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A history of piracy in the New World, with chapters devoted to such
notable buccaneers as Bartholemy Portuguez, L'Olonnois the Cruel,
Henry Morgan, Blackbeard, Mary Reed, Anne Bonny, and many more
The Shelf2Life Literature and Fiction Collection is a unique set of
short stories, poems and novels from the late 19th to early 20th
centuries. From tales of love, life and heartbreaking loss to
humorous stories of ghost encounters, these volumes captivate the
imaginations of readers young and old. Included in this collection
are a variety of dramatic and spirited poems that contemplate the
mysteries of life and celebrate the wild beauty of nature. The
Shelf2Life Literature and Fiction Collection provides readers with
an opportunity to enjoy and study these iconic literary works, many
of which were written during a period of remarkable creativity.
The Shelf2Life Literature and Fiction Collection is a unique set of
short stories, poems and novels from the late 19th to early 20th
centuries. From tales of love, life and heartbreaking loss to
humorous stories of ghost encounters, these volumes captivate the
imaginations of readers young and old. Included in this collection
are a variety of dramatic and spirited poems that contemplate the
mysteries of life and celebrate the wild beauty of nature. The
Shelf2Life Literature and Fiction Collection provides readers with
an opportunity to enjoy and study these iconic literary works, many
of which were written during a period of remarkable creativity.
It was about the middle of a March afternoon when Dr. Tolbridge,
giving his horse and buggy into the charge of his stable boy,
entered the warm hall of his house. His wife was delighted to see
him; he had not been at home since noon of the preceding day.
"Yes," said he, as he took off his gloves and overcoat, "the
Pardell boy is better, but I found him in a desperate condition."
"I knew that," said Mrs. Tolbridge, "when you told me in your note
that you would be obliged to stay with him all night." The doctor
now walked into his study, changed his overcoat for a well-worn
smoking-jacket, and seated himself in an easy chair before the
fire. His wife sat by him. "Thank you," he said, in answer to her
inquiries, "but I do not want anything to eat. After I had gone my
round this morning I went back to the Pardells, and had my dinner
there. The boy is doing very well. No, I was not up all night. I
had some hours' sleep on the big sofa."
Frank Richard Stockton (1834-1902) was an American writer and
humorist, best known today for a series of innovative children's
fairy tales that were widely popular during the 19th century. His
most famous fable is "The Lady, or the Tiger?" about a man
sentenced to an unusual punishment for having a romance with a
king's beloved daughter. Stockton's first major success arrived
with the 1879 publication of Rudder Grange, a collection of stories
based on a married couple and their servant.
As this-The Captain's Toll-Gate-is the last of the works of Frank
R. Stockton that will be given to the public, it is fitting that it
be accompanied by some account of the man whose bright spirit
illumined them all. It is proper, also, that something be said of
the stories themselves; of the circumstances in which they were
written, the influences that determined their direction, and the
history of their evolution. It seems appropriate that this should
be done by the one who knew him best; the one who lived with him
through a long and beautiful life; the one who walked hand in hand
with him along the whole of a wonderful road of ever-changing
scenes: now through forests peopled with fairies and dryads,
griffins and wizards; now skirting the edges of an ocean with its
strange monsters and remarkable shipwrecks; now on the beaten track
of European tourists, sharing their novel adventures and amused by
their mistakes; now resting in lovely gardens imbued with human
interest; now helping the young to make happy homes for themselves;
now sympathizing with the old as they look longingly toward a
heavenly home; and, oftenest, perhaps, watching girls and young men
as they were trying to work out the problems of their lives. All
this, and much more, crowded the busy years until the Angel of
Death stood in the path; and the journey was ended.
Frank Richard Stockton (1834-1902) was an American writer and
humorist, best known today for a series of innovative children's
fairy tales that were widely popular during the 19th century. His
most famous fable is "The Lady, or the Tiger?" about a man
sentenced to an unusual punishment for having a romance with a
king's beloved daughter.
Early in the spring of the year 1884 the three-masted schooner
Castor, from San Francisco to Valparaiso, was struck by a tornado
off the coast of Peru. The storm, which rose with frightful
suddenness, was of short duration, but it left the Castor a
helpless wreck. Her masts had snapped off and gone overboard, her
rudder-post had been shattered by falling wreckage, and she was
rolling in the trough of the sea, with her floating masts and spars
thumping and bumping her sides. The Castor was an American
merchant-vessel, commanded by Captain Philip Horn, an experienced
navigator of about thirty-five years of age. Besides a valuable
cargo, she carried three passengers-two ladies and a boy. One of
these, Mrs. William Cliff, a lady past middle age, was going to
Valparaiso to settle some business affairs of her late husband, a
New England merchant. The other lady was Miss Edna Markham, a
school-teacher who had just passed her twenty-fifth year, although
she looked older. She was on her way to Valparaiso to take an
important position in an American seminary. Ralph, a boy of
fifteen, was her brother, and she was taking him with her simply
because she did not want to leave him alone in San Francisco. These
two had no near relations, and the education of the brother
depended upon the exertions of the sister.
The pretty little theatre attached to the building of the Unicorn
Club had been hired for a certain January afternoon by Mr. Herbert
Loring, who wished to give therein a somewhat novel performance, to
which he had invited a small audience consisting entirely of
friends and acquaintances. Loring was a handsome fellow about
thirty years old, who had travelled far and studied much. He had
recently made a long sojourn in the far East, and his friends had
been invited to the theatre to see some of the wonderful things he
had brought from that country of wonders. As Loring was a club-man,
and belonged to a family of good social standing, his circle of
acquaintances was large, and in this circle a good many unpleasant
remarks had been made regarding the proposed entertainment-made, of
course, by the people who had not been invited to be present. Some
of the gossip on the subject had reached Loring, who did not
hesitate to say that he could not talk to a crowd, and that he did
not care to show the curious things he had collected to people who
would not thoroughly appreciate them. He had been very particular
in regard to his invitations.
Frank Richard Stockton (1834-1902) was an American writer and
humorist, best known today for a series of innovative children's
fairy tales that were widely popular during the 19th century. His
most famous fable is "The Lady, or the Tiger?" about a man
sentenced to an unusual punishment for having a romance with a
king's beloved daughter.
It was about noon of a day in early summer that a westward-bound
Atlantic liner was rapidly nearing the port of New York. Not long
before, the old light-house on Montauk Point had been sighted, and
the company on board the vessel were animated by the knowledge that
in a few hours they would be at the end of their voyage. The vessel
now speeding along the southern coast of Long Island was the
Euterpe-Thalia, from Southampton. On Wednesday morning she had left
her English port, and many of her passengers were naturally anxious
to be on shore in time to transact their business on the last day
of the week. There were even some who expected to make their return
voyage on the Melpomene-Thalia, which would leave New York on the
next Monday.
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Kate Bonnet (Hardcover)
Frank R Stockton; Edited by 1stworld Library
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R647
Discovery Miles 6 470
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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The month was September and the place was in the neighbourhood of
Bridgetown, in the island of Barbadoes. The seventeenth century was
not seventeen years old, but the girl who walked slowly down to the
river bank was three years its senior. She carried a fishing-rod
and line, and her name was Kate Bonnet. She was a bright-faced,
quick-moving young person, and apparently did not expect to catch
many fish, for she had no basket in which to carry away her finny
prizes. Nor, apparently, did she have any bait, except that which
was upon her hook and which had been affixed there by one of the
servants at her home, not far away. In fact, Mistress Kate was too
nicely dressed and her gloves were too clean to have much to do
with fish or bait, but she seated herself on a little rock in a
shady spot not far from the water and threw forth her line. Then
she gazed about her; a little up the river and a good deal down the
river.
Frank Richard Stockton (1834-1902) was an American writer and
humorist, best known today for a series of innovative children's
fairy tales that were widely popular during the 19th century. His
most famous fable is "The Lady, or the Tiger?" about a man
sentenced to an unusual punishment for having a romance with a
king's beloved daughter.
It was a beautiful summer morning when slowly I wheeled my way
along the principal street of the village of Walford. A little
valise was strapped in front of my bicycle; my coat, rolled into a
small compass, was securely tied under the seat, and I was starting
out to spend my vacation. I was the teacher of the village school,
which useful insti-tution had been closed for the season the day
before, much to the gratification of pedagogue and scholars. This
position was not at all the summit of my youthful ambition. In
fact, I had been very much disappointed when I found myself obliged
to accept it, but when I left college my financial condition made
it desirable for me to do something to support myself while engaged
in some of the studies preparatory to a professional career.
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The House of Martha (Hardcover)
R. Stockton Frank R. Stockton, Frank R Stockton; Edited by 1stworld Library
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R650
Discovery Miles 6 500
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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My grandmother sat in her own particular easy-chair by the open
window of her back parlor. This was a pleasant place in which to
sit in the afternoon, for the sun was then on the other side of the
house, and she could look not only over the smooth grass of the
side yard and the flower beds, which were under her especial care,
but across the corner of the front lawn into the village street.
Here, between two handsome maple-trees which stood upon the
sidewalk, she could see something of what was going on in the outer
world without presenting the appearance of one who is fond of
watching her neighbors. It was not much that she saw, for the
street was a quiet one; but a very little of that sort of thing
satisfied her. She was a woman who was easily satisfied. As a proof
of this, I may say that she looked upon me as a man who always did
what was right. Indeed, I am quite sure there were cases when she
saved herself a good deal of perplexing cogitation by assuming that
a thing was right because I did it.
In the spring of a certain year, not far from the close of the
nineteenth century, when the political relations between the United
States and Great Britain became so strained that careful observers
on both sides of the Atlantic were forced to the belief that a
serious break in these relations might be looked for at any time,
the fishing schooner Eliza Drum sailed from a port in Maine for the
banks of Newfoundland. It was in this year that a new system of
protection for American fishing vessels had been adopted in
Washington. Every fleet of these vessels was accompanied by one or
more United States cruisers, which remained on the fishing grounds,
not only for the purpose of warning American craft who might
approach too near the three-mile limit, but also to overlook the
action of the British naval vessels on the coast, and to interfere,
at least by protest, with such seizures of American fishing boats
as might appear to be unjust. In the opinion of all persons of
sober judgment, there was nothing in the condition of affairs at
this time so dangerous to the peace of the two countries as the
presence of these American cruisers in the fishing waters.
After abandoning the family, Kate Bonnet sets out to find and
reprimand her pirate father, Stede, who is being targeted by
multiple figures including Blackbeard. She meets various people
along her journey who help make the trek worth her while. Kate
Bonnet is the fictional daughter of the renowned pirate, Stede
Bonnet. In Stockton’s interpretation, she’s a steadfast young
woman whose father left the family to fend for themselves. Despite
personal objections, Kate travels to find Stede and bring him back
home. Throughout her venture, she encounters many people some of
whom become traveling companions. She also crosses paths with a
Naval officer who plans to capture Stede and barter his freedom for
Kate’s hand in marriage. Kate Bonnet: The Romance of a Pirate’s
Daughter is an entertaining mix of historical fiction. Despite the
title, the story is not a traditional romance. The heroine has
agency and ideals that go beyond courtship and marriage. She’s
dedicated to her family and righting her father’s many wrongs.
With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset
manuscript, this edition of Kate Bonnet: The Romance of a
Pirate’s Daughter is both modern and readable.
The Shelf2Life Literature and Fiction Collection is a unique set of
short stories, poems and novels from the late 19th to early 20th
centuries. From tales of love, life and heartbreaking loss to
humorous stories of ghost encounters, these volumes captivate the
imaginations of readers young and old. Included in this collection
are a variety of dramatic and spirited poems that contemplate the
mysteries of life and celebrate the wild beauty of nature. The
Shelf2Life Literature and Fiction Collection provides readers with
an opportunity to enjoy and study these iconic literary works, many
of which were written during a period of remarkable creativity.
After abandoning the family, Kate Bonnet sets out to find and
reprimand her pirate father, Stede, who is being targeted by
multiple figures including Blackbeard. She meets various people
along her journey who help make the trek worth her while. Kate
Bonnet is the fictional daughter of the renowned pirate, Stede
Bonnet. In Stockton's interpretation, she's a steadfast young woman
whose father left the family to fend for themselves. Despite
personal objections, Kate travels to find Stede and bring him back
home. Throughout her venture, she encounters many people some of
whom become traveling companions. She also crosses paths with a
Naval officer who plans to capture Stede and barter his freedom for
Kate's hand in marriage. Kate Bonnet: The Romance of a Pirate's
Daughter is an entertaining mix of historical fiction. Despite the
title, the story is not a traditional romance. The heroine has
agency and ideals that go beyond courtship and marriage. She's
dedicated to her family and righting her father's many wrongs. With
an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Kate Bonnet: The Romance of a Pirate's Daughter is
both modern and readable.
A three-masted schooner traveling from America is struck by a storm
off the coast of Peru forcing its men to jump ship and seek
shelter. The crew must fend for themselves against multiple
threats, both seen and unseen. Captain Philip Horn is the leader of
the merchant-vessel, Castor, which carries multiple passengers and
valuable cargo. When the ship is slammed by a violent storm, it is
severely damaged and floats along the South American coast. Horn's
crew is able to salvage a portion of provisions but not enough for
the long-term. When investigating the land, they discover hidden
treasures and encounter fierce obstacles including pirates. The
Adventures of Captain Horn was an extremely popular book upon its
release. In fact, it was the third bestselling title of 1895. It's
a thrilling survival story that's full of adventure, intrigue,
romance and conflict. With an eye-catching new cover, and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Adventures
of Captain Horn is both modern and readable.
A three-masted schooner traveling from America is struck by a storm
off the coast of Peru forcing its men to jump ship and seek
shelter. The crew must fend for themselves against multiple
threats, both seen and unseen. Captain Philip Horn is the leader of
the merchant-vessel, Castor, which carries multiple passengers and
valuable cargo. When the ship is slammed by a violent storm, it is
severely damaged and floats along the South American coast.
Horn’s crew is able to salvage a portion of provisions but not
enough for the long-term. When investigating the land, they
discover hidden treasures and encounter fierce obstacles including
pirates. The Adventures of Captain Horn was an extremely popular
book upon its release. In fact, it was the third bestselling title
of 1895. It’s a thrilling survival story that’s full of
adventure, intrigue, romance and conflict. With an eye-catching new
cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The
Adventures of Captain Horn is both modern and readable.
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