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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... crew fromunder the shelter oftheir stripofsailand setthem to hauling at the heavy yards, Marvin stared doubtfullyatCaptain Dorman; and so, too, did the others; but the only one to speak was his daughter. “Northeast?” she asked. “Have ...
... crew fromunder the shelter oftheir stripofsailand setthem to hauling at the heavy yards, Marvin stared doubtfullyatCaptain Dorman; and so, too, did the others; but the only one to speak was his daughter. “Northeast?” she asked. “Have ...
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... crew, gathered now around their mess kids between the starboard carronades, sniffed once more at the faint hot breeze; then, followed by Marvin, he scrambleddown the companionway to his dinner. II B Y MIDAFTERNOON the breeze still held ...
... crew, gathered now around their mess kids between the starboard carronades, sniffed once more at the faint hot breeze; then, followed by Marvin, he scrambleddown the companionway to his dinner. II B Y MIDAFTERNOON the breeze still held ...
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... crew of the Olive Branch as they scrambled over the bulwarks and into the waist of the Beetle war brig, spurred on by the fractious voice and intemperate words of the Beetle's red-faced, thin-shanked commander, Lieutenant the Hon ...
... crew of the Olive Branch as they scrambled over the bulwarks and into the waist of the Beetle war brig, spurred on by the fractious voice and intemperate words of the Beetle's red-faced, thin-shanked commander, Lieutenant the Hon ...
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... crew of theOlive Branch, removing from them not only knivesbut even belt buckles,coins andeverymetal thing. “Smartly,now!” Oddsly told them, when this wasdone. “You'll go under guard in the main hold and we'llstow your dunnage where it ...
... crew of theOlive Branch, removing from them not only knivesbut even belt buckles,coins andeverymetal thing. “Smartly,now!” Oddsly told them, when this wasdone. “You'll go under guard in the main hold and we'llstow your dunnage where it ...
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... crew that filledthe long-boat seemed to him,forall the cruel clearness with whichthe morning sun exposed them, as unreal as the solemn absurdities ofafearful nightmare. His glance fellon thetall Indian, Steven, andhe thought, evenwhile ...
... crew that filledthe long-boat seemed to him,forall the cruel clearness with whichthe morning sun exposed them, as unreal as the solemn absurdities ofafearful nightmare. His glance fellon thetall Indian, Steven, andhe thought, evenwhile ...
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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