rats! rats!--A hunting-party--Out on the\u003cbr\u003efloes--Hardships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXIII.\u003cbr\u003eUnexpected arrivals--The rescue party--Lost and found--Return to the\u003cbr\u003eship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXIV.\u003cbr\u003eWinter ends--The first insect--Preparations for departure--Narrow\u003cbr\u003eescape--Cutting out--Once more afloat--Ship on fire--Crew take to the\u003cbr\u003eboats.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXV.\u003cbr\u003eEscape to Upernavik--Letter from home--Meetuck's grandmother--Dumps and\u003cbr\u003ePoker again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXVI.\u003cbr\u003eThe return--The surprise--Buzzby's sayings and doings--The\u003cbr\u003enarrative--Fighting battles o'er again--Conclusion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_Some of the \"dramatis personæ\" introduced--Retrospective\u003cbr\u003eglances--Causes of future effects--Our hero's early life at sea--A\u003cbr\u003epirate--A terrible fight and its consequences--Buzzby's helm lashed\u003cbr\u003eamidships--A whaling-cruise begun._","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47183384871152,"sku":"2940013654693","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013654693_p0.jpg?v=1763583520","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013654693","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}