Author: | Frederick Marryat | ISBN: | 9781411448209 |
Publisher: | Barnes & Noble | Publication: | October 18, 2011 |
Imprint: | Barnes & Noble | Language: | English |
Author: | Frederick Marryat |
ISBN: | 9781411448209 |
Publisher: | Barnes & Noble |
Publication: | October 18, 2011 |
Imprint: | Barnes & Noble |
Language: | English |
This 1834 maritime adventure transports the reader to London’s fabled port, aboard the lighters that ply the shifting tides of the Thames. Jacob loses both parents, becomes adopted by a wharf owner, and forges friendships with an old lighterman, his son, and their dog. Picaresque adventures catapult him to his place as a gentleman.
This 1834 maritime adventure transports the reader to London’s fabled port, aboard the lighters that ply the shifting tides of the Thames. Jacob loses both parents, becomes adopted by a wharf owner, and forges friendships with an old lighterman, his son, and their dog. Picaresque adventures catapult him to his place as a gentleman.