The Three Admirals: Large Print [Large Print]

By: Kingston, William Henry Giles

The Three Admirals: Large Print By William Henry Giles Kingston The Dragon off the Bonins-A conversation between Tom Rogers and Archie Gordon-Gerald Desmond on the sick-list-Threatenings of a typhoon-It strikes the ship-She runs before it-The ship hove to-The bowsprit carried away-A marine Will-o'-the-wisp-Enter a bay in one of the Bonin Islands-Tom, Gerald, and Billy get leave to visit the shore-A beautiful cavern-Land on the island-Their discoveries-Fishing-Interrupted by sharks-A picnic-Boat drifts away from the shore-Tom swims off-Narrow escape from a shark-See the ship in the offing-Pull after her-A hurricane coming on-Fearful danger when re-entering the harbour. Her Majesty's corvette Dragon, lately commanded by our old friend Jack Rogers, who had been superseded by Commander Rawson, was on her passage across the wide Pacific, bound for Esquimault harbour, Vancouver's Island, from Japan, to which she had been sent with despatches. The wind being fair, the screw was at rest, and she was under all sail, looking as trim and taunt a little man-of-war as a sailor's heart could desire. Her stay in Japan had been short, so that no leave had been granted, and even the officers had seen little of the country and people; though, as they hoped to return before long, that did not much matter. As it was of no great importance that the Dragon should soon get back to Vancouver's Island, Commander Rawson had received directions to visit the Ladrone Islands, somewhat to the southward of his course, in order to obtain particulars of an outrage, said to have been committed on an English subject by some of the mongrel inhabitants of those islands, which have for some centuries belonged to Spain. The smooth sea shone brightly in the rays of the sun, undimmed by cloud or mist. In all directions the snowy wings of sea fowl could be seen, now dipping towards the ocean, now rising into the blue ether, showing that land was at no great distance. As the wind was from the northward, the air was cool, though the shady side of the ship was generally sought for by the watch on deck, except by a few whose heads seemed impervious to the hot rays of a tropical sun. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

• Format: Paperback
• Large Print: Yes
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1725117703
• ISBN13: 9781725117709
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 558 Pages
• Weight: 2.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"