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"The First Mate" from Harry Collingwood. An author of nautical and piratical fiction (1851-1922).

Harry Collingwood was the pseudonym of William Joseph Cosens Lancaster (23 May 1843 - 22 June 1922), a British civil engineer and novelist who wrote over 40 boys' adventure books, almost all of them in a nautical setting. Collingwood's first novel in 1878, the year of his marriage,... Read Full Overview

"Well, young man, what do you think of her?" The question was addressed to me in a very pleasantly modulated female voice, carrying just the slightest suspicion of an American accent. For the fraction of a second I was a wee bit startled. I had not had the ghost of a suspicion... Read Full Overview

The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise "", has been considered a very important part of the human history, but is currently not available in printed formats. Hence so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in... Read Full Overview

Set sail for high adventure with Harry Collingwood's classic sea story, "The First Mate: The Story of a Strange Cruise." This thrilling juvenile fiction title plunges readers into a world of daring voyages and unexpected perils. A captivating tale of seafaring life, "The First... Read Full Overview

Set sail for high adventure with Harry Collingwood's classic sea story, "The First Mate: The Story of a Strange Cruise." This thrilling juvenile fiction title plunges readers into a world of daring voyages and unexpected perils. A captivating tale of seafaring life, "The First... Read Full Overview