
Young readers who love a swashbuckling yarn will be captivated by The Dark Frigate, winner of the 1924 Newbery Medal as the year's most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Abounding in intrigue, battles, and acts of derring-do, the story takes place...

In seventeenth century England, a terrible accident forces orphaned Philip Marsham to flee London in fear for his life. Bred to the sea, he signs on with the "Rose of Devon," a dark frigate bound for the quiet shores of Newfoundland. Philip's bold spirit and knowledge...

Get swept up in this historical Newbery Award winner about pirates and the open seas Fans of the Pirates of Caribbean movies and Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island will love this original, award-winning young adult story In seventeenth-century...


Philip Marsham was bred to the sea as far back as the days when he was cutting his milk teeth, and he never thought he should leave it; but leave it he did, once and again, as I shall tell you. His father was master of a London ketch, and they say that before the boy could...



In seventeenth century England, a terrible accident forces orphaned Philip Marsham to flee London in fear for his life. Bred to the sea, he signs on with the Rose of Devon, a dark frigate bound for the quiet shores of Newfoundland.Philip's bold spirit and knowledge of the sea...





The Dark Frigate is a Newbery Medal winner for the year's most distinguished contribution to American literature for children a swashbuckling tale of adventure and bravery on the high seas. Philip Marsham's father is lost at sea leaving him alone in the world. An...

The Dark Frigate is a Newbery Medal winner for the year's most distinguished contribution to American literature for children a swashbuckling tale of adventure and bravery on the high seas. Philip Marsham's father is lost at sea leaving him alone in the world. An...



The frigate Rose of Devon rescues from a wreck in mid-ocean twelve men who show their gratitude by seizing the Rose, killing her captain and sailing toward the Caribbean where they hope to plunder Spanish towns and galleons. Mistaking an English man-of-war for a merchantman,...

The Dark FrigateBy Charles Boardman Hawes



Set sail on the high seas with Philip Marsham, a young man orphaned at a young age. In his quest, he finds pillaging, plunder and piracy.




The Dark Frigate is a historical novel written by Charles Boardman Hawes. The book tells the story of Philip Marsham, a young man who is forced to flee his home in England after being falsely accused of theft. He joins a group of pirates and becomes a member of their crew on...