Project Gutenberg 2008-04-12 Public domain in the USA. 83 Becke, Louis 1855 1913 Becke, George Louis Foster's Letter of Marque: A Tale of Old Sydney 1901 Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Widger "Foster's Letter of Marque: A Tale of Old Sydney" by Louis Becke is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. Set in the early 1800s, the story unfolds in Sydney, Australia, against the backdrop of a burgeoning penal settlement. The book explores themes of love, rivalry, and maritime adventure, centering around the tumultuous relationship between Captain Charles Foster and Dorothy Scarsbrook amidst the complex dynamics of colonial life and war. The narrative follows Captain Foster, a whaling ship captain, as he becomes infatuated with Dorothy, the daughter of a high-ranking official. Despite a promising relationship, complications arise with the arrival of Portveldt, a wealthy Dutchman and Foster's rival for Dorothy's affections. After a dramatic confrontation between Foster and Portveldt during a whaling voyage, where Foster triumphs over the Dutch privateer, he returns to Sydney victorious. The climax sees Foster not only fighting for his honor but also for the love of Dorothy, culminating in a resolution that intertwines romance with themes of bravery and duty. The story ultimately highlights the transformative power of love and ambition in the context of early Australian society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Sea stories Courtship -- Fiction Oceania -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 74186 74187 2024-10-11T03:45:15.899347 2023-09-11T07:21:29.376306 text/html text/html 72344 2021-02-24T22:41:07 text/html; charset=utf-8 25577 2021-02-24T22:41:09 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 103224 2024-10-11T03:45:21.397302 application/epub+zip 101957 2024-10-11T03:45:18.937301 application/epub+zip 87937 2024-10-11T03:45:17.763333 application/epub+zip 224556 2024-10-11T03:45:23.228264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215149 2024-10-11T03:45:20.705283 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153888 2022-09-11T13:21:48.857369 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 60471 2024-10-11T03:45:15.589293 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 60922 2018-03-08T14:18:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 23686 2018-03-18T13:28:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 60262 2008-04-12T12:30:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 23585 2008-04-12T12:30:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 60261 2008-04-12T12:30:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23567 2008-04-12T12:30:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23475 2024-10-11T03:45:23.355292 application/rdf+xml 15415 2024-10-11T03:45:18.305288 image/jpeg 3546 2024-10-11T03:45:18.030320 image/jpeg 101905 2024-10-11T03:45:15.907334 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia