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

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       Herman Melville

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

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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      EAN 4057664155306

Table of Contents

       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