Project Gutenberg 2011-02-28 Public domain in the USA. 75 Boldrewood, Rolf 1826 1915 Browne, Thomas Alexander A Modern Buccaneer Produced by David Edwards, Erica Pfister-Altschul and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "A Modern Buccaneer" by Rolf Boldrewood is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows a young man named Hilary Telfer, who is driven by an adventurous spirit and a desire for the maritime life in the South Pacific. As he embarks on his journey, he encounters notorious figures like Captain William Henry Hayston and explores the intricate world of trader life in the South Seas. The opening of the novel introduces Hilary's upbringing near Sydney and establishes his deep fascination with the sea, shaped by his father's storied maritime career. At seventeen, determined to leave the conventional life behind, he sets off on his first voyage as a supercargo on a ship bound for San Francisco. Through vivid descriptions and interactions with sailors, Hilary's excitement for adventure is palpable, foreshadowing future encounters with the reckless and charming Captain Hayston, whose reputation sends shivers of thrill through Hilary's adventurous heart. The stage is set for a captivating exploration of adventure, danger, and the allure of life on the high seas. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sea stories Oceania -- Fiction South Pacific Ocean -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 688044 688054 2024-09-15T05:29:03.219654 2023-09-15T11:07:07.785475 text/html text/html 697574 2021-01-07T13:43:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 390113 2021-01-07T13:43:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 456039 2024-09-15T05:29:13.785617 application/epub+zip 464884 2024-09-15T05:29:05.488681 application/epub+zip 337742 2024-09-15T05:29:04.095643 application/epub+zip 848329 2024-09-15T05:29:20.252607 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 782256 2024-09-15T05:29:12.532638 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 537652 2022-09-16T08:55:29.713614 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 644381 2024-09-15T05:29:01.880720 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 644262 2021-01-07T13:43:47 text/plain; charset=utf-8 251377 2021-01-07T13:43:47 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 644045 2021-01-07T13:43:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 251210 2021-01-07T13:43:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 644056 2021-01-07T13:43:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 251028 2021-01-07T13:43:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22106 2024-09-15T05:29:20.399564 application/rdf+xml 13852 2024-09-15T05:29:04.466642 image/jpeg 3532 2024-09-15T05:29:04.279642 image/jpeg 437597 2024-09-15T05:29:03.288653 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