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Title: The loss of the Swansea : A story of the Florida coast
Original Publication: Boston: D. Lothrop Company, 1889.
Credits: Richard Hulse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Summary: "The loss of the Swansea: A story of the Florida coast" by W. L. Alden is a seafaring adventure novel for young readers written in the late 19th century. It follows Bristol brothers Jack and Tom, cast onto the Florida coast after a mutiny on the brig Swansea, as they face pirates, wild country, secret caves, and the lure of hidden treasure alongside a weathered ex-pirate ally. The opening of the story finds the orphaned brothers bound for America on the Swansea, where the drink-weakened Captain Fearing is overthrown by his mate, John March. Set adrift with the captain, the boys reach a Florida inlet, discover an abandoned pirate fort and a glittering cave, and endure a night of rattlesnakes and panthers. When another pirate gang appears and murders Fearing, the boys flee into the cave, are swept by an underground river to a hidden pool, and meet Bill Catchley, a marooned former pirate. With Bill’s help they blast open Blackbeard’s iron gate, wander a labyrinth, and narrowly find daylight again. They then slip upriver, steal back a boat, and push into the Everglades, where Bill reveals a long-buried treasure he once nearly unearthed. As they begin to dig at the marked spot, six armed Indians emerge and seize them. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 82.6 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Alden, W. L. (William Livingston), 1837-1908
Illustrator: Small, F. O. (Frank O.), 1860-1915
EBook No.: 76536
Published: Jul 20, 2025
Downloads: 361
Language: English
Subject: Orphans -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Teenage boys -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Pirates -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Sailing -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Brothers -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Caves -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Mutiny -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Prisoners -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Everglades (Fla.) -- Juvenile fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The loss of the Swansea : A story of the Florida coast
Original Publication: Boston: D. Lothrop Company, 1889.
Credits: Richard Hulse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Summary: "The loss of the Swansea: A story of the Florida coast" by W. L. Alden is a seafaring adventure novel for young readers written in the late 19th century. It follows Bristol brothers Jack and Tom, cast onto the Florida coast after a mutiny on the brig Swansea, as they face pirates, wild country, secret caves, and the lure of hidden treasure alongside a weathered ex-pirate ally. The opening of the story finds the orphaned brothers bound for America on the Swansea, where the drink-weakened Captain Fearing is overthrown by his mate, John March. Set adrift with the captain, the boys reach a Florida inlet, discover an abandoned pirate fort and a glittering cave, and endure a night of rattlesnakes and panthers. When another pirate gang appears and murders Fearing, the boys flee into the cave, are swept by an underground river to a hidden pool, and meet Bill Catchley, a marooned former pirate. With Bill’s help they blast open Blackbeard’s iron gate, wander a labyrinth, and narrowly find daylight again. They then slip upriver, steal back a boat, and push into the Everglades, where Bill reveals a long-buried treasure he once nearly unearthed. As they begin to dig at the marked spot, six armed Indians emerge and seize them. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 82.6 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Alden, W. L. (William Livingston), 1837-1908
Illustrator: Small, F. O. (Frank O.), 1860-1915
EBook No.: 76536
Published: Jul 20, 2025
Downloads: 361
Language: English
Subject: Orphans -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Teenage boys -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Pirates -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Sailing -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Brothers -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Caves -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Mutiny -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Prisoners -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Everglades (Fla.) -- Juvenile fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.