Project Gutenberg 2010-11-29 Public domain in the USA. 106 Barrett, Frank 1848 1926 The Admirable Lady Biddy Fane Her Surprising Curious Adventures In Strange Parts & Happy Deliverance From Pirates, Battle, Captivity, & Other Terrors; Together With Divers Romantic & Moving Accidents As Set Forth By Benet Pengilly (Her Companion In Misfortune & Joy), & Now First Done Into Print Produced by Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Admirable Lady Biddy Fane" by Frank Barrett is a historical novel set in a time period characterized by adventure and exploration, likely during the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around Benet Pengilly, who faces an intriguing mix of personal disgrace and the lure of adventure following a series of precarious incidents, including a public humiliation in the pillory and encounters with pirates and miscreants. This tale promises thrilling escapades, delving into themes of honor, betrayal, and the pursuit of love, primarily through Benet's tumultuous relationship with Lady Biddy Fane. The opening of the novel introduces Benet, who finds himself in the pillory in Truro, subjected to the mockery and scorn of townsfolk. As he endures this humiliation, the beautiful Lady Biddy Fane appears in the crowd, igniting both despair and rage within him. The narrative quickly shifts from Benet's public disgrace to an unexpected offer from his uncle, Sir Bartlemy Pengilly, who seeks to send him on a treasure-seeking voyage to redeem his honor. Meeting the cunning Rodrigues, Benet is drawn into a whirlwind of intrigue that leads to unexpected alliances and dangerous adventures. As he grapples with his changing fate, the tension between duty, revenge, and personal ambition begins to unfold, setting the stage for Benet's subsequent journey across both treacherous seas and his own emotional landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Adventure stories Pirates -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Fiction 806641 806664 2024-09-14T12:18:02.880205 2023-09-15T07:14:10.008170 text/html text/html 810012 2010-11-29T02:38:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 334726 2010-11-29T02:38:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 399112 2024-09-14T12:18:12.943181 application/epub+zip 408996 2024-09-14T12:18:04.813230 application/epub+zip 374497 2024-09-14T12:18:03.703233 application/epub+zip 718060 2024-09-14T12:18:20.144164 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 661662 2024-09-14T12:18:12.098192 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 563026 2022-09-15T15:59:37.078935 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 774292 774069 2024-09-14T12:18:01.442230 2023-09-15T07:14:08.612174 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 774414 2010-11-29T02:38:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 296164 2010-11-29T02:38:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 774405 2010-11-29T02:38:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 296139 2010-11-29T02:38:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19976 2024-09-14T12:18:20.292114 application/rdf+xml 14632 2024-09-14T12:18:04.065201 image/jpeg 3816 2024-09-14T12:18:03.883198 image/jpeg 384350 2024-09-14T12:18:02.959207 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