Harry Collingwood

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Adventures of Dick Maitland A Tale of Unknown Africa (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

Harry Collingwood's sea tale "e;The Adventures of Dick Maitland"e; may be very thrilling because it follows the main individual, Dick Maitland, on numerous thrilling adventures. Maitland is a brave and professional swimmer who's at the middle of the tale. On the excessive seas, he receives into a whole lot of risky conditions and courageous stories. In the tale, Maitland faces difficult situations that test his power, which include fights with cruel pirates, herbal screw ups, and perilous seas. The story takes region within the global of the nautical worldwide. Maitland desires to achieve success at sea with the aid of being brave, innovative, and exact at handling humans. Living at sea is one of the accurate and bad matters that happen to him on his journey. Collingwood expertly weaves a tapestry of a sea trip full of quick actions, smart making plans, and the friendship between sailors. Not handiest does the story show what existence is like at sea, however it also shows how robust and clever human beings want to be to live to tell the tale within the unpredictable and often dangerous marine international. With its bright descriptions of lifestyles at sea and the thrilling memories of a brave sailor, "e;The Adventures of Dick Maitland"e; is an interesting and immersive tale that attracts readers in. It takes you on a thrilling journey via the risks and advantages of being at sea.

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Autor

William Joseph Cosens Lancaster, who was born on May 23, 1843, and died on June 10, 1922, wrote over 40 adventure books for boys, most of them set on the sea. His pen name was Harry Collingwood. Collingwood was the oldest child of Captain William Lancaster (1813-1871) and Anne, née Cosens (c. 1820-9 October 1898). Lancaster was a master mariner. His birth record says he was born at Concord Place in Weymouth, Dorset, on May 23, 1843, at 9:30 a.m. In its Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, it is said that his date of birth is given as 1851 in most sources except for his birth certificate. The date he was born is given on his application to become an Associate Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers as May 23, 1846. They had three kids, and Collingwood was the first one. His sister Ada Louise was born around 1852 and died on January 8, 1929. His sister Sarah Anne was born on June 1, 1853, and died on December 27, 1941. He was eight years old at the time of both births. There were two women in the 1871 census who worked as drapers' helpers. Collingwood's father had already died by that time, and his mother lived with her daughters until she too died. After moving out of her dad's house, Ada lived with her sister and never got married.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Double9 Books
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2023
• ISBN-13: 9789359954530
• Artikelnr.: 72389138