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OverviewBristol, 1618. Kit Faulkner is a young vagrant orphan, taking life as he finds it in the rough world of the docks. But after an encounter with two gentlemen, his fortunes are changed forever. Kit is taken aboard the Swallow, a large merchant ship partly owned by the two men, Captain Henry Mainwaring and Captain Gideon Strange, and they decide to train the boy for a life on the sea. And so begins the adventures of Kit Faulkner, which see him rise through the ranks and risk all in encounters with pirates and a French man-of-war. Meanwhile, England edges ever closer to civil war, and very soon Kit must choose which side he will fight for... Full Product DetailsAuthor: Richard WoodmanPublisher: Canongate Books Imprint: Severn House Publishers Ltd Dimensions: Width: 14.10cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.20cm Weight: 0.413kg ISBN: 9780727880789ISBN 10: 0727880780 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 08 July 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Awaiting stock Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationWoodman considered one of the strongest voices in nautical fiction today. He lives in England. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |