This is the tale of the kidnapping of a sea captain's daughter, his frantic pursuit of her, and a fight in the English Channel. Enlivening the novel is an unforgettable cameo appearance by Admiral Lord Nelson.
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"The prose Homer of the great ocean." —Sir Edwin Arnold
"His descriptions of storms at sea and atmospheric effects were brilliant pieces of word painting." —Dictionary of National Biography, 20th Century
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Captain Acton, Miss Acton, Captain Weaver, Sir William, Miss Lucy Acton, West Indies, The Swan, Louisa Ann, Admiral Lawrence, Lord Garlies, Aunt Caroline, Rio de Janeiro, Royal Navy, Lieutenant Tupman, Lower Street, Lord Nelson, Royal Highness, High Street, Kitty O'Hara, Thomas Pledge, Captain Rousby, General Groves, Old Jim, Old Town, Duke of Clarence Browse Sample Pages:
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Captain Acton, Miss Acton, Captain Weaver, Sir William, Miss Lucy Acton, West Indies, The Swan, Louisa Ann, Admiral Lawrence, Lord Garlies, Aunt Caroline, Rio de Janeiro, Royal Navy, Lieutenant Tupman, Lower Street, Lord Nelson, Royal Highness, High Street, Kitty O'Hara, Thomas Pledge, Captain Rousby, General Groves, Old Jim, Old Town, Duke of Clarence Browse Sample Pages:
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