CHAPTER I
Conversation on the Subject of the Bullet--Construction of a Canoe--Hunting--At the Top of a Kauri--Nothing to attest the Presence of Man--Neb and Herbert's Prize--Turning a Turtle--The Turtle disappears--Cyrus Harding's Explanation
CHAPTER II
First Trial of the Canoe--A Wreck on the Coast--Towing--Flotsam Point--Inventory of the Case: Tools, Weapons, Instruments, Clothes, Books, Utensils--What Pencroft misses--The Gospel--A Verse from the Sacred Book
CHAPTER III
The Start--The rising Tide--Elms and different Plants--The Jacamar--Aspect of the Forest--Gigantic Eucalypti--The Reason they are called "Fever Trees"--Troops of Monkeys--A Waterfall--The Night Encampment
CHAPTER IV
Journey to the Coast--Troops of Monkeys--A new River--The Reason the Tide was not felt--A woody Shore--ReptilePromontory--Herbert envies Gideon Spilett--Explosion of Bamboos
CHAPTER V
Proposal to return by the Southern Shore--Configuration of the Coast--Searching for the supposed Wreck--A Wreck in the Air--Discovery of a small Natural Port--At Midnight on the Banks of the Mercy--The Canoe Adrift
CHAPTER VI
Pencroft's Halloos--A Night in the Chimneys--Herbert's Arrows--The Captain's Project--An unexpected Explanation--What has happened in Granite House--How a new Servant enters the Service of the Colonists
CHAPTER VII
Plans--A Bridge over the Mercy--Mode adopted for making an Island of Prospect Heights--The Drawbridge--Harvest--The Stream--The Poultry-yard--A Pigeon-house--The two Onagas--The Cart--Excursion to Port Balloon
CHAPTER VIII
Linen--Shoes of Seal-leather--Manufacture of Pyroxyle--Gardening --Fishing--Turtle-eggs--Improvement of Master Jup--The Corral--Musmon Hunt--New Animal and Vegetable Possessions--Recollections of their Native Land
CHAPTER IX
Bad Weather--The Hydraulic Lift--Manufacture of Glass-ware--The Bread-tree--Frequent Visits to the Corral--Increase of the Flock--The Reporter's Question--Exact Position of Lincoln Island--Pencroft's Proposal
CHAPTER X
Boat-building--Second Crop of Corn--Hunting Koalas--A new Plant, more Pleasant than Useful--Whale in Sight--A Harpoon from the Vineyard--Cutting up the Whale--Use for the Bones--End of the Month of May--Pencroft has nothing left to wish for
CHAPTER XI
Winter--Felling Wood--The Mill--Pencroft's fixed Idea--The Bones--To what Use an Albatross may be put--Fuel for the Future--Top and Jup--Storms--Damage to the Poultry-yard--Excursion to the Marsh--Cyrus Harding alone--Exploring the Well
CHAPTER XII
The Rigging of the Vessel--An Attack from Foxes--Jup wounded--Jup cured--Completion of the Boat--Pencroft's Triumph--The Bonadventure's trial Trip to the South of the Island--An unexpected Document
CHAPTER XIII
Departure decided upon--Conjectures--Preparations--The three Passengers--First Night--Second Night--Tabor Island--Searching the Shore--Searching the Wood--No one--Animals--Plants--A Dwelling--Deserted
CHAPTER XIV
The Inventory--Night--A few Letters--Continuation of the Search--Plants and Animals--Herbert in great Danger--On Board--The Departure--Bad Weather--A Gleam of Reason--Lost on the Sea--A timely Light
CHAPTER XV
The Return--Discussion--Cyrus Harding and the Stranger--Port Balloon--The Engineer's Devotion--A touching Incident--Tears flow
CHAPTER XVI
A Mystery to be cleared up--The Stranger's first Words--Twelve Years on the Islet--Avowal which escapes him--The Disappearance--Cyrus Harding's Confidence--Construction of a Mill--The first Bread--An Act of Devotion--Honest Hands
CHAPTER XVII
Still alone--The Stranger's Request--The Farm established at the Corral--Twelve Years ago--The Boatswain's Mate of the Britannia--Left on Tabor Island--Cyrus Harding's Hand--The mysterious Document
CHAPTER XVIII
Conversation--Cyrus Harding and Gideon Spilett--An Idea of the Engineer's--The Electric Telegraph--The Wires--The Battery--The Alphabet--Fine Season--Prosperity of the Colony--Photography--An Appearance of Sno
