# In Search of the Castaways — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for In Search of the Castaways by Jules Verne.

- [I: The Shark](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/i-the-shark.md): On July 26, 1864, the yacht Duncan, owned by Lord Glenarvan, encounters a large shark during a trial voyage. After a successful hunt, the shark is brought aboard and its stomach is examined, revealing a bottle containing
- [The Three Documents](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/ii-the-three-documents.md): Lord Glenarvan and his companions examine three water-damaged documents found in a bottle, written in English, French, and German. By piecing together the fragments, they deduce that the brig Britannia of Glasgow, under 
- [III: The Captain's Children](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/iii-the-captain-s-children.md): Lady Helena receives Mary and Robert Grant at Malcolm Castle, learning they are the children of Captain Harry Grant, whose shipwreck was announced in a newspaper advertisement. She comforts them with the hope of rescue, 
- [Lady Glenarvan's Proposal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/iv-lady-glenarvan-s-proposal.md): Lady Helena learns the story of Mary and Robert Grant, whose father Captain Harry Grant has been missing for two years. Lord Glenarvan returns from London with the news that the government has refused to provide a vessel
- [The Departure of the Duncan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/v-the-departure-of-the-duncan.md): Lady Helena's brave decision to join the rescue expedition for Captain Grant is met with enthusiasm. Lord Glenarvan orders the Duncan prepared for a long voyage to the South Seas. Captain Mangles oversees the provisionin

> 57 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=in_search_of_the_castaways_se_1304kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [An Unexpected Passenger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/vi-an-unexpected-passenger.md)
- [Jacques Paganel Is Undeceived](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/vii-jacques-paganel-is-undeceived.md)
- [The Geographer's Resolution](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/viii-the-geographer-s-resolution.md)
- [Through the Strait of Magellan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/ix-through-the-strait-of-magellan.md)
- [The Course Decided](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/x-the-course-decided.md)
- [Traveling in Chile](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xi-traveling-in-chile.md)
- [Eleven Thousand Feet Aloft](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xii-eleven-thousand-feet-aloft.md)
- [A Sudden Descent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xiii-a-sudden-descent.md)
- [Providentially Rescued](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xiv-providentially-rescued.md)
- [Thalcave](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xv-thalcave.md)
- [News of the Lost Captain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xvi-news-of-the-lost-captain.md)
- [A Serious Necessity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xvii-a-serious-necessity.md)
- [In Search of Water](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xviii-in-search-of-water.md)
- [XIX: The Red Wolves](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xix-the-red-wolves.md)
- [Strange Signs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xx-strange-signs.md)
- [A False Trail](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xxi-a-false-trail.md)
- [The Flood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xxii-the-flood.md)
- [A Singular Abode](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xxiii-a-singular-abode.md)
- [XXIV: Paganel’s Disclosure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xxiv-paganel-s-disclosure.md)
- [Between Fire and Water](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xxv-between-fire-and-water.md)
- [The Return on Board](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xxvi-the-return-on-board.md)
- [A New Destination](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xxvii-a-new-destination.md)
- [Tristan d’Acunha and the Isle of Amsterdam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xxviii-tristan-d-acunha-and-the-isle-of-amsterdam.md)
- [The Storm on the Indian Ocean](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xxix-the-storm-on-the-indian-ocean.md)
- [A Hospitable Colonist](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xxx-a-hospitable-colonist.md)
- [The Quartermaster of the Britannia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xxxi-the-quartermaster-of-the-britannia.md)
- [Preparations for the Journey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xxxii-preparations-for-the-journey.md)
- [An Accident](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xxxiii-an-accident.md)
- [Australian Explorers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xxxiv-australian-explorers.md)
- [Crime or Calamity?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xxxv-crime-or-calamity.md)
- [Fresh Faces](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xxxvi-fresh-faces.md)
- [A Warning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xxxvii-a-warning.md)
- [Wealth in the Wilderness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xxxviii-wealth-in-the-wilderness.md)
- [Suspicious Occurrences](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xxxix-suspicious-occurrences.md)
- [A Startling Discovery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xl-a-startling-discovery.md)
- [The Plot Unveiled](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xli-the-plot-unveiled.md)
- [Four Days of Anguish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xlii-four-days-of-anguish.md)
- [Helpless and Hopeless](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xliii-helpless-and-hopeless.md)
- [A Rough Captain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xliv-a-rough-captain.md)
- [The Wreck of the Macquarie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xlv-the-wreck-of-the-macquarie.md)
- [Vain Efforts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xlvi-vain-efforts.md)
- [XLVII: A Dreaded Country](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xlvii-a-dreaded-country.md)
- [XLVIII: Introduction to the Cannibals](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xlviii-introduction-to-the-cannibals.md)
- [A Momentous Interview](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/xlix-a-momentous-interview.md)
- [The Chief's Funeral](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/l-the-chief-s-funeral.md)
- [Strangely Liberated](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/li-strangely-liberated.md)
- [The Sacred Mountain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/lii-the-sacred-mountain.md)
- [A Bold Stratagem](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/liii-a-bold-stratagem.md)
- [From Peril to Safety](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/liv-from-peril-to-safety.md)
- [Why the Duncan Went to New Zealand](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/lv-why-the-duncan-went-to-new-zealand.md)
- [Ayrton's Obstinacy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/lvi-ayrton-s-obstinacy.md)
- [A Discouraging Confession](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/lvii-a-discouraging-confession.md)
- [A Cry in the Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/lviii-a-cry-in-the-night.md)
- [Captain Grant's Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/lix-captain-grant-s-story.md)
- [LX: Paganel’s Last Entanglement](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/lx-paganel-s-last-entanglement.md)
- [LXI: The End](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/lxi-the-end.md)
- [List of Illustrations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_the_castaways_se/chapters/list-of-illustrations.md)

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