Travel, War, and ShipwreckAlso published in the "Boy's Own Favourite Series", this is a nineteenth-century adventure story for boys, based on the author's own experiences as a world traveller. It includes gripping scenes such as an account of crossing the Santa Fe Trail and fights with "Red Skins" in America. The first-person narrative purports to be by the son of a naval lieutenant. |
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... nights a week in each other's society . In general appearance these two old cronies were very much alike ; it is doubtful if there was a pound of dif- ference between them in weight , and it would have taken a fine judge of colour to ...
... nights a week in each other's society . In general appearance these two old cronies were very much alike ; it is doubtful if there was a pound of dif- ference between them in weight , and it would have taken a fine judge of colour to ...
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... night , and still the weather was mild , with scarcely a cat's - paw upon the water . Just before break of day we pulled into a cove for the double purpose of letting the crew have an opportunity of cooking breakfast , and of enabling ...
... night , and still the weather was mild , with scarcely a cat's - paw upon the water . Just before break of day we pulled into a cove for the double purpose of letting the crew have an opportunity of cooking breakfast , and of enabling ...
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... night we beat to and fro ; and a worse sea I have seldom seen . At daybreak the gale freshened to such an extent that yard after yard of canvass had to be taken in , so we found there was nothing for it but to turn tail and run for ...
... night we beat to and fro ; and a worse sea I have seldom seen . At daybreak the gale freshened to such an extent that yard after yard of canvass had to be taken in , so we found there was nothing for it but to turn tail and run for ...
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... night to see or assist in taking on board the nets filled with their captures . As the herring are thrown into the hold , for a few seconds the mass look like a dancing pool of liquid silver ; then all is still , the brilliancy ...
... night to see or assist in taking on board the nets filled with their captures . As the herring are thrown into the hold , for a few seconds the mass look like a dancing pool of liquid silver ; then all is still , the brilliancy ...
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... night when I retired to bed than usual . The next day Captain Cinnamon passed the evening with him . I had been shooting all day , and when I approached the house I found , as the weather was fine , that the old companions were enjoying ...
... night when I retired to bed than usual . The next day Captain Cinnamon passed the evening with him . I had been shooting all day , and when I approached the house I found , as the weather was fine , that the old companions were enjoying ...
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