| Author: | Charles Reade | ISBN: | 9781411450998 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble | Publication: | April 19, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Barnes & Noble | Language: | English |
| Author: | Charles Reade |
| ISBN: | 9781411450998 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble |
| Publication: | April 19, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Barnes & Noble |
| Language: | English |
This 1869 novel was an exposé of ship-knackers—merchants who made their money from the foundering of ships, with no regard for their crews. Robert Penfold, a young clergyman convicted of forgery, is shipwrecked while on his way to Australia and cast up, with the heroine, upon a desert island.
This 1869 novel was an exposé of ship-knackers—merchants who made their money from the foundering of ships, with no regard for their crews. Robert Penfold, a young clergyman convicted of forgery, is shipwrecked while on his way to Australia and cast up, with the heroine, upon a desert island.
