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Paul Gerrard
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Author : William Henry Giles Kingston
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
Release Date : 2013-06-14
Paul Gerrard written by William Henry Giles Kingston and has been published by Createspace Independent Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-14 with Fiction categories.
Darkness had set in. The wind was blowing strong from the southwest, with a fine, wetting, penetrating rain, which even tarpaulins, or the thickest of Flushing coats, would scarcely resist. A heavy sea also was running, such as is often to be met with in the chops of the British Channel during the month of November, at which time of the year, in the latter part of the last century, a fine frigate was struggling with the elements, in a brave attempt to beat out into the open ocean. She was under close-reefed topsails; but even with this snug canvas she often heeled over to the blast, till her lee-ports were buried in the foaming waters. Now she rose to the summit of a white-crested sea; now she sunk into the yawning trough below; and ever and anon as she dashed onward in spite of all opposition, a mass of water would strike her bows with a clap like that of thunder, and rising over her bulwarks, would deluge her deck fore and aft, and appear as if about to overwhelm her altogether. A portion of the officers and crew stood at their posts on deck, now and then shaking the water from their hats and coats, after they had been covered with a thicker shower than usual of rain or spray, or looking up aloft at the straining canvas, or out over the dark expanse of ocean; but all of them taking matters very composedly, and wishing only that their watch were over, that they might enjoy such comforts as were to be found below, and take part in the conviviality which, in spite of the gale, was going forward.It was Saturday night, and fore and aft the time-honoured toast of “sweethearts and wives” was being enthusiastically drunk,—nowhere more enthusiastically than in the midshipmen's berth; and not the less so probably, that few of its light-hearted inmates had in reality either one or the other. What cared they for the tumult which raged above their heads? They had a stout ship and trusted officers, and their heads and insides were well accustomed to every possible variety of lurching and pitching, in which their gallant frigate the Cerberus was at that moment indulging. The Cerberus, a fine 42-gun frigate, commanded by Captain Walford, had lately been put in commission, and many of her officers and midshipmen had only joined just before the ship sailed, and were thus comparatively strangers to each other. The frigate was now bound out to a distant station, where foes well worthy of her, it was hoped, would be encountered, and prize-money without stint be made.
Paul Gerrard
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Author : W. H. G. Kingston
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2022-02-15
Paul Gerrard written by W. H. G. Kingston and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-15 with Fiction categories.
Reprint of the original, first published in 1867.
Paul Gerrard
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Author : William Henry Giles Kingston
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-04-25
Paul Gerrard written by William Henry Giles Kingston and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-25 with categories.
"[...] "Well said, Devereux. We must support the rights and dignity of the oldsters, or the service will soon go to ruin," cried the old mate, whose voice grew thicker as he emptied glass after glass of his favourite liquor. "You show your sense, Devereux, and deserve your supper, but-there's no beef on the table. Here boy-boy Gerrard-bring the beef; be smart now-bring the beef. Don't stand staring there as if you saw a ghost." The boy thus summoned was a fine lad of about fourteen, his shirt collar thrown back showing his neck, which supported a well-formed head, with a countenance intelligent and pleasant, but at that moment very pale, with an expression denoting unhappiness, and a feeling of dislike to, or dread [...]".
Paul Gerrard
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Author : W. H. G. Kingston
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2022-02-15
Paul Gerrard written by W. H. G. Kingston and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-15 with Fiction categories.
Reprint of the original, first published in 1867.
Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy
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Author : William Henry Giles Kingston
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2019-12-10
Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy written by William Henry Giles Kingston and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-10 with Fiction categories.
Paul Gerrard, the Cabin Boy is about the dangerous nautical journey of the ship the Cerberus and the adventures of those onboard. Excerpt: ""I will enter as a cabin-boy; I will work my way upwards. Many have done so, why should not I?" he exclaimed with enthusiasm; "I will win wealth to support you all, and honors for myself. 'Where there's a will there's a way.' I don't see the way very clearly just now, but that is the opening through which I am determined to work my way onward." Paul's mother, though a well-educated and very excellent person, knew nothing whatever of the world."
Paul Gerrard
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Author : Paul Gerrard
language : fr
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
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Paul Gerrard Esprios Classics
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Author : William Henry Giles Kingston
language : en
Publisher: Blurb
Release Date : 2021-08-30
Paul Gerrard Esprios Classics written by William Henry Giles Kingston and has been published by Blurb this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-30 with categories.
William Henry Giles Kingston (28 February 1814 - 5 August 1880), often credited as W. H. G. Kingston, was an English writer of boys' adventure novels. His first book The Circassian Chief appeared in 1844. His first book for boys Peter the Whaler was published in 1851 and had such success that he retired from business and devoted himself entirely to the production of this kind of literature and, during 30 years, he wrote upwards of 130 tales. He also conducted various papers, including The Colonist and Colonial Magazine and East India Review. He was also interested in emigration, volunteering, and various philanthropic schemes. He received a Portuguese knighthood for services in negotiating a commercial treaty with Portugal, and a Government pension for his literary labours.
Paul Gerrard
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Author : William H. G. Kingston
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-03-06
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Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy
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Author : William Henry Kingston
language : en
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Release Date : 2023-06-20
Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy written by William Henry Kingston and has been published by Alpha Edition this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-20 with categories.
Paul Gerrard, the Cabin Boy by William Henry Giles Kingston has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned copies, the text is readable and clear.
Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy
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Author : W. H. G. Kingston
language : en
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
Release Date : 2007-12-01
Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy written by W. H. G. Kingston and has been published by IndyPublish.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.