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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.-The Start.
A Proposal-A Bargain-The Lively-Southampton-Bar Gate-Dr. Watts
-Southampton Water-Round Forts-Fortifications-Portsmouth Har-
bour-The St. Vincent-The Victory-Vessels in Harbour-Ironclads-
Jack the Painter-A drunken Sentry-Miss Robinson's Work
CHAPTER II.-In the Solent.
Portsmouth Dockyard-Torpedoes-Gosport-Victualling Establishment—
Nelson's Monument-Portsmouth-Spithead-The Devastation-A Light-
ship-Lord Yarborough—The Undercliff—A pleasant Surprise-Osborne
Beaulieu - Lymington - Hurst Castle - Alum Bay-The
-Cowes
Needles
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CHAPTER III.-The South Coast.
Christchurch-Smuggling-Bournemouth-Swanage-Isle of Purbeck-
Corfe Castle -
"Devil's Night-cap" - Lulworth Cove - Weymouth —
Anecdotes of George III.- Portland Harbour-Chesil Bank - The
Shambles-Portland Bill-Pennsylvania Castle-Bow and Arrow Castle
-Bridport-Lyme Regis Beer Head-A bold Smuggler—Sidmouth—
Teignmouth-Babbicombe-Torquay-Kent's Cavern—Brixham
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CHAPTER IV.-The South Coast-continued.
Dartmouth-John Davis-Sir Humphrey Gilbert-Newcomen-The Bri-
tania-Lighthouses-The Argand Lamp-The Start-A Man over-
board!-Eddystone Lighthouse-A Squall-Plymouth--The Breakwater
-Mount Edgecumbe-An Acquaintance-Looe-Fowey-Pendennis
Castle.
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CHAPTER V.-Land's End.
The Manacles-The Lizard-A Narrow Escape-Pilchard fishing—An
audacious Smuggler-The "Devil's Frying-pan "- Mouse-hole-St.
Michael's Mount-Penzance-The Logan Stone-The Mill in the Sand-
Land's End-Longships Lighthouse-Botallack Mine
CHAPTER VI.-A Shipwreck.
Wolf Rock-A Storm-A Vessel on the Rocks-A Rescue-Drunken
Officers-A little Orphan--St. Ives-Perranzabuloe-Sand dunes-Scilly
Islands-Hugh Town-Smugglers-Isle of Sampson-A Porpoise caught
-Piper's Hole-Island of Tresco
CHAPTER VII.-Out in the Lifeboat.
A Seal-Padstow-Tintagel-Bideford-Barnstaple-Clovelly-The Wreck
Chart - Ilfracombe - Lundy Island — Sea Birds'-Swansea-Milford
Haven-Smalls Lighthouse-Aberystwith-A Wreck-A rash Adventure
-A noble Work-Saved!
CHAPTER VIII.-Liverpool and Glasgow.
Tubular
Talk about Lifeboats. - Caernarvon Castle Menai Straits
Bridge-Menai Bridge-Penrhyn - Anglesea - Conway-The Dee-
Liverpool--Sailors' Home-The Docks-An Emigrant Ship-Taking an
Observation-Ailsa Crag-The Clyde-Dumbarton-Glasgow-Anecdote
of John Hunter.
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CHAPTER IX.- The Caledonian Canal.
Islay-Corryvrechan-Iona-Staffa-Tobermory-Eig-Massacre of Mac-
donalds-Loch Scavaig-Loch Coruisk-Dunvegan Castle - Rona –
Fort William-Loch Shiel-Inverlochy-Neptune's Staircase-Glengarry
-"Well of the Seven Heads"-Loch Ness - Foyers - Inverness—
Account of the Caledonian Canal.
CHAPTER X.-Another Wreck.
Little Nat-The Earth proved to be round-Peterhead-Bullers of Buchan
-Slaines Castle-A Wreck-A Rescue by Rocket Apparatus-A Lifeboat
Story-Aberdeen-Marischal College-Old Machar-King's College-
Dunnottar Castle-Bell Rock Lighthouse-Dundee-St. Andrews-
The University-Bass Rock.
CHAPTER XI.—The North-east Coast.
Lindisfarne-Farne
Tantallon Castle-Berwick-Holy Island-Marmion ·
Islands—Wreck of the Forfarshire—Heroism of Grace Darling-Wreck
of the Iris-Farne Lighthouses-Cormorants-Gulls-Dunstanborough
Castle-Warkworth Castle-Tynemouth-The Tyne-Newcastle-Keel
men-Hull-The Coastguard-Cromer
CHAPTER XII.-Yarmouth.
Yarmouth-A brave Seaman-Lord Nelson-The "Rows"-Public Buildings
-The Toll House and Gaol-Sarah Martin-The Jetty-A disastrous
Accident-A Long Swim-The Herring fishery-Sunday at Sea-Fishing
Fleet Trawl fishing
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CHAPTER XIII.-Safe in Port.
Harwich-Natural History of the Oyster-Oyster fishing-Risks of Collision
-Walton-on-the-Naze-Mouth of the Thames-Deal-Dover-The Castle
-The Cinque Ports-Beachy Head-Shoreham-Last Night at Sea-
Back at Southampton-Pleasant Partings-"Won't we spin long Yarns
at School!"-Little Nat-London again
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