Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Herman Melville

· 1891

CHAPTER I. A LAND-SICK SHIP The sea—Longings for shore—A land-sick ship—Destination of the voyagers CHAPTER II. TO THE MARQUESAS Passage from the cruising ground to the Marquesas—Sleepy times aboard ship—South Sea scenery—Land ho!—The French squadron discovered at anchor in the bay of Nukuheva—Strange pilot—Escort of canoes—A flotilla of cocoa-nuts—Swimming visitors—The _Dolly_ boarded by them—State of affairs that ensue.…

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