The Dark Frigate

    The Dark Frigate

    By Charles Boardman Hawes Illustrated by Warren Chappell

    $7.99

    Publication Date: 16th May 2018

    Young readers who love a swashbuckling yarn will be captivated by The Dark Frigate, winner of the 1924 Newbery Medal as the year's most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Abounding in intrigue, battles, and acts of derring-do, the story takes place in the 17th century and charts a course from England to the Caribbean. The hero, Philip Marsham, lost his mother at an early age and was raised aboard various ships by his sea captain father. Alas, a premature death also claims 19-year-old Philip's father, and now he's truly alone in the world. When an a... Read More
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    Young readers who love a swashbuckling yarn will be captivated by The Dark Frigate, winner of the 1924 Newbery Medal as the year's most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Abounding in intrigue, battles, and acts of derring-do, the story takes place in the 17th century and charts a course from England to the Caribbean. The hero, Philip Marsham, lost his mother at an early age and was raised aboard various ships by his sea captain father. Alas, a premature death also claims 19-year-old Philip's father, and now he's truly alone in the world. When an a... Read More
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    Young readers who love a swashbuckling yarn will be captivated by The Dark Frigate, winner of the 1924 Newbery Medal as the year's most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Abounding in intrigue, battles, and acts of derring-do, the story takes place in the 17th century and charts a course from England to the Caribbean. The hero, Philip Marsham, lost his mother at an early age and was raised aboard various ships by his sea captain father. Alas, a premature death also claims 19-year-old Philip's father, and now he's truly alone in the world. When an accident forces him to flee from London, Philip looks to the sea for his livelihood.
    Upon meeting some sailors bound for the port of Bideford, Philip joins them in signing on with the Rose of Devon, a frigate bound for Newfoundland. Their transatlantic passage is disrupted by an encounter with a floating wreck, and their rescue of the survivors is repaid with foul treachery by these "gentlemen of fortune" — a band of bloodthirsty pirates who coerce Philip and the rest of the crew into joining in their murderous deeds. Will Philip hang alongside them when the buccaneers are brought to justice?

    Reprint of the Little, Brown and Company, New York, 1971 edition.
    Details
    • Price: $7.99
    • Pages: 240
    • Publisher: Dover Publications
    • Imprint: Dover Publications
    • Publication Date: 16th May 2018
    • Trim Size: 5 x 8 in
    • ISBN: 9780486823928
    • Format: Paperback
    • Age: 8-12
    • BISACs:
      JUVENILE FICTION / Transportation / Boats, Ships & Underwater Craft
      JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Pirates
      JUVENILE FICTION / Classics
    Author Bio
    Charles Boardman Hawes (1889–1923) wrote both fiction and nonfiction stories of the sea. Only two of his five books had been published at the time of his sudden death at the age of 34. He had just completed his third, The Dark Frigate, which became an instant bestseller and was awarded the Newbery Medal for best children's book of 1924.
    Table of Contents
    CONTENTS
     
    I. Flight
    II. A Leal Man and a Fool
    III. Two Sailors on Foot
    IV. The Girl at the Inn
    V. Sir John Bristol
    VI. The Rose of Devon
    VII. The Ship's Liar
    VIII. Storm
    IX. The Master's Guest
    X. Between Midnight and Morning
    XI. Head Winds and a Rough Sea
    XII. The Porcupine Ketch
    XIII. A Bird to be Limed
    XIV. A Wonderful Excellent Cook
    XV. A Lonesome Little Town
    XVI. The Harbour of Refuge
    XVII. Will Canty
    XVIII. Tom Jordan's Mercy
    XIX. A Man Seen Before
    XX. A Prize for the Taking
    XXI. Ill Words Come True
    XXII. Back to the Inn
    XXIII. And Old Sir John
    XXIV. And Again the Rose of Devon
     
    Young readers who love a swashbuckling yarn will be captivated by The Dark Frigate, winner of the 1924 Newbery Medal as the year's most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Abounding in intrigue, battles, and acts of derring-do, the story takes place in the 17th century and charts a course from England to the Caribbean. The hero, Philip Marsham, lost his mother at an early age and was raised aboard various ships by his sea captain father. Alas, a premature death also claims 19-year-old Philip's father, and now he's truly alone in the world. When an accident forces him to flee from London, Philip looks to the sea for his livelihood.
    Upon meeting some sailors bound for the port of Bideford, Philip joins them in signing on with the Rose of Devon, a frigate bound for Newfoundland. Their transatlantic passage is disrupted by an encounter with a floating wreck, and their rescue of the survivors is repaid with foul treachery by these "gentlemen of fortune" — a band of bloodthirsty pirates who coerce Philip and the rest of the crew into joining in their murderous deeds. Will Philip hang alongside them when the buccaneers are brought to justice?

    Reprint of the Little, Brown and Company, New York, 1971 edition.
    • Price: $7.99
    • Pages: 240
    • Publisher: Dover Publications
    • Imprint: Dover Publications
    • Publication Date: 16th May 2018
    • Trim Size: 5 x 8 in
    • ISBN: 9780486823928
    • Format: Paperback
    • Age: 8-12
    • BISACs:
      JUVENILE FICTION / Transportation / Boats, Ships & Underwater Craft
      JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Pirates
      JUVENILE FICTION / Classics
    Charles Boardman Hawes (1889–1923) wrote both fiction and nonfiction stories of the sea. Only two of his five books had been published at the time of his sudden death at the age of 34. He had just completed his third, The Dark Frigate, which became an instant bestseller and was awarded the Newbery Medal for best children's book of 1924.
    CONTENTS
     
    I. Flight
    II. A Leal Man and a Fool
    III. Two Sailors on Foot
    IV. The Girl at the Inn
    V. Sir John Bristol
    VI. The Rose of Devon
    VII. The Ship's Liar
    VIII. Storm
    IX. The Master's Guest
    X. Between Midnight and Morning
    XI. Head Winds and a Rough Sea
    XII. The Porcupine Ketch
    XIII. A Bird to be Limed
    XIV. A Wonderful Excellent Cook
    XV. A Lonesome Little Town
    XVI. The Harbour of Refuge
    XVII. Will Canty
    XVIII. Tom Jordan's Mercy
    XIX. A Man Seen Before
    XX. A Prize for the Taking
    XXI. Ill Words Come True
    XXII. Back to the Inn
    XXIII. And Old Sir John
    XXIV. And Again the Rose of Devon