Project Gutenberg 2015-09-02 Public domain in the USA. 132 Cobb, Sylvanus 1823 1887 Burdick, Austin C. The Smuggler of King's Cove; or, The Old Chapel Mystery Produced by Denis Pronovost, Robert Cicconetti,and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Smuggler of King's Cove; or, The Old Chapel Mystery" by Sylvanus Cobb, Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds on the rugged coast of Headlandshire, England, focusing on the lives of characters involved in smuggling, particularly Hugh Maitland, a smuggler chief who is nearing death, and his son Percy Maitland. The novel explores themes of familial loyalty, the clash between duty and morality, and the underbelly of maritime smuggling against the backdrop of a captivating landscape. The opening of the novel introduces us to the formidable setting of King's Cove and the imminent death of Hugh Maitland, who makes two poignant requests of his son Percy. As Hugh lies dying, he asks Percy to promise to care for his mother and, intriguingly, to pilot their smuggling brig into the cove when needed. Despite his father's wishes, Percy is reluctant to continue the family legacy of smuggling. The narrative not only establishes crucial character relationships but also poses an air of mystery regarding Ralph Tryon, the new commander of the smuggling operation, and hints at underlying tensions within the family dynamic, particularly regarding Percy's mother's ties to Tryon. The stage is set for further adventures as Percy grapples with expectations and his own moral compass amid the dark realities of smuggling. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Smugglers -- Fiction PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: British Literature 437515 2025-07-20T05:25:21.266863 text/html 423320 2024-10-24T17:58:02 text/html 206491 2025-07-20T05:25:27.295891 application/epub+zip 211916 2025-07-20T05:25:22.396855 application/epub+zip 211916 2025-07-20T05:25:21.818873 application/epub+zip 329304 2025-07-20T05:25:30.990824 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295679 2025-07-20T05:25:26.725863 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295530 2022-09-22T14:39:11.807329 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378732 2025-07-20T05:25:20.297874 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 358640 2024-10-24T17:58:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17697 2025-07-20T05:25:31.129805 application/rdf+xml 10214 2025-07-20T05:25:21.911859 image/jpeg 2523 2025-07-20T05:25:21.867840 image/jpeg 198659 2025-07-20T05:25:21.308839 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