# Dick Sands, the Boy Captain — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Dick Sands, the Boy Captain by Jules Verne.

- [The Pilgrim](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-i-i-the-pilgrim.md): The chapter introduces the schooner Pilgrim, its crew, and the circumstances leading to its voyage from New Zealand to San Francisco. Captain Hull, frustrated by a poor whaling season due to a mutinous hired crew, discha
- [The Apprentice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-i-ii-the-apprentice.md): This chapter introduces the crew and passengers of the Pilgrim, focusing on the fifteen-year-old apprentice Dick Sands, a foundling raised with the help of the Weldon family. It describes his character, skills, and deep 
- [The Survivors of the Waldeck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-i-iv-the-survivors-of-the-waldeck.md): Captain Hull and the crew of the Pilgrim rescue five African-American men from a capsized brig, the Waldeck. The men, led by Tom, are free citizens of Pennsylvania who had been returning from work in Australia when their
- [Dingo's Sagacity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-i-v-dingo-s-sagacity.md): The chapter explores life aboard the Pilgrim after the rescue, focusing on the characters' interactions and Dingo's mysterious behavior. Dick Sands is praised for his seamanship, Cousin Benedict obsesses over insects, an
- [A Whale in Sight](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-i-vi-a-whale-in-sight.md): The crew of the Pilgrim discusses Dingo's remarkable ability to pick out the letters S and V from a set of blocks, deepening Dick Sands' distrust of Negoro. After a period of calms, the wind shifts and a large finback wh

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- [VII: Preparations for an Attack](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-i-vii-preparations-for-an-attack.md)
- [A Catastrophe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-i-viii-a-catastrophe.md)
- [Dick's Promotion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-i-ix-dick-s-promotion.md)
- [The New Crew](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-i-x-the-new-crew.md)
- [Rough Weather](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-i-xi-rough-weather.md)
- [Hope Revived](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-i-xii-hope-revived.md)
- [Land at Last](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-i-xiii-land-at-last.md)
- [XIV: Ashore](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-i-xiv-ashore.md)
- [A Stranger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-i-xv-a-stranger.md)
- [Through the Forest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-i-xvi-through-the-forest.md)
- [Misgivings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-i-xvii-misgivings.md)
- [XVIII: A Terrible Discovery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-i-xviii-a-terrible-discovery.md)
- [I: The Dark Continent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-ii-i-the-dark-continent.md)
- [Accomplices](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-ii-ii-accomplices.md)
- [On the March Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-ii-iii-on-the-march-again.md)
- [Rough Travelling](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-ii-iv-rough-travelling.md)
- [White Ants](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-ii-v-white-ants.md)
- [A Diving-Bell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-ii-vi-a-diving-bell.md)
- [A Slave Caravan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-ii-vii-a-slave-caravan.md)
- [Notes by the Way](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-ii-viii-notes-by-the-way.md)
- [Kazonndé](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-ii-ix-kazonnd.md)
- [Market-Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-ii-x-market-day.md)
- [A Bowl of Punch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-ii-xi-a-bowl-of-punch.md)
- [XII: Royal Obsequies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-ii-xii-royal-obsequies.md)
- [In Captivity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-ii-xiii-in-captivity.md)
- [A Ray of Hope](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-ii-xiv-a-ray-of-hope.md)
- [An Exciting Chase](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-ii-xv-an-exciting-chase.md)
- [A Magician](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-ii-xvi-a-magician.md)
- [Drifting Down the Stream](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-ii-xvii-drifting-down-the-stream.md)
- [An Anxious Voyage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-ii-xviii-an-anxious-voyage.md)
- [XIX: An Attack](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-ii-xix-an-attack.md)
- [A Happy Reunion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-ii-xx-a-happy-reunion.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dick_sands_the_boy_captain_se/chapters/part-ii-endnotes.md)

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