# Beyond Thirty — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Beyond Thirty by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

- [I](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/beyond_thirty_se/chapters/i.md): Lieutenant Jefferson Turck, a young officer in the Pan-American navy, introduces his fascination with the lost history of Europe and the two-century-old isolation of the Western Hemisphere. He recounts the cessation of t
- [II](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/beyond_thirty_se/chapters/ii.md): After being abandoned by the Coldwater, Lieutenant Turck and his men decide to sail east beyond the forbidden line of thirty degrees. They land on the coast of Devon, England, where they find no signs of civilization, on
- [III](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/beyond_thirty_se/chapters/iii.md): The crew lands on the Isle of Wight and encounters the Grubittens, a primitive tribe with no knowledge of the outside world. They then explore the mainland, facing repeated tiger attacks and discovering that England has 
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/beyond_thirty_se/chapters/iv.md): The narrator is bound and imprisoned by Buckingham after being captured by the primitive tribe. He reflects on his fall from anticipation of a civilized London to captivity among savages. He meets a child named Mary, who
- [V](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/beyond_thirty_se/chapters/v.md): The narrator and Victory explore the ruins of London, discovering remnants of its former glory, including a well-preserved public building with historic paintings. They encounter a pride of lions occupying the throne roo
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/beyond_thirty_se/chapters/vi.md): The party holds a council to decide their next move. The narrator assumes command, overruling Snider's desire to return to Pan-America, and decides to cross the Channel to explore the continent. Victory and Thirty-six jo
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/beyond_thirty_se/chapters/vii.md): After Snider deserts with the launch and Victory, the crew discovers the launch drifting empty with Snider dead from a knife wound, clutching a strand of Victory's hair. They bury Snider and search for Victory along the 
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/beyond_thirty_se/chapters/viii.md): The narrator, now a prisoner of the black Abyssinian forces, describes his journey to the frontier city of New Gondar (built on the ruins of Berlin) and his observations of the massive military mobilization against 'yell
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/beyond_thirty_se/chapters/ix.md): The narrator recounts his audience with the Chinese emperor, his marriage to Victory at the imperial court, and the subsequent rescue of Delcarte and Taylor. He reflects on his changed status from traitor to hero and his

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