Part 1, 1506–1816
1. Discoverers
2. Adventures Part 2, 1816–1856: The period of William Glass
3. The Birth of a British Colony
4. The British colours hauled down
5. Hopes and disappointments
6. An involuntary guest
7. The invasion of women
8. Prosperous years
9. Arrival and residence of the Rev. William F. Taylor
10. The visit of H.M.S. “Herald”
11. Death of William Glass
12. Exodus
13. Vitality island Part 3, 1856–1902: The period of Peter Green
14. Truth is stranger than fiction
15. The visit of H.M.S. “Challenger”
16. Two German settlers on inaccessible island
17. Tristan da Cunha again British
18. Utopia a reality
19. Nine shipwrecks
20. Residence of the Rev. Erwin H. Dodgson, 1881–1884
21. The island of widows
22. Tristan da Cunha during Peter Green’s last years
23. Years of decline
24. Years of advance and more hopeful outlook
25. Tristan da Cunha, 1902–1939