The Pirate Island
Author | : Harry Collingwood |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 521 |
Release | : 2015-10-19 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781681464213 |
ISBN-13 | : 1681464217 |
Rating | : 4/5 (217 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Pirate Island written by Harry Collingwood and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-10-19 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set sail for adventure! A swash buckling tail of the high seas full of courage and danger. The barometer had been slowly but persistently falling during the two previous days; the dawn had been red and threatening, with a strong breeze from S.E.; and as the short dreary November day waxed and waned this strong breeze had steadily increased in strength until by nightfall it had become a regular "November gale," with frequent squalls of arrowy rain and sleet, which, impelled by the furious gusts, smote and stung like hail, and cleared the streets almost as effectually as a volley of musketry would have done. It was not fit for a dog to be out of doors. So said Ned Anger as he entered the snug bar-parlour of the "Anchor" at Brightlingsea, and drawing a chair close up to the blazing fire of wreck-wood which roared up the ample chimney, flung himself heavily down thereon to await the arrival of the "pint" which he had ordered as he passed the bar.