Captain CautionDown East Books, 1999. 1. 1. - 314페이지 In this conclusion to the Chronicles of Arundel, the year is 1812 and America has declared war on Britain. The American ship Olive Branch is waylaid by a British cruiser. In the ensuing fight, Captain Dorman is killed and his crew is taken prisoner, including the captain's pretty and strong-willed daughter, Corunna. With his keen eye to detail Roberts weaves a colorful tale of swashbuckling and sea battles. He portrays the bravery of American and French seamen, their sufferings at the hands ot the British the invention of the Gangway Pedulum, and the sailor's dangerous and dramatic escape from the prison hulks. |
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... caught on a bolt under the barque's counter and drawn intoa ridgeby a giantlying hidbeyond the sea's curve. Corunna Dorman closedthe log bookwith a snap,picked up the ink bottle and rose to her feet, a sturdy, strong-shouldered figure ...
... caught on a bolt under the barque's counter and drawn intoa ridgeby a giantlying hidbeyond the sea's curve. Corunna Dorman closedthe log bookwith a snap,picked up the ink bottle and rose to her feet, a sturdy, strong-shouldered figure ...
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... Marvin asked. Moving to therail beside her, he scanned, as if in eager inquiry,the swirling depths beneath. “Ma'am!” Corunna said bitterly, butso faintlythat even thehelmsman could have caught no more than a murmurous sound. “Ma'am, II ...
... Marvin asked. Moving to therail beside her, he scanned, as if in eager inquiry,the swirling depths beneath. “Ma'am!” Corunna said bitterly, butso faintlythat even thehelmsman could have caught no more than a murmurous sound. “Ma'am, II ...
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... caught at the hand with which Marvin held totherail. Her armpressed, as if by accident, against his side. He turned quickly towardthe helmsman. “Keep your eyeon that foretopgallant sail, Steven,” he said. “Keep her drawing.” “You did it ...
... caught at the hand with which Marvin held totherail. Her armpressed, as if by accident, against his side. He turned quickly towardthe helmsman. “Keep your eyeon that foretopgallant sail, Steven,” he said. “Keep her drawing.” “You did it ...
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... caught a sight of suthin off thestarboard beam.” Marvinswung himself overthe bulwarks and intothemizzen ratlines with an ease and lightness that belied his height and breadth of shoulder. Halfway up hestopped and staredoff to the ...
... caught a sight of suthin off thestarboard beam.” Marvinswung himself overthe bulwarks and intothemizzen ratlines with an ease and lightness that belied his height and breadth of shoulder. Halfway up hestopped and staredoff to the ...
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Kenneth Roberts. Marvin shook his head. “Only the one the stranger caught.” Captain Dorman adjusted the glass and leveled it. “First sail we've sighted in a dreadful long time! Seemed as if every seaman must have gone ashoreand got ...
Kenneth Roberts. Marvin shook his head. “Only the one the stranger caught.” Captain Dorman adjusted the glass and leveled it. “First sail we've sighted in a dreadful long time! Seemed as if every seaman must have gone ashoreand got ...
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aboard American andthe Argandeau Arundel ashore asif asked athim atthe barque beneath black-haired girl brig British bulwarks cabin Calais Captain Caution Captain Dorman Captain Slade Captain Taylor carronades caught Corunna crew cried damned Dan'l dear deck Diron English exclaimed eyes face Fayal fight France Frenchmen fromthe glance Griffons guns hand hatch hesaid hoarse hulk inthe itwas lady laughed letter-of-marque lieutenant Little White long guns looked Lucien Argandeau Marvin Marvin nodded Marvin saw Marvin shook Marvin stared mizzenmast Morlaix moved never Newton ofthe Olive Branch Osmore pendulum prisoners quarter-deck quickly rabbit ratlines Renard Roscoff rose sail schooner seamen seemed ship shoulder shouted side silent Sir Austin skysails sloop-of-war slowly smiled softly Souville Stannage staysails stood suddenly taffrail Talleyrand tell There's things thought told topgallant sails tothe turned vessel Victorine voice watch whispered witha withthe woman Yankee