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Dick Sands: The Boy Captain (1879)

Dick Sands: The Boy Captain (1879)

Frewer, Ellen Elizabeth
Verne, Jules

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ISBN10: 1120189217
ISBN13: 9781120189219
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 24 2009
Pages: 540
Weight: 1.57
Height: 1.09 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Dick Sands: The Boy Captain is a novel by the French author Jules Verne, first published in 1879. The story follows the adventures of a young boy named Dick Sands, who becomes the captain of a ship called the Pilgrim. The ship is carrying a group of passengers and crew on a voyage from San Francisco to Liverpool, but they encounter a series of challenges and dangers along the way. One of the main challenges comes from the ship's cook, who is secretly a member of a group of pirates. The cook tries to take over the ship and steal its valuable cargo, but Dick Sands and his friends are determined to stop him. They must navigate treacherous waters, battle fierce storms, and outsmart the pirates in order to survive.Throughout the novel, Verne explores themes of courage, loyalty, and perseverance. He also incorporates detailed descriptions of the ship, its equipment, and the natural environment, which adds to the realism of the story. Overall, Dick Sands: The Boy Captain is a thrilling adventure novel that showcases Verne's talent for storytelling and his fascination with technology and exploration. It remains a popular work of fiction today, and is considered a classic of the adventure genre.Two Volumes In One.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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