In the King's Name: The Cruise of the "Kestrel"

In the King's Name: The Cruise of the "Kestrel"

In the King's Name: The Cruise of the "Kestrel"Morning on board the Kestrel, his Britannic majestys cutter,...
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Author: Fenn, George Manville,1831-1909
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In the King's Name: The Cruise of the "Kestrel"

In the King's Name: The Cruise of the "Kestrel"

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In the King's Name: The Cruise of the "Kestrel"

CHF 18.94 CHF 5.92
Author: Fenn, George Manville,1831-1909
Format: eBook
Language: English

In the King's Name: The Cruise of the "Kestrel"

Morning on board the Kestrel, his Britannic majestys cutter, lying on and off the south coast on the lookout for larks, or what were to her the dainty little birds that the little falcon, her namesake, would pick up. For the Kestrels wings were widespread to the soft south-easterly breeze that barely rippled the water; and mainsail, gaff topsail, staysail, and jib were so new and white that they seemed to shine like silver in the sun. The larks the hover-winged Kestrel was on the watch to pick up were smuggling boats of any sort or size, or Jacobite messages, or exiles, or fugitivesanything, in fact, that was not in accordance with the laws of his most gracious majesty King George the Second, whose troops had not long before dealt that fatal blow to the young Pretenders hopes at the battle of Culloden. The sea was as bright and blue as the sea can look in the Channel when the bright sun is shining, and the arch above reflects itself in its bosom. The gulls floated half asleep on the water, with one eye open and the other closed; and the pale-grey kittiwakes seemed to glide about on the wing, to dip down here and there and cleverly snatch a tiny fish from the surface of the softly heaving sea. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 23386
Author: Fenn, George Manville
Release Date: Nov 6, 2007
Format: eBook
Language: English

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