| Chapter | | Page |
| I. | —The Young Sea Chief.—His Mission | 11 |
| II. | —The Demon Ship.—The Boy Chow | 19 |
| III. | —Adventures at Sea.—Rescue | 29 |
| IV. | —The Innkeeper.—Alarming News | 38 |
| V. | —Adventure in a Buddhist Monastery.—Chow's Encounter with a Bonze | 48 |
| VI. | —Thrashing the Gods.—The Boys taken Prisoners | 55 |
| VII. | —Treachery of the Bonzes.—Nicholas sent to Prison as a Traitor | 61 |
| VIII. | —Chow sets out to discover some Thieves | 69 |
| IX. | —Chow outwits a great Mandarin, and sets out to rescue his Master | 76 |
| X. | —Escape of Nicholas from Prison | 81 |
| XI. | —Pursued by the Yah-yu.—The Boat Wreck | 87 |
| XII. | —Nicholas again taken Prisoner | 94 |
| XIII. | —Pagodas, their Antiquity and Uses | 103 |
| XIV. | —A dangerous Descent | 109 |
| XV. | —Nicholas discovers a Conspiracy, and makes an unpleasant Entry into Pekin | 114 |
| XVI. | —The Boys again in Trouble | 126 |
| XVII. | —Nicholas resolves upon a dangerous Adventure | 136 |
| XVIII. | —The Imperial Gardens | 145 |
| XIX. | —The Princess of the Mings, and the Lady Candida | 150 |
| XX. | —Danger of the Princess.—Her Rescue by Nicholas | 154 |
| XXI. | —Assembly of the great Princes of the Empire | 163 |
| XXII. | —The Boy Prince and the Rival Generals | 170 |
| XXIII. | —Audience with the Son of Heaven.—Nicholas accuses a great Prince of Treason | 178 |
| XXIV. | —Nicholas unveils a Rebel Chief | 189 |
| XXV. | —Nicholas and the Prince have an Adventure, and save the Life of Chow | 197 |
| XXVI. | —Nicholas receives an important Command | 210 |
| XXVII. | —The Rebels attack Pekin.—Treachery of a General and the Fight | 214 |
| XXVIII. | —Attack on the palace.—Suicide of the Emperor, the Princess wounded | 221 |
| XXIX. | —The Secret Cavern.—The Princess saved by the Boys | 230 |
| XXX. | —A large Stock of Ladies, two taels per sack | 237 |
| XXXI. | —Chow makes a Discovery, and Nicholas a Surprise | 242 |
| XXXII. | —Nicholas punishes an ungrateful Innkeeper, and escapes from his treachery | 250 |
| XXXIII. | —An Overland Journey.—Attacked by Wolves, and stopped by a Serpent | 259 |
| XXXIV. | —Saved by a Musk Deer.—Stories of wonderful Mountains | 264 |
| XXXV. | —Treachery of the Guide.—The Princess seized by Robbers | 271 |
| XXXVI. | —Once more Prisoners, but with Friends.—The Guide's Mis
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