After his father died, Captain Saint Leger and his family are left destitute. However, the Saint Legers have a family secret: an ancestor is said to have buried a vast fortune in gold and jewels somewhere in the Eastern Seas. The catch: all directions are encrypted. Nevertheless, Captain Saint Leger decides to take a chance and sails east. A journey full of adventure begins, including pirates, storms and mutiny... (Summary by Carolin)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Chapter I - The Story of the Buried Treasure
19:45 - Chapter 2
Chapter II - The Cryptogram
22:49 - Chapter 3
Chapter III - 'The Esmeralda'
33:00 - Chapter 4
Chapter IV - In Blue Water, Part 1
22:21 - Chapter 5
Chapter IV - In Blue Water, Part 2
21:43 - Chapter 6
Chapter V - A Wreck and a Rescue, Part 1
20:25 - Chapter 7
Chapter V - A Wreck and a Rescue, Part 2
22:33 - Chapter 8
Chapter VI - The Tragedy on Board the 'City of Calcutta'
33:09 - Chapter 9
Chapter VII - The Strange Fate of the 'Northern Queen'
30:34 - Chapter 10
Chapter VIII - The Chief Mate has a Presentiment
29:53 - Chapter 11
Chapter IX - An Eventful Night
32:47 - Chapter 12
Chapter X - On a Lee-Shore
27:01 - Chapter 13
Chapter XI - A Ghastly Waif of the Sea
28:37 - Chapter 14
Chapter XII - The Solution of the Cryptogram
29:41 - Chapter 15
Chapter XIII - The New Crew, Part 1
21:13 - Chapter 16
Chapter XIII - The New Crew, Part 2
18:12 - Chapter 17
Chapter XIV - Plot and Counterplot
28:40 - Chapter 18
Chapter XV - We Arrive at the Treasure Island
36:22 - Chapter 19
Chapter XVI - The Finding of the Treasure: And What Followed
27:29 - Chapter 20
Chapter XVII - The Recapture of the Barque
29:34 - Chapter 21
Chapter XVIII - A Pacific Hurricane
29:57 - Chapter 22
Chapter XIX - In Dire Extremity
29:44 - Chapter 23
Chapter XX - The End of the Adventure
34:19