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William Kingston

Alone on an IslandW.H.G. Kingston Alone on an Island Chapter One The Wolf, a letter-of-marque of twenty guns, commanded by Captain Deason, sailing from Liverpool, lay becalmed on the glass-like surface of the Pacific. The sun struck down with intense heat on the dock, compelling the crew to seek ...

The Perils and Adventures of Harry Skipwith by Land and SeaW.H.G. Kingston The Perils and Adventures of Harry Skipwith by Land and Sea Chapter One My first Adventure – Programme of Travel – Off across the Atlantic – The Mississippi – How we got snagged – I save Peter Roberts – The Cayman’s Compan...

Jack BuntlineKingston William Henry Giles Jack Buntline PrefaceLook at yon smooth-faced blue-eyed lad; his fair locks escaping from beneath his broad-brimmed hat stuck to the back of his head; his blue shirt collar, let in with white, turned over his neck-handkerchief, which is tied with long str...

Arctic AdventuresKingston William Henry Giles Arctic Adventures Chapter One I had often dreamed of icebergs and Polar bears, whales and rorquals, of walruses and seals, of Esquimaux, and Laplanders and kayaks, of the Aurora Borealis and the midnight sun, and numerous other wonders of the arctic r...

The Prime MinisterKingston William Henry Giles The Prime Minister Having resolved to employ myself, during a prolonged residence in Portugal, in writing some work of fiction on that country, it struck me that the Times of the Marquis of Pombal would afford a good subject, untouched, as it is, by ...

Antony Waymouth: or, The Gentlemen AdventurersW.H.G. Kingston Antony Waymouth Or The Gentlemen Adventurers Chapter One “What! Ned Raymond ahoy! Heave to, lad. What! dost seek to give a wide berth to an old friend? That once was not your wont. Ned Raymond ahoy, I say!”The slight dark moustache on ...

Among the Red-skins: or, Over the Rocky MountainsW.H.G. Kingston Among the Red-skins Or Over the Rocky Mountains Chapter One. Missing An Unexpected Return – Hugh is Absent – No Knowledge of his Whereabouts – Uncle Donald’s Apprehensions – A Hurried Supper, and Preparations for a Search“Hugh, my l...

The Cruise of the FrolicW.H.G. Kingston The Cruise of the Frolic Preface By Barnaby Brine, Esq, RN.The “Cruise of the ‘Frolic’” has already met with so many marks of favour, that it is hoped it will be welcomed not the less warmly in its new and more attractive form. The yachting world especially...

Jovinian: A Story of the Early Days of Papal RomeKingston William Henry Giles Jovinian: A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome Chapter One. The Two Pontiffs The glorious sun rose in undimmed splendour on a morning in the early part of the fourth century over everlasting Rome, his rays glancing o...

Ralph Clavering: or, We Must Try Before We Can DoKingston William Henry Giles Ralph Clavering; Or, We Must Try Before We Can Do Chapter One A young girl dressed in a cloak and hat, and looking sad and somewhat timid, stood in the middle of the large hall of a fine old country house. The floor was...