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CHAPTER XI 



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THE SCOFFER ABROAD . . . . . 172 



CHAPTER XII 

 EUROPEAN FAME . . . . . . 192 



CHAPTER XIII 

 THE FOUNDING OF AUSTRALIA . . . .213 



CHAPTER XIV 

 CAPTAIN FLINDERS AND ROBERT BROWN . . . 230 



CHAPTER XV 

 ICELANDIC AFFAIRS . . . ... 244 



CHAPTER XVI 

 THE RISE OF NEW LEARNED SOCIETIES . . .255 



CHAPTER XVII 

 REVIVAL OF BOTANICAL EXPLORATION . . . 266 



CHAPTER XVIII 

 FAILING HEALTH, BUT UNFLAGGING ZEAL . . . 280 



CHAPTER XIX 

 SOME FRIENDS OF LATER YEARS . ... 290 



CHAPTER XX 

 "A FINE OLD ENGLISH GENTLEMAN" . . . 304 



CHAPTER XXI 

 THE END . . . . ... 322 



