The Survivors of the Chancellor

Jules Verne (1828 - 1905)

The Survivors of the Chancellor is a poignant and tragic tale of terror and intrigue on the high seas. Through raging storms, emaciating hunger and thirst, shipwreck and mutiny…follow the passengers of The Chancellor as they descend from one layer of hell to the next; never knowing if they will live another day. Horrific tragedy befalls them one after another, chipping away at the resolve and sanity of the passengers and crew. This tale is told in the first person, from the point of view of one of the passengers, J. R. Kazallon. He and seven other passengers debark from Charleston, South Carolina with twenty crew…and never arrive at their destination in England.
(Summary by Joe DeNoia)

Genre(s): Action & Adventure Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Introduction Joseph DeNoia
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Play 01 The Chancellor Joseph DeNoia
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Play 02 Crew and Passengers Joseph DeNoia
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Play 03 Bill of Lading Joseph DeNoia
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Play 04 Something About My Fellow Passengers Joseph DeNoia
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Play 05 An Unusual Route Joseph DeNoia
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Play 06 The Sargasso Sea Joseph DeNoia
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Play 07 Voices in the Night Joseph DeNoia
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Play 08 Fire on Board Joseph DeNoia
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Play 09 Curtis Explains the Situation Joseph DeNoia
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Play 10 Picrate of Potash on Board Joseph DeNoia
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Play 11 The Passengers Discover Their Danger Joseph DeNoia
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Play 12 Curtis Becomes Captain Joseph DeNoia
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Play 13 Between Fire and Water Joseph DeNoia
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Play 14 Breakers to Starboard! Joseph DeNoia
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Play 15 Shipwrecked Joseph DeNoia
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Play 16 Sila Huntly Rescued from the Waves Joseph DeNoia
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Play 17 M. Letourneur is Pessimistic Joseph DeNoia
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Play 18 We Explore the Reef Joseph DeNoia
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Play 19 The Cargo Unloaded Joseph DeNoia
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Play 20 Examination of the Hold Joseph DeNoia
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Play 21 The 'Chancellor' Released from her Prison Joseph DeNoia
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Play 22 A New Danger Joseph DeNoia
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Play 23 An Attempt at Mutiny Joseph DeNoia
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Play 24 Curtis Resolves to Abandon the Ship Joseph DeNoia
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Play 25 While There's Life There's Hope Joseph DeNoia
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Play 26 Mr. Kear Makes a Business Deal Joseph DeNoia
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Play 27 The Whale-Boat Missing Joseph DeNoia
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Play 28 Mrs. Kear Succumbs to Fever Joseph DeNoia
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Play 29 We Embark on the Raft Joseph DeNoia
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Play 30 Our Situation Critical Joseph DeNoia
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Play 31 First Day on the Raft Joseph DeNoia
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Play 32 We Catch a Supply of Fish Joseph DeNoia
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Play 33 Mutiny on the Raft Joseph DeNoia
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Play 34 A Squall Joseph DeNoia
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Play 35 Two Sailors Washed Overboard Joseph DeNoia
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Play 36 We lose Nearly All our Provisions Joseph DeNoia
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Play 37 Lieutenant Walter's Condition Joseph DeNoia
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Play 38 Mutiny Again Joseph DeNoia
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Play 39 A Father's Love Joseph DeNoia
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Play 40 Death of Lieutenant Walter Joseph DeNoia
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Play 41 Human Flesh for Bait Joseph DeNoia
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Play 42 Oxide of Copper Poisoning Joseph DeNoia
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Play 43 Owen's Death Joseph DeNoia
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Play 44 The Depths of Despair Joseph DeNoia
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Play 45 Our Thirst Relieved Joseph DeNoia
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Play 46 My Fast is Broken Joseph DeNoia
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Play 47 Hobart Hangs Himself Joseph DeNoia
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Play 48 Hobart's Body Stolen Joseph DeNoia
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Play 49 The Negro Becomes Insane Joseph DeNoia
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Play 50 All Hope Gone Joseph DeNoia
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Play 51 Flaypole Becomes Delirious Joseph DeNoia
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Play 52 I Decide to Commit Suicide Joseph DeNoia
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Play 53 We Decide to Draw Lots Joseph DeNoia
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Play 54 Miss Herbey Pleads for One Day More Joseph DeNoia
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Play 55 Fresh Water Joseph DeNoia
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Play 56 Near the Coast of South America Joseph DeNoia
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Play 57 Land Ahoy! Joseph DeNoia
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