Synopses & Reviews
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
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"His descriptions of storms at sea and atmospheric effects were brilliant pieces of word painting." Dictionary of National Biography, 20th Century
Synopsis
This is a tale of the kidnapping of a sea captain's daughter, his frantic pursuit of her, and a fight in the English Channel. Admiral Lord Nelson makes an unforgettable cameo appearance.