Project Gutenberg 2009-06-05 Public domain in the USA. 538 Wise, H. A. (Henry Augustus) 1819 1869 Wise, Henry Augustus Gringo, Harry Wise, Henry A. (Henry Augustus) 24011867 Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life E-text prepared by Robert Cicconetti, Katherine Ward, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from digital material generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/toronto) "Captain Brand of the 'Centipede'" by H. A. Wise is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story follows Captain Jacob Blunt, a seasoned seaman, as he navigates the treacherous waters of the Caribbean, filled with danger, love, and piracy. As the narrative unfolds, Captain Blunt is faced with the considerable challenges of keeping his crew and passengers safe from marauding pirates and navigating through stormy seas while ensuring a reunion with loved ones waiting on shore. At the start of the tale, the brig named "Martha Blunt," captained by Jacob Blunt, is preparing to leave Bordeaux for Kingston, filled with emotional farewells and hopeful anticipation from its passengers, particularly two young mothers, Rosalie and Nathalie. As they sail, the crew engages in camaraderie and routine tasks, while increasing tension looms as Beau's past and the sensitive themes of piracy and danger begin to creep into their voyage. This opening sets the stage for an adventure that promises conflict, rich character development, and a vivid depiction of life on the high seas, making it an engaging read for fans of nautical fiction and tales of swashbuckling heroism. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Pirates -- Fiction West Indies -- Fiction PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 757070 2025-08-12T05:26:46.066733 text/html 779781 2009-06-05T15:06:30 text/html 1888030 2025-08-12T05:26:58.840714 application/epub+zip 1904416 2025-08-12T05:26:49.724739 application/epub+zip 365642 2025-08-12T05:26:48.211740 application/epub+zip 2193755 2025-08-12T05:27:05.425645 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2173037 2025-08-12T05:26:57.752684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 531361 2022-09-13T12:49:10.455740 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 656598 2025-08-12T05:26:44.473753 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 656224 2009-06-05T15:01:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 656236 2009-06-05T15:01:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20745 2025-08-12T05:27:05.573630 application/rdf+xml 15079 2025-08-12T05:26:48.750704 image/jpeg 3819 2025-08-12T05:26:48.477714 image/jpeg 259869 2009-06-05T15:01:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 1787703 2009-06-05T15:09:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 259776 2009-06-05T15:01:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 1860316 2025-08-12T05:26:46.176762 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia