White Jacket; Or, The World on a Man-of-War

Name: White Jacket; Or, The World on a Man-of-War
Author: Melville, Herman, 1819-1891

Melville, Herman, 1819-1891

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BOOK COMPANY 5 AND 7 EAST SIXTEENTH STREET * * * * * CHICAGO: 266 & 268 WABASH AVE.Sample
Chapter I. THE JACKET
Chapter II. HOMEWARD BOUND
Chapter III. A GLANCE AT THE PRINCIPAL DIVISIONS, INTO WHICH A MAN-OF-WAR’S CREW IS DIVIDED
Chapter IV. JACK CHASE
Chapter V. JACK CHASE ON A SPANISH QUARTER-DECK
Chapter VI. THE QUARTER-DECK OFFICERS, WARRANT OFFICERS, AND BERTH-DECK UNDERLINGS OF A MAN-OF-WAR; WHERE THEY LIVE IN THE SHIP; HOW THEY LIVE; THEIR SOCIAL STANDING ON SHIP-BOARD; AND WHAT SORT OF GENTLEMEN THEY ARE
Chapter VII. BREAKFAST, DINNER, AND SUPPER
Chapter VIII. SELVAGEE CONTRASTED WITH MAD-JACK
Chapter IX. OF THE POCKETS THAT WERE IN THE JACKET
Chapter X. FROM POCKETS TO PICKPOCKETS
Chapter XI. THE PURSUIT OF POETRY UNDER DIFFICULTIES
Chapter XII. THE GOOD OR BAD TEMPER OF MEN-OF-WAR’S MEN, IN A GREAT DEGREE, ATTRIBUTABLE TO THEIR PARTICULAR STATIONS AND DUTIES ABOARD SHIP
Chapter XIII. A MAN-OF-WAR HERMIT IN A MOB
Chapter XIV. A DRAUGHT IN A MAN-OF-WAR
Chapter XV. A SALT-JUNK CLUB IN A MAN-OF-WAR, WITH A NOTICE TO QUIT
Chapter XVI. GENERAL TRAINING IN A MAN-OF-WAR
Chapter XVII. AWAY! SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH CUTTERS, AWAY!
Chapter XVIII. A MAN-OF-WAR FULL AS A NUT
Chapter XIX. THE JACKET ALOFT
Chapter XX. HOW THEY SLEEP IN A MAN-OF-WAR
Chapter XXI. ONE REASON WHY MEN-OF-WAR’S MEN ARE, GENERALLY, SHORT-LIVED
Chapter XXII. WASH-DAY AND HOUSE-CLEANING IN A MAN-OF-WAR
Chapter XXIII. THEATRICALS IN A MAN-OF-WAR
Chapter XXIV. INTRODUCTORY TO CAPE HORN
Chapter XXV. THE DOG-DAYS OFF CAPE HORN
Chapter XXVI. THE PITCH OF THE CAPE
Chapter XXVII. SOME THOUGHTS GROWING OUT OF MAD JACK’S COUNTERMANDING HIS SUPERIOR’S ORDER
Chapter XXVIII. EDGING AWAY
Chapter XXIX. THE NIGHT-WATCHES
Chapter XXX. A PEEP THROUGH A PORT-HOLE AT THE SUBTERRANEAN PARTS OF A MAN-OF-WAR
Chapter XXXI. THE GUNNER UNDER HATCHES
Chapter XXXII. A DISH OF DUNDERFUNK
Chapter XXXIII. A FLOGGING
Chapter XXXIV. SOME OF THE EVIL EFFECTS OF FLOGGING
Chapter XXXV. FLOGGING NOT LAWFUL
Chapter XXXVI. FLOGGING NOT NECESSARY
Chapter XXXVII. SOME SUPERIOR OLD “LONDON DOCK” FROM THE WINE-COOLERS OF NEPTUNE
Chapter XXXVIII. THE CHAPLAIN AND CHAPEL IN A MAN-OF-WAR
Chapter XXXIX. THE FRIGATE IN HARBOUR.—THE BOATS.—GRAND STATE RECEPTION OF THE COMMODORE
Chapter XL. SOME OF THE CEREMONIES IN A MAN-OF-WAR UNNECESSARY AND INJURIOUS
Chapter XLI. A MAN-OF-WAR LIBRARY
Chapter XLII. KILLING TIME IN A MAN-OF-WAR IN HARBOUR
Chapter XLIII. SMUGGLING IN A MAN-OF-WAR
Chapter XLIV. A KNAVE IN OFFICE IN A MAN-OF-WAR
Chapter XLV. PUBLISHING POETRY IN A MAN-OF-WAR
Chapter XLVI. THE COMMODORE ON THE POOP, AND ONE OF “THE PEOPLE” UNDER THE HANDS OF THE SURGEON
Chapter XLVII. AN AUCTION IN A MAN-OF-WAR
Chapter XLVIII. PURSER, PURSER’S STEWARD, AND POSTMASTER IN A MAN-OF-WAR
Chapter XLIX. NEVERSINK
Chapter L. THE BAY OF ALL BEAUTIES
Chapter LI. ONE OF “THE PEOPLE” HAS AN AUDIENCE WITH THE COMMODORE AND THE CAPTAIN ON THE QUARTER-DECK
Chapter LII. SOMETHING CONCERNING MIDSHIPMEN
Chapter LIII. SEAFARING PERSONS PECULIARLY SUBJECT TO BEING UNDER THE WEATHER.—THE EFFECTS OF THIS UPON A MAN-OF-WAR CAPTAIN
Chapter LIV. “THE PEOPLE” ARE GIVEN “LIBERTY.”
Chapter LV. MIDSHIPMEN ENTERING THE NAVY EARLY
Chapter LVI. A SHORE EMPEROR ON BOARD A MAN-OF-WAR
Chapter LVII. THE EMPEROR REVIEWS THE PEOPLE AT QUARTERS
Chapter LVIII. A QUARTER-DECK OFFICER BEFORE THE MAST
Chapter LIX. A MAN-OF-WAR BUTTON DIVIDES TWO BROTHERS
Chapter LX. A MAN-OF-WAR’S-MAN SHOT AT
Chapter LXI. THE SURGEON OF THE FLEET
Chapter LXII. A CONSULTATION OF MAN-OF-WAR SURGEONS
Chapter LXIII. THE OPERATION
Chapter LXIV. MAN-OF-WAR TROPHIES
Chapter LXV. A MAN-OF-WAR RACE
Chapter LXVI. FUN IN A MAN-OF-WAR
Chapter LXVII. WHITE-JACKET ARRAIGNED AT THE MAST
Chapter LXVIII. A MAN-OF-WAR FOUNTAIN, AND OTHER THINGS
Chapter LXIX. PRAYERS AT THE GUNS
Chapter LXX. MONTHLY MUSTER ROUND THE CAPSTAN
Chapter LXXI. THE GENEALOGY OF THE ARTICLES OF WAR
Chapter LXXII. “HEREIN ARE THE GOOD ORDINANCES OF THE SEA, WHICH WISE MEN, WHO VOYAGED ROUND THE WORLD, GAVE TO OUR ANCESTORS, AND WHICH CONSTITUTE THE BOOKS OF THE SCIENCE OF GOOD CUSTOMS.”—The Consulate of the Sea
Chapter LXXIII. NIGHT AND DAY GAMBLING IN A MAN-OF-WAR
Chapter LXXIV. THE MAIN-TOP AT NIGHT
Chapter LXXV. “SINK, BURN, AND DESTROY.”—Printed Admiralty orders in time of war
Chapter LXXVI. THE CHAINS
Chapter LXXVII. THE HOSPITAL IN A MAN-OF-WAR
Chapter LXXVIII. DISMAL TIMES IN THE MESS
Chapter LXXIX. HOW MAN-OF-WAR’S-MEN DIE AT SEA
Chapter LXXX. THE LAST STITCH
Chapter LXXXI. HOW THEY BURY A MAN-OF-WAR’S-MAN AT SEA
Chapter LXXXII. WHAT REMAINS OF A MAN-OF-WAR’S-MAN AFTER HIS BURIAL AT SEA
Chapter LXXXIII. A MAN-OF-WAR COLLEGE
Chapter LXXXIV. MAN-OF-WAR BARBERS
Chapter LXXXV. THE GREAT MASSACRE OF THE BEARDS
Chapter LXXXVI. THE REBELS BROUGHT TO THE MAST
Chapter LXXXVII. OLD USHANT AT THE GANGWAY
Chapter LXXXVIII. FLOGGING THROUGH THE FLEET
Chapter LXXXIX. THE SOCIAL STATE IN A MAN-OF-WAR
Chapter XC. THE MANNING OF NAVIES
Chapter XCI. SMOKING-CLUB IN A MAN-OF-WAR, WITH SCENES ON THE GUN-DECK DRAWING NEAR HOME
Chapter XCII. THE LAST OF THE JACKET
Chapter XCIII. CABLE AND ANCHOR ALL CLEAR