Symzonia: Voyage of DiscoverySeaborn, Adam, Captain
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Symzonia: Voyage of Discovery
Seaborn, Adam, Captain
Science fiction; Voyages, Imaginary
The Author arrives at the Falkland Islands--Describes West Point
Island, and States harbour--Visits the city of the Gentoo Penguins
on the Grand Jason--Gives some account of the polity and habits
of those civilized amphibia--Sails for South Georgia. Page 21
CHAPTER III.
The Author passes South Georgia, and proceeds in search of Sandwich
land--States to his officers and men his reasons for believing
in the existence of great bodies of land within the antarctic
circle, and for the opinion that the polar region is subject to
great heat in summer.--Crew mutiny at the instigation of Mr. Slim,
third mate.--Happy discovery of a southern continent, which, at
the unanimous and earnest solicitation of his officers and men,
he names Seaborn's Land. Page 37
CHAPTER IV.
The Author in great peril, from the vast rise and fall of the
tide in the polar sea--Brief account of his observations at
Seaborn's Land.--He takes formal possession of the country, in
the manner usual in such cases, in the name and on behalf of the
United States.--Leaves a sealing party on one of the islands near
the coast, and proceeds to the south, to extend his discoveries.
Page 58
CHAPTER V.
The Author discovers the south extremity of Seaborn's Land,
which he names Cape Worldsend.--The compass becomes useless.--He
states the manner in which he obviated the difficulty occasioned
thereby.--He enters the internal world: describes the phenomena
which occur.--Discovers Token Island.--Occurrences at that Island.
Page 76
CHAPTER VI.
The Author departs from Token Island, in search of an internal
continent.--Wind, weather, and other phenomena of the internal
seas.--Great alarm of the crew.--Discovery of an inhabited country.
Page 89
CHAPTER VII.
Description of the first view of the coast.--The Author names
the discovered country Symzonia.--Enters the harbour.--His first
interview with the Symzonians.--Sketch of their appearance.--He
commences the study of the Symzonian language.--Wonderful powers
of mind displayed by the natives.--Account of an ærial vessel.
Page 99
CHAPTER VIII.
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