Project Gutenberg 2011-04-23 Public domain in the USA. 78 Leighton, Robert 1859 1934 Rainey, W. (William) 1852 1936 Rainey, William Rainey, H. W. (H. William) Rainey, W. The Golden Galleon Being a Narrative of the Adventures of Master Gilbert Oglander, and of how, in the Year 1591, he fought under the gallant Sir Richard Grenville in the Great Sea-fight off Flores, on board her Majesty's Ship the Revenge Produced by Barbara Watson, James Wright and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net "The Golden Galleon" by Robert Leighton is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Master Gilbert Oglander, a young heir during the vibrant reign of Queen Elizabeth, as he embarks on adventures filled with naval battles and encounters with various characters of the time, including famous figures like Sir Richard Grenville. The narrative promises a lively depiction of life during the Elizabethan era, complete with thrilling escapades on the sea. The opening of the novel introduces us to Timothy Trollope, the son of a barber-surgeon in Plymouth, who dreams of a life at sea. As he reluctantly gathers herbs for his father, he encounters a lively hawking party led by the noble Baron Champernoun and his granddaughter, Drusilla. The playful interactions set the stage for Timothy's aspirations for adventure and kinship with the noble Oglanders. Meanwhile, Gilbert Oglander, Drusilla's brother, is depicted as a bold young heir who seems poised for a journey filled with excitement and valor, hinting at the promise of future conflicts and dramatic sea battles hinted at in the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Historical fiction Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 -- Fiction Grenville, Richard, Sir, 1541?-1591 -- Fiction Flores, Battle of, Azores, 1591 -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 606792 606748 2024-09-15T09:16:21.690606 2023-09-15T14:29:06.797539 text/html text/html 612311 2011-05-25T09:08:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1185602 2011-05-25T09:08:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1250023 2024-09-15T09:16:32.380619 application/epub+zip 1256974 2024-09-15T09:16:24.011594 application/epub+zip 281002 2024-09-15T09:16:22.710592 application/epub+zip 1476643 2024-09-15T09:16:38.018016 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1433020 2024-09-15T09:16:31.165533 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 409855 2022-09-16T12:33:53.984905 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 539181 539059 2024-09-15T09:16:19.870623 2023-09-15T14:29:05.100522 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 539202 2011-05-25T09:08:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 203675 2011-05-25T09:08:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 539211 2011-05-25T09:08:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 203637 2011-05-25T09:08:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22082 2024-09-15T09:16:38.179997 application/rdf+xml 12392 2024-09-15T09:16:23.094584 image/jpeg 3389 2024-09-15T09:16:22.902594 image/jpeg 1231048 2024-09-15T09:16:21.770604 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