The PirateCaxton, 1897 - 404 páginas The Pirate is set in a remote part of Shetland, where Basil Mertoun lives as a tenant of Magnus Troil. In his youth, Mertoun has been betrayed by a faithless wife, and in a spirit of vengeance, turned to piracy. Filled with remorse for his crimes, he lives as a recluse, along with his wife's son Mordaunt, whose paternity is doubtful. |
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Walter Scott. THE ALTERCATION BETWEEN CLEVELAND AND THE PEDLAR AT KIRKWALL FAIR KEELEY HALSWELLE , A.R.S.A. THE STORM : MORDAUNT RESCUING CLEVELAND SAM BOUGH , A.R.S.A..
Walter Scott. THE ALTERCATION BETWEEN CLEVELAND AND THE PEDLAR AT KIRKWALL FAIR KEELEY HALSWELLE , A.R.S.A. THE STORM : MORDAUNT RESCUING CLEVELAND SAM BOUGH , A.R.S.A..
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... Kirkwall , than on the consequences of such a north - western gale as that of the day preceding ; for which ( being a man who , in his own way , professed great devotion ) he seldom failed to express his grate- ful thanks to Heaven . It ...
... Kirkwall , than on the consequences of such a north - western gale as that of the day preceding ; for which ( being a man who , in his own way , professed great devotion ) he seldom failed to express his grate- ful thanks to Heaven . It ...
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... Kirkwall ; besides that , I was thrice at Lerwick , when the Dutch ships were there , and so I should not be very easily deceived in people . " " And pray , Brenda , " said Mertoun , " what was it that made you think less favourably of ...
... Kirkwall ; besides that , I was thrice at Lerwick , when the Dutch ships were there , and so I should not be very easily deceived in people . " " And pray , Brenda , " said Mertoun , " what was it that made you think less favourably of ...
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... Kirkwall , the capital of Orkney , and would have been here yesterday , but it blew hard off the Fitful Head . " We had no wind here , " said Magnus . * The contest about the whale will remind the poetical reader of Waller's " Battle of ...
... Kirkwall , the capital of Orkney , and would have been here yesterday , but it blew hard off the Fitful Head . " We had no wind here , " said Magnus . * The contest about the whale will remind the poetical reader of Waller's " Battle of ...
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... Kirkwall ? " " Ne'er a bit of that are they . The captain will scarce let them stir ashore without the boatswain go in the boat - as rough a tarpaulin as ever swab'd a deck - and you may as weel catch a cat without her claws , as him ...
... Kirkwall ? " " Ne'er a bit of that are they . The captain will scarce let them stir ashore without the boatswain go in the boat - as rough a tarpaulin as ever swab'd a deck - and you may as weel catch a cat without her claws , as him ...
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amongst ancient answered arms ashore Baby better betwixt boat Boatswain Brenda Bryce Snailsfoot Burgh-Westra called Captain Cleveland Claud Halcro command crew dark daughters Dick Fletcher eyes fair father favour fear fellow Fitful Head gentlemen of fortune glorious John Goffe guests hand hear heard heart Heaven honest honour islands jagger Jarlshof John Dryden Kirkwall land Lerwick look Magnus Troil maiden mair manner Master mind Minna Troil Mistress Mordaunt Mertoun never Norna Norse occasion old Norse once Orkney pedlar pirate poor Provost Ranzelman replied Mordaunt rock sail Saint Magnus Saint Ninian scarce seemed ship shore sister sloop song speak spirit spoke stood stranger Sumburgh Sumburgh Head Swertha tell thee thou thought tone Triptolemus Yellowley turn Udaller vessel voice waves weel wild wind woman words young Zetland