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Redburn. His First Voyage

Chapter 57 ALMOST A FAMINE

Word Count: 669    |    Released on: 06/12/2017

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Redburn. His First Voyage
Redburn. His First Voyage
Herman Melville Literature
“Redburn. His First Voyage by Herman Melville”
1 Chapter 1 HOW WELLINGBOROUGH REDBURN'S TASTE FOR THE SEA WAS BORN AND BRED IN HIM2 Chapter 2 REDBURN'S DEPARTURE FROM HOME3 Chapter 3 HE ARRIVES IN TOWN4 Chapter 4 HOW HE DISPOSED OF HIS FOWLING-PIECE5 Chapter 5 HE PURCHASES HIS SEA-WARDROBE, AND ON A DISMAL RAINY DAY PICKS UP HIS BOARD AND LODGING ALONG THE WHARVES6 Chapter 6 HE IS INITIATED IN THE BUSINESS OF CLEANING OUT THE PIG-PEN, AND SLUSHING DOWN THE TOP-MAST7 Chapter 7 HE GETS TO SEA AND FEELS VERY BAD8 Chapter 8 HE IS PUT INTO THE LARBOARD WATCH; GETS SEA-SICK; AND RELATES SOME OTHER OF HIS EXPERIENCES9 Chapter 9 THE SAILORS BECOMING A LITTLE SOCIAL, REDBURN CONVERSES WITH THEM10 Chapter 10 HE IS VERY MUCH FRIGHTENED; THE SAILORS ABUSE HIM; AND HE BECOMES MISERABLE AND FORLORN11 Chapter 11 HE HELPS WASH THE DECKS, AND THEN GOES TO BREAKFAST12 Chapter 12 HE GIVES SOME ACCOUNT OF ONE OF HIS SHIPMATES CALLED JACKSON13 Chapter 13 HE HAS A FINE DAY AT SEA, BEGINS TO LIKE IT; BUT CHANGES HIS MIND14 Chapter 14 HE CONTEMPLATES MAKING A SOCIAL CALL ON THE CAPTAIN IN HIS CABIN15 Chapter 15 THE MELANCHOLY STATE OF HIS WARDROBE16 Chapter 16 AT DEAD OF NIGHT HE IS SENT UP TO LOOSE THE MAIN-SKYSAIL17 Chapter 17 THE COOK AND STEWARD18 Chapter 18 HE ENDEAVORS TO IMPROVE HIS MIND; AND TELLS OF ONE BLUNT AND HIS DREAM BOOK19 Chapter 19 A NARROW ESCAPE20 Chapter 20 IN A FOG HE IS SET TO WORK AS A BELL-TOLLER, AND BEHOLDS A HERD OF OCEAN-ELEPHANTS21 Chapter 21 A WHALEMAN AND A MAN-OF-WAR'S-MAN22 Chapter 22 THE HIGHLANDER PASSES A WRECK23 Chapter 23 AN UNACCOUNTABLE CABIN-PASSENGER, AND A MYSTERIOUS YOUNG LADY24 Chapter 24 HE BEGINS TO HOP ABOUT IN THE RIGGING LIKE A SAINT JAGO's MONKEY25 Chapter 25 QUARTER-DECK FURNITURE26 Chapter 26 A SAILOR A JACK OF ALL TRADES27 Chapter 27 HE GETS A PEEP AT IRELAND, AND AT LAST ARRIVES AT LIVERPOOL28 Chapter 28 HE GOES TO SUPPER AT THE SIGN OF THE BALTIMORE CLIPPER29 Chapter 29 REDBURN DEFERENTIALLY DISCOURSES CONCERNING THE PROSPECTS OF SAILORS30 Chapter 30 REDBURN GROWS INTOLERABLY FLAT AND STUPID OVER SOME OUTLANDISH OLD GUIDE-BOOKS31 Chapter 31 WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN32 Chapter 32 THE DOCKS33 Chapter 33 THE SALT-DROGHERS, AND GERMAN EMIGRANT SHIPS34 Chapter 34 THE IRRAWADDY35 Chapter 35 GALLIOTS, COAST-OF-GUINEA-MAN, AND FLOATING CHAPEL36 Chapter 36 THE OLD CHURCH OF ST. NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE37 Chapter 37 WHAT REDBURN SAW IN LAUNCELOTT'S-HEY38 Chapter 38 THE DOCK-WALL BEGGARS39 Chapter 39 THE BOOBLE-ALLEYS OF THE TOWN40 Chapter 40 PLACARDS, BRASS-JEWELERS, TRUCK-HORSES, AND STEAMERS41 Chapter 41 REDBURN ROVES ABOUT HITHER AND THITHER42 Chapter 42 HIS ADVENTURE WITH THE CROSS OLD GENTLEMAN43 Chapter 43 HE TAKES A DELIGHTFUL RAMBLE INTO THE COUNTRY; AND MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF THREE ADORABLE CHARMERS44 Chapter 44 REDBURN INTRODUCES MASTER HARRY BOLTON TO THE FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION OF THE READER45 Chapter 45 HARRY BOLTON KIDNAPS REDBURN, AND CARRIES HIM OFF TO LONDON46 Chapter 46 A MYSTERIOUS NIGHT IN LONDON47 Chapter 47 HOMEWARD BOUND48 Chapter 48 A LIVING CORPSE49 Chapter 49 CARLO50 Chapter 50 HARRY BOLTON AT SEA51 Chapter 51 THE EMIGRANTS52 Chapter 52 THE EMIGRANTS' KITCHEN53 Chapter 53 THE HORATII AND CURIATII54 Chapter 54 SOME SUPERIOR OLD NAIL-ROD AND PIG-TAIL55 Chapter 55 DRAWING NIGH TO THE LAST SCENE IN JACKSON'S CAREER56 Chapter 56 UNDER THE LEE OF THE LONG-BOAT, REDBURN AND HARRY HOLD CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNION57 Chapter 57 ALMOST A FAMINE58 Chapter 58 THOUGH THE HIGHLANDER PUTS INTO NO HARBOR AS YET; SHE HERE AND THERE LEAVES MANY OF HER PASSENGERS BEHIND59 Chapter 59 THE LAST END OF JACKSON60 Chapter 60 HOME AT LAST61 Chapter 61 REDBURN AND HARRY, ARM IN ARM, IN HARBOR62 Chapter 62 THE LAST THAT WAS EVER HEARD OF HARRY BOLTON