Dick Sand by Jules Verne (1865)

The story follows Dick Sand, a young African-American boy who becomes the cabin boy on a whaling ship called the "Telegraph". He is taken in by the captain and learns the ways of the sea. After the captain's death, Dick takes command of the ship and navigates it through treacherous waters to reach the coast of Madagascar. Along the way, he faces numerous challenges and adventures, including encounters with pirates and a mutiny on board.

By Jules Verne · First published 1865 · Genre: Adventure, Science Fiction, Children's Literature · 38 chapters

Contents

• The Brig-Schooner "Pilgrim."
• The Slave Trade
• Dick Sand
• Harris and Negoro
• The Wreck
• On the March
• The Survivors of the "Waldeck."
• The Bad Roads of Angola
• S. V
• Ants and their Dwelling
• A Whale in Sight
• The Diving-Bell
• Preparations
• In Camp on the Banks of the Coanza
• The Jubarte
• Some of Dick Sand's Notes
• Captain Sand
• Kazounde
• The Four Days which Follow
• The Great Market Day
• Tempest
• The King of Kazounde is Offered a Punch
• On the Horizon
• A Royal Burial
• Land! Land!
• The Interior of a Factory
• The Best to do
• Some News of Dr. Livingstone
• Harris
• Where a Manticore May Lead
• On the Way
• A Magician
• A Hundred Miles in Two Days
• Drifting
• The Terrible Word
• Various Incidents
• S. V
• Conclusion

More by Jules Verne

• The Mysterious Island (1875)
• An Express of the Future (1905)
• Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1870)
• Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1864)
• Alrededor de la luna (1870)
• Cinco semanas en globo (1863)
• Dueño del mundo (1904)
• La jornada de un periodista americano en el 2889 (1889)
• All works by Jules Verne