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Mardi Vol. 1

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"Not long ago, having published two narratives of voyages in the Pacific, which, in many quarters, were received with incredulity, the thought occurred to me, of indeed writing a romance of Polynesian adventure, and publishing it as such; to see whether, the fiction might not, possibly, be received for a verity: in some degree the reverse of my previous experience...This thought was the germ of others, which have resulted in Mardi" (Herman Melville, Preface).

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Chapters

Chapter 1
000 Preface
01:15
Chapter 2
001 Foot in Stirrup
30:43
Chapter 3
002 A Calm
04:36
Chapter 4
003 A King for a Comrade
12:39
Chapter 5
004 A Chat in the Clouds
06:09
Chapter 6
005 Seats secured and Portmanteaus packed
05:55
Chapter 7
006 Eight Bells
04:41
Chapter 8
007 A Pause
02:38
Chapter 9
008 They push off, Velis et Remis
06:32
Chapter 10
009 The Watery World is all before Them
05:04
Chapter 11
010 They arrange their Canopies and Lounges, and try to make Things comfortable
05:09
Chapter 12
011 Jarl afflicted with the Lockjaw
03:30
Chapter 13
012 More about being in an open Boat
02:52
Chapter 14
013 Of the Chondropterygii, and other uncouth Hordes infesting the South Seas
10:52
Chapter 15
014 Jarl's Misgivings
06:08
Chapter 16
015 A Stitch in Time saves Nine
02:55
Chapter 17
016 They are Becalmed
06:20
Chapter 18
017 In high Spirits they push on for the Terra Incognita
03:17
Chapter 19
018 My Lord Shark and his Pages
05:00
Chapter 20
019 Who goes there?
13:20
Chapter 21
020 Noises and Portents
06:02
Chapter 22
021 Man ho!
04:47
Chapter 23
022 What befel the Brigantine at the Pearl Shell Islands
13:16
Chapter 24
023 Sailing from the Island they pillage the Cabin
05:31
Chapter 25
024 Dedicated to the College of Physicians and Surgeons
05:34
Chapter 26
025 Peril a Peace-maker
05:55
Chapter 27
026 Containing a Pennyweight of Philosophy
03:10
Chapter 28
027 In which the past History of the Parki is concluded
08:09
Chapter 29
028 Suspicions laid, and something about the Calmuc
10:25
Chapter 30
029 What they lighted upon in further searching the Craft, and the Resolution they came to
12:27
Chapter 31
030 Hints for a full length of Samoa
04:02
Chapter 32
031 Rovings Alow and Aloft
06:44
Chapter 33
032 Xiphius Platypterus
06:55
Chapter 34
033 Otard
03:50
Chapter 35
034 How they steered on their Way
10:18
Chapter 36
035 Ah, Annatoo!
06:11
Chapter 37
036 The Parki gives up the Ghost
05:39
Chapter 38
037 Once more they take to the Chamois
03:32
Chapter 39
038 The Sea on Fire
07:47
Chapter 40
039 They fall in with Strangers
10:33
Chapter 41
040 Sire and Sons
03:24
Chapter 42
041 A Fray
06:09
Chapter 43
042 Remorse
03:53
Chapter 44
043 The Tent entered
05:35
Chapter 45
044 Away!
06:54
Chapter 46
045 Reminiscences
03:07
Chapter 47
046 The Chamois with a roving Commission
03:54
Chapter 48
047 Yillah, Jarl, and Samoa
03:54
Chapter 49
048 Something under the Surface
07:24
Chapter 50
049 Yillah
03:26
Chapter 51
050 Yillah in Ardair
08:36
Chapter 52
051 The Dream begins to fade
03:11
Chapter 53
052 World ho!
05:56
Chapter 54
053 The Chamois Ashore
04:13
Chapter 55
054 A Gentleman from the Sun
05:20
Chapter 56
055 Tiffin in a Temple
06:04
Chapter 57
056 King Media a Host
05:31
Chapter 58
057 Taji takes Counsel with himself
08:22
Chapter 59
058 Mardi by Night and Yillah by Day
03:22
Chapter 60
059 Their Morning Meal
04:07
Chapter 61
060 Belshazzar on the Bench
08:34
Chapter 62
061 An incognito
04:05
Chapter 63
062 Taji retires from the World
03:49
Chapter 64
063 Odo and its Lord
07:25
Chapter 65
064 Yillah a Phantom
04:47
Chapter 66
065 Taji makes three Acquaintances
04:49
Chapter 67
066 With a fair Wind at Sunrise they sail
04:47
Chapter 68
067 Little King Peepi
07:49
Chapter 69
068 How Teeth were regarded in Valapee
05:12
Chapter 70
069 The Company discourse, and Braid-Beard rehearses a Legend
11:04
Chapter 71
070 the Minstrel leads off with a Paddle-Song; and a Message is received from Abroad
04:14
Chapter 72
072 A Book from the Chronicles of Mohi
09:57
Chapter 73
073 Something more of the Prince
02:15
Chapter 74
074 Advancing deeper into the Vale, they encounter Donjalolo
05:50
Chapter 75
071 They land upon the Island of Juam
04:54
Chapter 76
075 Time and Temples
06:23
Chapter 77
076 A pleasant Place for a Lounge
03:23
Chapter 78
077 The House of the Afternoon
05:37
Chapter 79
078 Babbalanja solus
06:20
Chapter 80
079 The Center of Many Circumferences
02:29
Chapter 81
080 Donjalolo in the Bosom of his Family
08:52
Chapter 82
081 Wherein Babbalanja relates the Adventure of one Karkeke in the Land of Shades
05:39
Chapter 83
082 How Donjalolo sent Agents to the surrounding Isles; with the Result
05:29
Chapter 84
083 They visit the Tributary Islets
02:37
Chapter 85
084 Taji sits down to Dinner with five-and-twenty Kings, and a royal Time they have
18:04
Chapter 86
085 After Dinner
03:37
Chapter 87
086 Of those Scamps the Plujii
05:26
Chapter 88
087 Nora-Bamma
02:21
Chapter 89
088 In a Calm, Hautia's Heralds approach
02:42
Chapter 90
089 Braid-Beard rehearses the Origin of the Isle of Rogues
05:25
Chapter 91
090 Rare Sport at Ohonoo
05:13
Chapter 92
091 Of King Uhia and his Subjects
03:59
Chapter 93
092 The God Keevi and the Precipice of Mondo
04:29
Chapter 94
093 Babbalanja steps in between Mohi and Yoomy; and Yoomy relates a Legend
10:14
Chapter 95
094 Of that jolly old Lord, Borabolla; and that jolly Island of his, Mondoldo; and of the Fish-ponds, and the Hereafters of Fish
12:13
Chapter 96
095 That jolly old Lord Borabolla laughs on both Sides of his Face
07:42
Chapter 97
096 Samoa a Surgeon
04:13
Chapter 98
097 Faith and Knowledge
03:34
Chapter 99
098 The Tale of a Traveler
03:07
Chapter 100
099 ''Marnee Ora, Ora Marnee.''
09:23
Chapter 101
100 The Pursuer himself is pursued
08:57
Chapter 102
101 The Iris
01:51
Chapter 103
102 They depart from Mondoldo
03:30
Chapter 104
103 As they sail
04:03
Chapter 105
104 Wherein Babbalanja broaches a diabolical Theory, and in his own Person proves it
07:51

Mardi Vol. 1

Chapters

000 Preface

001 Foot in Stirrup

002 A Calm

003 A King for a Comrade

004 A Chat in the Clouds

005 Seats secured and Portmanteaus packed

006 Eight Bells

007 A Pause

008 They push off, Velis et Remis

009 The Watery World is all before Them

010 They arrange their Canopies and Lounges, and try to make Things comfortable

011 Jarl afflicted with the Lockjaw

012 More about being in an open Boat

013 Of the Chondropterygii, and other uncouth Hordes infesting the South Seas

014 Jarl's Misgivings

015 A Stitch in Time saves Nine

016 They are Becalmed

017 In high Spirits they push on for the Terra Incognita

018 My Lord Shark and his Pages

019 Who goes there?

020 Noises and Portents

021 Man ho!

022 What befel the Brigantine at the Pearl Shell Islands

023 Sailing from the Island they pillage the Cabin

024 Dedicated to the College of Physicians and Surgeons

025 Peril a Peace-maker

026 Containing a Pennyweight of Philosophy

027 In which the past History of the Parki is concluded

028 Suspicions laid, and something about the Calmuc

029 What they lighted upon in further searching the Craft, and the Resolution they came to

030 Hints for a full length of Samoa

031 Rovings Alow and Aloft

032 Xiphius Platypterus

033 Otard

034 How they steered on their Way

035 Ah, Annatoo!

036 The Parki gives up the Ghost

037 Once more they take to the Chamois

038 The Sea on Fire

039 They fall in with Strangers

040 Sire and Sons

041 A Fray

042 Remorse

043 The Tent entered

044 Away!

045 Reminiscences

046 The Chamois with a roving Commission

047 Yillah, Jarl, and Samoa

048 Something under the Surface

049 Yillah

050 Yillah in Ardair

051 The Dream begins to fade

052 World ho!

053 The Chamois Ashore

054 A Gentleman from the Sun

055 Tiffin in a Temple

056 King Media a Host

057 Taji takes Counsel with himself

058 Mardi by Night and Yillah by Day

059 Their Morning Meal

060 Belshazzar on the Bench

061 An incognito

062 Taji retires from the World

063 Odo and its Lord

064 Yillah a Phantom

065 Taji makes three Acquaintances

066 With a fair Wind at Sunrise they sail

067 Little King Peepi

068 How Teeth were regarded in Valapee

069 The Company discourse, and Braid-Beard rehearses a Legend

070 the Minstrel leads off with a Paddle-Song; and a Message is received from Abroad

072 A Book from the Chronicles of Mohi

073 Something more of the Prince

074 Advancing deeper into the Vale, they encounter Donjalolo

071 They land upon the Island of Juam

075 Time and Temples

076 A pleasant Place for a Lounge

077 The House of the Afternoon