Project Gutenberg 2011-03-08 Public domain in the USA. 185 Collingwood, Harry 1851 1922 Lancaster, William Joseph Cosens The Secret of the Sands; Or, The "Water Lily" and her Crew Reading ease score: 62.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Secret of the Sands; Or, The 'Water Lily' and her Crew" by Harry Collingwood is a nautical adventure novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the protagonist, who, after a dramatic shipwreck and the loss of his crew, learns about a treasure hidden in a wreck on a deserted island in the Pacific Ocean. Intrigued by the tale, he teams up with his friend Bob Trunnion to build a small ship, the Water Lily, and embark on a journey to find this hidden wealth while also dealing with personal motivations, nautical challenges, and the dangers of the sea. At the start of the book, the narrative captures the intensity of a November gale that brings a vessel ashore and the ensuing peril faced by its crew. The main character, whose identity unfolds through the story, and his companion, Bob Trunnion, witness the wreck and attempt to save the shipwrecked sailors. Following the rescue efforts, they meet an injured Spaniard who reveals his story of treasure buried on a coral island. Driven by the promise of riches, the protagonist and Bob devise a plan to construct a capable vessel to undertake the adventure of a lifetime, setting the stage for a thrilling exploration into unknown waters and the pursuit of buried treasure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Sea stories PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 673798 673799 2025-01-14T12:29:11.689480 2023-09-15T11:33:03.582319 text/html text/html 683106 2011-03-08T13:43:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 234369 2011-03-08T13:43:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 333810 2025-01-14T12:29:22.877366 application/epub+zip 343563 2025-01-14T12:29:15.788429 application/epub+zip 306949 2025-01-14T12:29:14.288409 application/epub+zip 657444 2025-01-14T12:29:28.188350 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 631362 2025-01-14T12:29:21.724372 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 568583 2022-09-16T09:32:41.243297 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 624145 624120 2025-01-14T12:29:10.782424 2023-09-15T11:33:02.712270 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 623890 2011-03-08T13:43:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 236033 2011-03-08T13:43:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19972 2025-01-14T12:29:28.316339 application/rdf+xml 22284 2025-01-14T12:29:14.847418 image/jpeg 4776 2025-01-14T12:29:14.569430 image/jpeg 325500 2025-01-14T12:29:11.747412 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