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The Voyages and Adventures of Captain HatterasJules Verne

The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras

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Original author: Jules Verne

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"The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras" by Jules Verne is an adventure novel published in 1866. The story follows British Captain John Hatteras's obsessive quest to reach the North Pole in 1861, convinced the polar sea remains unfrozen. When mutiny destroys his ship, Hatteras presses forward with a small, loyal crew. They endure a brutal Arctic winter, survive encounters with polar bears, and ultimately discover a volcanic island at the pole itself—where Hatteras's relentless ambition leads to a haunting conclusion that changes him forever.

The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras, by Jules Verne. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #29413.

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71 Chapters

  1. 1.Part I: The English at the North Pole732 words
  2. 2.Part II: The Desert of Ice2,495 words
  3. 3.Chapter I: The Forward2,428 words
  4. 4.Chapter II: An Unexpected Letter496 words
  5. 5.Chapter III: Dr. Clawbonny2,706 words
  6. 6.Chapter IV: The Dog-Captain2,274 words
  7. 7.Chapter V: At Sea2,430 words
  8. 8.Chapter VI: The Great Polar Current2,092 words
  9. 9.Chapter VII: The Entrance of Davis Strait2,215 words
  10. 10.Chapter VIII: The Talk of the Crew2,450 words
  11. 11.Chapter IX: Another Letter1,636 words
  12. 12.Chapter X: Dangerous Sailing2,452 words
  13. 13.Chapter XI: The Devil's Thumb2,279 words
  14. 14.Chapter XII: Captain Hatteras2,554 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIII: The Captain's Plans2,036 words
  16. 16.Chapter XIV: The Expeditions in Search of Franklin2,117 words
  17. 17.Chapter XV: The Forward Driven Southward2,012 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVI: The Magnetic Pole2,440 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVII: The Fate of Sir John Franklin1,405 words
  20. 20.Chapter XVIII: The Way Northward1,526 words
  21. 21.Chapter XIX: A Whale in Sight1,631 words
  22. 22.Chapter XX: Beechey Island2,067 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXI: The Death of Bellot2,321 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXII: The First Signs of Mutiny1,610 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXIII: Attacked by the Ice2,581 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXIV: Preparations for Wintering1,984 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXV: One of James Ross's Foxes2,510 words
  28. 28.Chapter XXVI: The Last Piece of Coal1,828 words
  29. 29.Chapter XXVII: The Great Cold at Christmas1,950 words
  30. 30.Chapter XXVIII: Preparations for Departure1,498 words
  31. 31.Chapter XXIX: Across the Ice-Fields2,643 words
  32. 32.Chapter XXX: The Cairn1,768 words
  33. 33.Chapter XXXI: The Death of Simpson1,702 words
  34. 34.Chapter XXXII: The Return to the Forward1,710 words
  35. 35.Chapter I: The Doctor's Inventory2,370 words
  36. 36.Chapter II: Altamont's First Words2,586 words
  1. 37.Chapter III: Seventeen Days of Land Journey2,444 words
  2. 38.Chapter IV: The Last Charge of Powder2,683 words
  3. 39.Chapter V: The Seal and the Bear2,261 words
  4. 40.Chapter VI: The Porpoise2,829 words
  5. 41.Chapter VII: A Discussion About Charts2,347 words
  6. 42.Chapter VIII: Excursion to the North of Victoria Bay2,336 words
  7. 43.Chapter IX: Cold and Heat1,972 words
  8. 44.Chapter X: The Pleasures of Winter-Quarters2,368 words
  9. 45.Chapter XI: Disquieting Traces2,243 words
  10. 46.Chapter XII: The Ice Prison1,937 words
  11. 47.Chapter XIII: The Mine2,200 words
  12. 48.Chapter XIV: The Polar Spring2,213 words
  13. 49.Chapter XV: The Northwest Passage2,560 words
  14. 50.Chapter XVI: Northern Arcadia2,241 words
  15. 51.Chapter XVII: Altamont's Revenge1,536 words
  16. 52.Chapter XVIII: The Last Preparations1,238 words
  17. 53.Chapter XIX: The Journey Northward2,335 words
  18. 54.Chapter XX: Footprints on the Snow2,155 words
  19. 55.Chapter XXI: The Open Sea1,968 words
  20. 56.Chapter XXII: The Approach to the Pole2,280 words
  21. 57.Chapter XXIII: The English Flag1,594 words
  22. 58.Chapter XXIV: Polar Cosmography2,378 words
  23. 59.Chapter XXV: Mount Hatteras2,667 words
  24. 60.Chapter XXVI: Return to the South2,385 words
  25. 61.Chapter XXVII: Conclusion1,034 words
  26. 62.Part I170 words
  27. 63.Chapter 6: In the remembrance of Parry's expedition into Lancaster105 words
  28. 64.Chapter 8: The block of ice which turns upside down is stated to be68 words
  29. 65.Chapter 10: Although "the Governor was born on the island of Disco,56 words
  30. 66.Chapter 15: "During the day two whalers were seen making toward the84 words
  31. 67.Chapter 16: "found a declination of only 89 degrees 50 minutes,"107 words
  32. 68.Chapter 3: The date of the day the doctor killed the seal is stated as66 words
  33. 69.Chapter 5: Altamont comments that his ship is less than four degrees115 words
  34. 70.Chapter 23: The doctor "uttered an explanation which it is impossible56 words
  35. 71.Chapter 27: The timeline of the concluding chapter is odd. September81 words