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Title: The Pirate, and The Three Cutters
Credits:
Produced by Chris Curnow, Woodie4, Joseph Cooper and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "The Pirate, and The Three Cutters" by Captain Frederick Marryat is a historical adventure novel written in the late 19th century. The story begins by exploring the pirate theme, depicting the lives and moral complexities of pirates, particularly through the lens of a dramatic and perilous shipwreck and its aftermath. The novel features characters such as Captain Ingram and midshipman Edward Templemore, emphasizing their experiences amidst the unruly seas and interactions with both crews and potential adversaries. At the start of the narrative, we encounter the ill-fated ship "Circassian", caught in the tumultuous Bay of Biscay after being battered by a severe gale. As the crew faces ruin, a tense and desperate situation unfolds aboard the waterlogged vessel—three survivors, a man, a woman, and a child, cling to hope as the ship's fate hangs in the balance. This opening sets the stage for themes of survival and heroism, culminating in an eventual rescue attempt that incorporates the elements of adventure and the unpredictability of life at sea. As events progress, the focus shifts from the shipwreck to the coming interactions between characters from different walks of life, balancing moments of high tension with humor and humanizing traits. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 77.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Marryat, Frederick, 1792-1848
Illustrator: Sullivan, Edmund J. (Edmund Joseph), 1869-1933
EBook No.: 29291
Published: Jul 2, 2009
Downloads: 206
Language: English
Subject: Sea stories
Subject: Pirates -- Fiction
Subject: Smugglers -- Fiction
Subject: Seafaring life -- Fiction
Subject: Great Britain. Royal Navy -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Pirate, and The Three Cutters
Credits:
Produced by Chris Curnow, Woodie4, Joseph Cooper and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "The Pirate, and The Three Cutters" by Captain Frederick Marryat is a historical adventure novel written in the late 19th century. The story begins by exploring the pirate theme, depicting the lives and moral complexities of pirates, particularly through the lens of a dramatic and perilous shipwreck and its aftermath. The novel features characters such as Captain Ingram and midshipman Edward Templemore, emphasizing their experiences amidst the unruly seas and interactions with both crews and potential adversaries. At the start of the narrative, we encounter the ill-fated ship "Circassian", caught in the tumultuous Bay of Biscay after being battered by a severe gale. As the crew faces ruin, a tense and desperate situation unfolds aboard the waterlogged vessel—three survivors, a man, a woman, and a child, cling to hope as the ship's fate hangs in the balance. This opening sets the stage for themes of survival and heroism, culminating in an eventual rescue attempt that incorporates the elements of adventure and the unpredictability of life at sea. As events progress, the focus shifts from the shipwreck to the coming interactions between characters from different walks of life, balancing moments of high tension with humor and humanizing traits. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 77.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Marryat, Frederick, 1792-1848
Illustrator: Sullivan, Edmund J. (Edmund Joseph), 1869-1933
EBook No.: 29291
Published: Jul 2, 2009
Downloads: 206
Language: English
Subject: Sea stories
Subject: Pirates -- Fiction
Subject: Smugglers -- Fiction
Subject: Seafaring life -- Fiction
Subject: Great Britain. Royal Navy -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.