es
and experiences of the long voyage have been preserved had it not been
for her painstaking desire not only to see everything thoroughly, but
to record her impressions faithfully and accurately. The practised
skill of a professional writer cannot reasonably be expected in these
simple pages, but their object will have been attained if they are the
means of enabling more home-keeping friends to share in the keen
enjoyment of the scenes and adventures they describe.

THOMAS BRASSEY

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CONTENTS.

CHAPTER

I. FAREWELL TO OLD ENGLAND

II. MADEIRA, TENERIFFE, AND CAPE DE VERDE ISLANDS

III. PALMA TO RIO DE JANEIRO

IV. RIO DE JANEIRO

V. THE RIVER PLATE

VI. LIFE ON THE PAMPAS

VII. MORE ABOUT THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC

VIII. RIVER PLATE TO SANDY POINT, STRAITS OF MAGELLAN

IX. SANDY POINT TO LOTA BAY

X. CHILI

XI. SANTIAGO AND VALPARAISO

XII. VALPARAISO TO TAHITI

XIII. THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS

XIV. AT TAHITI

XV. TAHITI TO SANDWICH ISLANDS--KILAUEA BY DAY AND BY NIGHT

XVI. HAWAIIAN SPORTS

XVII. HONOLULU--DEPARTURE FOR JAPAN

XVIII. HONOLULU TO YOKOHAMA

XIX. YOKOHAMA

XX. KIOTO, LATE MIACO

XXI. THE INLAND SEA

XXII. TO CANTON UP THE PEARL RIVER

XXIII. FROM MACAO TO SINGAPORE

XXIV. SINGAPORE

XXV. CEYLON

XXVI. TO ADEN

XXVII. VIA SUEZ CANAL

XXVIII. 'HOME'

APPENDIX

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

WOODCUTS IN TEXT.

CAPE BRASSEY: SMYTH'S SOUND

PORTRAIT OF THE AUTHOR

SUNSET ON SOUTHAMPTON WATER

NEARLY OVERBOARD

THE DERELICT 'CAROLINA' LADEN WITH PORT WINE

OUR FIRST VIEW OF MADEIRA

MADEIRA FISH-CARRIER

A COZY CORNER

A PALM-TREE IN A GARDEN, OROTAVA, TENERIFFE

TARAFAL BAY, ST. ANTONIO

FATHER NEPTUNE

HIS DOCTOR (CROSSING THE LINE)

LULU AND HER PUPPIES

VESPERS

BOTAFOGO BAY

THE SLAVE VILLAGE, FAZENDA, SANTA ANNA

THE THREE NAVIGATORS

PRAIRIE DOGS AND OWLS

DEVIL'S HORNS

LA CALERA

INDIANS AT AZUL

LASSOING HORSES

'MONKSHAVEN' ON FIRE

SHIPWRECKED CREW COMING ON BOARD

FUEGIAN WEAPONS

FUEGIAN BOW AND ARROWS

PIN FOR FASTENING CLOAK, MADE FROM A DOLLAR BEATEN OUT

FUEGIAN BOAT AND OARS

BARTERING WITH FUEGIANS

THORNTON PEAKS

GLACIERS, SNOWY SOUND

UNFIT BAY

TWO-PEAKED MOUNTAIN

INDIAN REACH

CATCHING CAPE-PIGEONS IN THE GULF OF PENAS

CHILIANS WAITING FOR THE TRAIN

A FELLOW PASSENGER

BATHS O