From the Book - Regular Print - First edition.
Chapter 1 Giant Rat of Sumatra pokes its nose off the coast of California, and things begin to happen 1 --
Chapter 2 Of piranha fish and a room full of villains 13 --
Chapter 3 In which One-Arm Ginger tips his hand, and I get an earful 21 --
Chapter 4 Desperate events aboard The Giant Rat, and a bucket of whale oil 29 --
Chapter 5 Regarding the fate of The Giant Rat and other important matters 36 --
Chapter 6 Containing one surprise after another 46 --
Chapter 7 In which a pile of rubble bursts apart, and what jumps out 55 --
Chapter 8 And then what happened 65 --
Chapter 9 Containing various matters, including an unpleasant stowaway 74 --
Chapter 10 In which appears the lady in velvet, and Captain Gallows loses his boots 85 --
Chapter 11 In which the tall Mexican talks more than necessary 100 --
Chapter 12 Containing an excess of villains and a kick in the dirt 104 --
Chapter 13 In which I keep my eyes peeled, and the judge gives a hopeless shrug 109 --
Chapter 14 In which Sam'l Spoons returns, and a dead man rises from the deep 113 --
Chapter 15 A whaling ship blunders in, and I peel off my jacket 120 --
Chapter 16 Containing a full account of the notorious duel and how it ended 125 --
Chapter 17 Containing a sprinkle of rain and news of Candalaria 135 --
Chapter 18 Enter the man with fleas in his beard 141 --
Chapter 19 In which news arrives and I leave 145 --
Chapter 20 In which villains spring forth and amazements abound 149 --
Chapter 21 Being full of derring-do and daring don't 156 --
Chapter 22 How the bold Giant Rat of Sumatra met her fate, and history was made 161 --
Chapter 23 Containing all manner of things, including the secret of Don Simplicio 168 --
Chapter 24 In which Candalaria returns, and surprises lurk about 175 --
Chapter 25 Being full of emeralds and punishments and a scruffy ship homeward bound 184 --
Author's Note: In which the ink-stained writer confesses, and a trilogy is revealed before your eyes 192.