Index for Mardi and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I by Herman Melv
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"Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I" by Herman Melville is a novel written during the mid-19th century. The story embarks on an adventure across the Pacific Ocean, driven by themes of exploration, existential inquiry, and social commentary. The main character, a sailor named Taji, experiences significant disillusionment with life at sea and seeks to escape the monotony through daring ventures. The opening of this novel introduces readers to Taji's journey aboard the whaling ship Arcturion. As he sets sail from Ravavai to the Galapagos islands, Taji quickly finds the experience of being at sea becomes tedious and frustrating. He longs for companionship that aligns with his intellectual and emotional needs, contrasting sharply with his shipmates, who he finds dull and unrefined. As boredom begins to take hold, Taji's desire for adventure intensifies, leading him to contemplate leaving the ship for unknown lands. His bond with the old sailor Jarl becomes crucial, as Taji persuades him to join in an audacious plan to escape together. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
The Project Gutenberg eBook ofMardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I CONTENTS PREFACE MARDI CHAPTER II.A Calm CHAPTER III.A King For A Comrade CHAPTER IV.A Chat In The Clouds CHAPTER V.Seats Secured And Portmanteaus Packed CHAPTER VI.Eight Bells CHAPTER VII.A Pause CHAPTER VIII.They Push Off, Velis Et Remis CHAPTER IX.The Watery World Is All Before Them CHAPTER X.They Arrange Their Canopies And Lounges, And Try To Make Things Comfortable CHAPTER XI.Jarl Afflicted With The Lockjaw CHAPTER XII.More About Being In An Open Boat CHAPTER XIII.Of The Chondropterygii, And Other Uncouth Hordes Infesting The South Seas CHAPTER XIV.Jarl’s Misgivings CHAPTER XV.A Stitch In Time Saves Nine CHAPTER XVI.They Are Becalmed CHAPTER XVII.In High Spirits, They Push On For The Terra Incognita CHAPTER XVIII.My Lord Shark And His Pages CHAPTER XIX.Who Goes There? CHAPTER XX.Noises And Portents CHAPTER XXI.Man Ho! CHAPTER XXII.What Befel The Brigantine At The Pearl Shell Islands CHAPTER XXIII.Sailing From The Island They Pillage The Cabin CHAPTER XXIV.Dedicated To The College Of Physicians And Surgeons CHAPTER XXV.Peril A Peace-Maker CHAPTER XXVI.Containing A Pennyweight Of Philosophy CHAPTER XXVII.In Which The Past History Of The Parki Is Concluded CHAPTER XXVIII.Suspicions Laid, And Something About The Calmuc CHAPTER XXIX.What They Lighted Upon In Further Searching The Craft, And The Resolution They
Came To CHAPTER XXX.Hints For A Full Length Of Samoa CHAPTER XXXI.Rovings Alow And Aloft CHAPTER XXXII.Xiphius Platypterus CHAPTER XXXIII.Otard CHAPTER XXXIV.How They Steered On Their Way CHAPTER XXXV.Ah, Annatoo! CHAPTER XXXVI.The Parki Gives Up The Ghost CHAPTER XXXVII.Once More They Take To The Chamois CHAPTER XXXVIII.The Sea On Fire CHAPTER XXXIX.They Fall In With Strangers CHAPTER XL.Sire And Sons CHAPTER XLI.A Fray CHAPTER XLII.Remorse CHAPTER XLIII.The Tent Entered CHAPTER XLIV.Away! CHAPTER XLV.Reminiscences CHAPTER XLVI.The Chamois With A Roving Commission CHAPTER XLVII.Yillah, Jarl, And Samoa CHAPTER XLVIII.Something Under The Surface CHAPTER XLIX.Yillah CHAPTER L.Yillah In Ardair CHAPTER LI.The Dream Begins To Fade CHAPTER LII.World Ho! CHAPTER LIII.The Chamois Ashore CHAPTER LIV.A Gentleman From The Sun CHAPTER LV.Tiffin In A Temple CHAPTER LVI.King Media A Host CHAPTER LVII.Taji Takes Counsel With Himself CHAPTER LVIII.Mardi By Night And Yillah By Day CHAPTER LIX.Their Morning Meal CHAPTER LX.Belshazzar On The Bench CHAPTER LXI.An Incognito CHAPTER LXII.Taji Retires From The World CHAPTER LXIII.Odo And Its Lord CHAPTER LXIV.Yillah A Phantom CHAPTER LXV.Taji Makes Three Acquaintances CHAPTER LXVI.With A Fair Wind, At Sunrise They Sail CHAPTER LXVII.Little King Peepi CHAPTER LXVIII.How Teeth Were Regarded In Valapee CHAPTER LXIX.The Company Discourse, And Braid-Beard Rehearses A Legend CHAPTER LXX.The Minstrel Leads Off With A Paddle-Song; And A Message Is Received From
Abroad CHAPTER LXXI.They Land Upon The Island Of Juam CHAPTER LXXII.A Book From The Chronicles Of Mohi CHAPTER LXXIII.Something More Of The Prince CHAPTER LXXIV.Advancing Deeper Into The Vale, They Encounter Donjalolo CHAPTER LXXV.Time And Temples CHAPTER LXXVI.A Pleasant Place For A Lounge CHAPTER LXXVII.The House Of The Afternoon CHAPTER LXXVIII.Babbalanja Solus CHAPTER LXXIX.The Center Of Many Circumferences CHAPTER LXXX.Donjalolo In The Bosom Of His Family CHAPTER LXXXI.Wherein Babbalanja Relates The Adventure Of One Karkeke In The Land Of
Shades CHAPTER LXXXII.How Donjalolo, Sent Agents To The Surrounding Isles; With The Result CHAPTER LXXXIII.They Visit The Tributary Islets CHAPTER LXXXIV.Taji Sits Down To Dinner With Five-And-Twenty Kings, And A Royal Time They
Have CHAPTER LXXXV.After Dinner CHAPTER LXXXVI.Of Those Scamps The Plujii CHAPTER LXXXVII.Nora-Bamma CHAPTER LXXXVIII.In A Calm, Hautia’s Heralds Approach CHAPTER LXXXIX.Braid-Beard Rehearses The Origin Of The Isle Of Rogues CHAPTER XC.Rare Sport At Ohonoo CHAPTER XCI.Of King Uhia And His Subjects CHAPTER XCII.The God Keevi And The Precipice Of Mondo CHAPTER XCIII.Babbalanja Steps In Between Mohi And Yoomy; And Yoomy Relates A Legend CHAPTER XCIV.Of That Jolly Old Lord, Borabolla; And That Jolly Island Of His, Mondoldo; And
Of The Fish-Ponds, And The Hereafters Of Fish CHAPTER XCV.That Jolly Old Lord Borabolla Laughs On Both Sides Of His Face CHAPTER XCVI.Samoa A Surgeon CHAPTER XCVII.Faith And Knowledge CHAPTER XCVIII.The Tale Of A Traveler CHAPTER XCIX.“Marnee Ora, Ora Marnee” CHAPTER C.The Pursuer Himself Is Pursued CHAPTER CI.The Iris CHAPTER CII.They Depart From Mondoldo CHAPTER CIII.As They Sail CHAPTER CIV.Wherein Babbalanja Broaches A Diabolical Theory, And In His Own Person Proves It THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Chapter 109
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