The Great Quest: A romance of 1826, wherein are recorded the experiences of Josiah Woods of Topham, and of those others with whom he sailed for Cuba and the Gulf of Guinea. (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

The Great Quest: A romance of 1826, wherein are recorded the experiences of Josiah Woods of Topham, and of those others with whom he sailed for Cuba and the Gulf of Guinea by Charles Boardman Hawes, author of “The Mutineers”Illustrated by George Varian Copyright, 1920, 1921First Impression, September, 1921Second Impression, January, 1922 CONTENTSPart 1. An Old AcquaintanceChapter 1. The StrangerChapter 2. My Uncle Behaves QueerlyChapter 3. Higgleby’s BarnChapter 4. Swords and ShipsChapter 5. A Mysterious ProjectPart 2. Hands Across the SeaChapter 6. Good-Bye to Old Haunts and FacesChapter 7. A Wild NightChapter 8. The Brig AdventureChapter 9. An Old Sea SongPart 3. A Low Land in the EastChapter 10. MattersonChapter 11. New Light on an Old FriendChapter 12. Captain North AgainChapter 13. Issues Sharply DrawnChapter 14. Land Ho!Part 4. Three Desperate MenChapter 15. The IslandChapter 16. Strangest of AllChapter 17. The Man from the JungleChapter 18. A Warning DefiedChapter 19. Burned BridgesPart 5. The House on the HillChapter 20. Up StreamChapter 21. A Grim SurpriseChapter 22. SiegeChapter 23. SortiePart 6. For Our Very LivesChapter 24. Spears in the DarkChapter 25. Cards and ChessChapter 26. An Unseen FoeChapter 27. The Fort FallsChapter 28. Down the CurrentChapter 29. The Fight at the LandingPart 7. The Long Road HomeChapter 30. The CruiserChapter 31. A Passage at ArmsChapter 32. Westward BoundChapter 33. The Door of DisasterChapter 34. An Old, Old StoryChapter 35. Eheu Fugaces!