Dick Sands, the Boy Captain is a novel by celebrated French author Jules Verne. The story revolves around a 15-year-old American boy who becomes captain of a ship after the demise of its former captain. His journey is marked by numerous adventures, unanticipated dangers, and life-defining experiences.

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I: The Pilgrim

II: The Apprentice

III: A Rescue

IV: The Survivors of the Waldeck

V: Dingo’s Sagacity

VI: A Whale in Sight

VII: Preparations for an Attack

VIII: A Catastrophe

IX: Dick’s Promotion

X: The New Crew

XI: Rough Weather

XII: Hope Revived

XIII: Land at Last

XIV: Ashore

XV: A Stranger

XVI: Through the Forest

XVII: Misgivings

XVIII: A Terrible Discovery

Part I

I: The Dark Continent

II: Accomplices

III: On the March Again

IV: Rough Travelling

V: White Ants

VI: A Diving-Bell

VII: A Slave Caravan

VIII: Notes by the Way

IX: Kazonndé

X: Market-Day

XI: A Bowl of Punch

XII: Royal Obsequies

XIII: In Captivity

XIV: A Ray of Hope

XV: An Exciting Chase

XVI: A Magician

XVII: Drifting Down the Stream

XVIII: An Anxious Voyage

XIX: An Attack

XX: A Happy Reunion

Part II

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