Bevis

Richard Jefferies

• Publisher: Gibb Press
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN: 9781443738231
• eBook ISBN: 9781473394681

This volume presents Richard Jeffries' 1882 novel, "Bevis". It is comprised of three interlinked stories. The first of these witnesses Bevis and his friend discover and explore the 'New Sea' and its surroundings. The following story sees two gangs of boys re-enact the Battle of Pharsalia with Bevis and Caesar. The final part of the text concerns itself with the various adventures that Bevis and Mark have when they sail to a little island in the middle of a lake - that they name ''New Formosa''. These heart-warming stories are evocative of a well-spent childhood, and are full of exuberance, ingenuity, imagination and inventiveness. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.

Table of contents

• “Bevis”
• Richard Jefferies
• Volume One—Chapter One. Bevis at Work.
• Volume One—Chapter Two. The Launch.
• Volume One—Chapter Three. The Mississippi.
• Volume One—Chapter Four. Discovery of the New Sea.
• Volume One—Chapter Five. By the New Nile.
• Volume One—Chapter Six. Central Africa.
• Volume One—Chapter Seven. The Jungle.
• Volume One—Chapter Eight. The Witch.
• Volume One—Chapter Nine. Swimming.
• Volume One—Chapter Ten. Savages.
• Volume One—Chapter Eleven. Savages Continued—The Catamaran.
• Volume One—Chapter Twelve. Savages Continued—Making the Sails.
• Volume One—Chapter Thirteen. Savages Continued—The Mast Fitted.
• Volume One—Chapter Fourteen. The Council of War.
• Volume One—Chapter Fifteen. The War Begins.
• Volume One—Chapter Sixteen. The Battle of Pharsalia.
• Volume Two—Chapter One. The Battle Continued—Scipio’s Charge.
• Volume Two—Chapter Two. The Battle Continued—Mark Antony.
• Volume Two—Chapter Three. Bevis in the Storm.
• Volume Two—Chapter Four. Mark is put in Prison.
• Volume Two—Chapter Five. In Disgrace—Visit to Jack’s.
• Volume Two—Chapter Six. Sailing.
• Volume Two—Chapter Seven. Sailing Continued—“There She Lay, All The Day!”
• Volume Two—Chapter Eight. Sailing Continued—Voyage to the Unknown Island.
• Volume Two—Chapter Nine. Sailing Continued—The Pinta—New Formosa.
• Volume Two—Chapter Ten. Making a Gun—The Cave.
• Volume Two—Chapter Eleven. Building the Hut.
• Volume Two—Chapter Twelve. Provisioning the Cave.
• Volume Two—Chapter Thirteen. More Cargoes—All Ready.
• Volume Two—Chapter Fourteen. New Formosa.
• Volume Two—Chapter Fifteen. New Formosa—First Day.
• Volume Two—Chapter Sixteen. New Formosa—Morning in the Tropics.
• Volume Two—Chapter Seventeen. New Formosa—Planning the Raft.
• Volume Two—Chapter Eighteen. New Formosa—Kangaroos.
• Volume Three—Chapter One. New Formosa—Bevis’s Zodiac.
• Volume Three—Chapter Two. New Formosa—The Raft.
• Volume Three—Chapter Three. New Formosa—No Hope of Returning.
• Volume Three—Chapter Four. New Formosa—Something has been to the Hut.
• Volume Three—Chapter Five. New Formosa—The Story of the Other Side.
• Volume Three—Chapter Six. New Formosa—The Matchlock.
• Volume Three—Chapter Seven. New Formosa—Sweet River Falls.
• Volume Three—Chapter Eight. New Formosa—The Mainland.
• Volume Three—Chapter Nine. New Formosa—The Something Comes Again.
• Volume Three—Chapter Ten. New Formosa—The Tiger from the Reeds.
• Volume Three—Chapter Eleven. New Formosa—The Fortification.
• Volume Three—Chapter Twelve. New Formosa—The Trail.
• Volume Three—Chapter Thirteen. New Formosa—Voyage in the Calypso.
• Volume Three—Chapter Fourteen. New Formosa—The Captive.
• Volume Three—Chapter Fifteen. New Formosa—The Black Sail.
• Volume Three—Chapter Sixteen. Shooting with Double-Barrels.
• Volume Three—Chapter Seventeen. American Snap-Shooting.
• Volume Three—Chapter Eighteen. The Antarctic Expedition—Conclusion.