Under the Waves

Under the Waves

R. M. Ballantyne, scottish author of juvenile fiction who wrote more than 100 books (1825-1894)


This ebook presents «Under the Waves», from R. M. Ballantyne. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.


Table of Contents

-01- About this book

-02- Preface

-03- Introduces our Hero, one of his Advisers, and some of his Difficulties

-04- Describes a first Visit to the Bottom of the Sea

-05- Refers to a small Tea-Party, and touches very mildly on Love

-06- Divers Matters

-07- Treats of Plots and Plans, Engineering and otherwise

-08- A sunken Wreck inspected

-09- Historical but not Heavy

-10- The Grinding of the Screw

-11- Treats of a Leak and consequent Difficulties

-12- Anxieties

-13- Tells of bold Plans, followed by bolder Deeds

-14- Diving Practice Extraordinary in the East

-15- Treasure recovered

-16- Miss Pritty’s Worst Fears are more than realized

-17- Sudden and bad News induces sudden and good Action

-18- Bearding the Lion in his Den

-19- Recounts the wild

-20- Lifts the Curtain slightly as to piratical Doings in the nineteenth Century

-21- A Fight with Malay Pirates

-22- The Fight concluded

-23- Difficulties of various Kinds, also Troubles, and a Discovery

-24- Miscellaneous Matters, ending with a “Scrimmage” under Water

-25- More about the Sea

-26- Taking the Tide at the Ebb

-27- Shows how our Hero formed Plans

-28- A Climax is reached

-29- The last

-30- Note