Across the Spanish Main
by Harry Collingwood
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About this eBook
- Author
- Collingwood, Harry, 1851-1922
- Title
- Across the Spanish Main: A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess
- Credits
- Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
- Subject
- Boys -- Juvenile fiction
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 24454
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24454
- Release Date
- January 29, 2008
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.Untitled
- 2."Across the Spanish Main" — Chapter One. — How Roger Trevose and Harry Edgwyth made a certain Compact. — Chapter Two. — How they left Plymouth at Dawn on the Twenty-first Day of July, 1586. — Chapter Three. — How Roger and Harry took Part in their first Sea-Fight. — Chapter Four. — What happened to Roger on board the Gloria Del Mundo. — Chapter Five. — They encounter a Storm at Sea, and reach the Island of Cuba. — Chapter Six. — How they investigated a certain Cipher and met with some Adventures. — Chapter Seven. — They careen the Ships, are attacked, and discover that they are not the first to visit the Inlet. — Chapter Eight. — Roger goes ashore to rescue a marooned Man, and is himself left in the Lurch. — Chapter Nine. — The marooned Man tells his Story. — Chapter Ten. — William Evans continues his Yarn. — Chapter Eleven. — Death of William Evans, and Appearance of a Pirate Vessel. — Chapter Twelve. — Narrow Escapes of the Castaways—The Squadron heaves in Sight again. — Chapter Thirteen. — They are rescued at last—Capture of the Pirate Ship Black Pearl and her Captain, José Leirya. — Chapter Fourteen. — Execution of the Pirates—A Reconnaissance by Night off La Guayra. — Chapter Fifteen. — Capture of the Plate Fleet and Sack of la Guayra—Disappearance of Roger and Harry. — Chapter Sixteen. — In the Hands of the Inquisition. — Chapter Seventeen. — In the Torture-Chamber of Vera Cruz. — Chapter Eighteen. — The Translation of the Cryptogram. — Chapter Nineteen. — Help from an unexpected Quarter—Plans made for Escape. — Chapter Twenty. — How Roger effected his Escape.
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