# The Blue Lagoon — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Blue Lagoon by H. de Vere Stacpoole.

- [Book I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/book-i.md): The chapter introduces the ship's journey and the initial events leading to the separation of characters, setting the stage for the children's isolation on the island.
- [I: Where the Slush Lamp Burns](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-i-where-the-slush-lamp-burns.md): In the fo'cs'le of the Northumberland, the old sailor Paddy Button plays a fiddle tune and spins a yarn about a leprechaun his aunt kept in Connaught. The crew, a mix of seasoned sailors and greenhorns, listens as Button
- [II: Under the Stars](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-ii-under-the-stars.md): Arthur Lestrange, a consumptive passenger aboard the Northumberland, reflects on his impending death and his desire to shield his children, Dick and Emmeline, from the concept of death. He asks Captain Le Farge to dispos
- [III: The Shadow and the Fire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-iii-the-shadow-and-the-fire.md): On the fourth day of a long calm at sea, Lestrange and the children endure oppressive heat and monotony. After Dick spots sharks in the water, Lestrange is shaken by the contrast between beauty and terror. A fog bank app
- [IV: And Like a Dream Dissolved](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-iv-and-like-a-dream-dissolved.md): The chapter depicts the frantic evacuation of the ship Northumberland as fire breaks out, with Captain Le Farge ordering the children and passengers into a dinghy rowed by Paddy Button. As they escape, a dense fog bank e

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- [V: Voices Heard in the Mist](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-v-voices-heard-in-the-mist.md)
- [VI: Dawn on a Wide, Wide Sea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-vi-dawn-on-a-wide-wide-sea.md)
- [Story of the Pig and the Billy-Goat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-vii-story-of-the-pig-and-the-billy-goat.md)
- [VIII: “S-H-E-N-A-N-D-O-A-H”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-viii-s-h-e-n-a-n-d-o-a-h.md)
- [IX: Shadows in the Moonlight](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-ix-shadows-in-the-moonlight.md)
- [X: The Tragedy of the Boats](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-x-the-tragedy-of-the-boats.md)
- [XI: The Island](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-xi-the-island.md)
- [XII: The Lake of Azure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-xii-the-lake-of-azure.md)
- [XIII: Death Veiled with Lichen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-xiii-death-veiled-with-lichen.md)
- [XIV: Echoes of Fairyland](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-xiv-echoes-of-fairyland.md)
- [Fair Pictures in the Blue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-xv-fair-pictures-in-the-blue.md)
- [XVI: The Poetry of Learning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-iii-xvi-the-poetry-of-learning.md)
- [XVII: The Devil's Cask](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-iii-xvii-the-devil-s-cask.md)
- [XVIII: The Rat Hunt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-iii-xviii-the-rat-hunt.md)
- [XIX: Starlight on the Foam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-iii-xix-starlight-on-the-foam.md)
- [XX: The Dreamer on the Reef](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-iii-xx-the-dreamer-on-the-reef.md)
- [XXI: The Garland of Flowers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-iii-xxi-the-garland-of-flowers.md)
- [XXII: Alone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-iii-xxii-alone.md)
- [XXIII: They Move Away](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-iii-xxiii-they-move-away.md)
- [Book II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/book-ii.md)
- [Under the Artu Tree](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-i-under-the-artu-tree.md)
- [II: Half Child-Half Savage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-ii-half-child-half-savage.md)
- [III: The Demon of the Reef](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-iii-the-demon-of-the-reef.md)
- [IV: What Beauty Concealed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-iv-what-beauty-concealed.md)
- [V: The Sound of a Drum](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-v-the-sound-of-a-drum.md)
- [VI: Sails Upon the Sea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-vi-sails-upon-the-sea.md)
- [VII: The Schooner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-vii-the-schooner.md)
- [VIII: Love Steps In](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-viii-love-steps-in.md)
- [IX: The Sleep of Paradise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-ix-the-sleep-of-paradise.md)
- [X: An Island Honeymoon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-x-an-island-honeymoon.md)
- [XI: The Vanishing of Emmeline](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-xi-the-vanishing-of-emmeline.md)
- [XII: The Vanishing of Emmeline (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-xii-the-vanishing-of-emmeline-continued.md)
- [XIII: The Newcomer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-xiii-the-newcomer.md)
- [XIV: Hannah](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-xiv-hannah.md)
- [XV: The Lagoon of Fire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-xv-the-lagoon-of-fire.md)
- [XVI: The Cyclone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-xvi-the-cyclone.md)
- [XVII: The Stricken Woods](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-xvii-the-stricken-woods.md)
- [XVIII: A Fallen Idol](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-xviii-a-fallen-idol.md)
- [XIX: The Expedition](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-xix-the-expedition.md)
- [XX: The Keeper of the Lagoon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-xx-the-keeper-of-the-lagoon.md)
- [XXI: The Hand of the Sea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-xxi-the-hand-of-the-sea.md)
- [XXII: Together](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-xxii-together.md)
- [Book III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/book-iii.md)
- [I: Mad Lestrange](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/i-mad-lestrange.md)
- [II: The Secret of the Azure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/ii-the-secret-of-the-azure.md)
- [II: Captain Fountain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/ii-captain-fountain.md)
- [IV: Due South](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/iv-due-south.md)
- [List of Illustrations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/list-of-illustrations.md)

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