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Shakespeare: his work and his world
By Michael Rosen, Robert R. Ingpen. 2001
Explains the universal appeal of William Shakespeare (1564-1616), playwright, poet, and master writer of the English language. Uses quotations from…
his work to discuss some of his dramas and the extraordinary and dangerous times in which he lived. Includes a time line. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2001The nutmeg of consolation (Aubrey/Maturin Novels Ser. #14)
By Patrick O'Brian, Patrick Obrian. 1991
When a typhoon wrecks the "Diane," and its captain, Jack Aubrey; its surgeon, Stephen Maturin; and its crew plot their…
survival on an island in the Dutch East Indies. At first they are hoodwinked by a band of pirates. Eventually they take command of "The Nutmeg of Consolation," a small ship with which they outwit a much larger French enemy vessel and proceed to Australia. There they become involved in assorted battles that they have little to do with the seaThe letter of Marque (Aubrey/Maturin Novels Ser. #12)
By Patrick O'Brian, Patrick Obrian. 1990
When Captain Jack Aubrey is dismissed from the Royal Navy, his friend, Stephen Maturin, gives him command of the private…
warship "Surprise," a letter of marque. As Maturin's marital problems and Aubrey's disgrace bring the buddies even closer, Aubrey captures the frigate "Diane" in a skirmish against Napoleon and is wounded in the process. The question now is whether this feat is enough to bring about his reinstatementKid Pirates: Their Battles, Shipwrecks, & Narrow Escapes (Ten True Tales)
By Allan Zullo. 2007
Some volunteered. Others were forced to serve. But each of these young people sailed with the world's most feared pirates…
-- from the notorious Blackbeard and Captain Kidd to Sir Henry Morgan and others. Some of these kids fought side-by-side with the pirates, and others tried to escape. You will never forget their incredible true stories.La Leggenda di Ron Anejo
By Ed Teja, Vita Cumbo. 2018
Narra la leggenda che il Capitano Ron Anejo viva nella isole dei Caraibi, nessuno sa di preciso dove, ma è…
certo che laggiù tutti conoscano il suo nome, perchè se ti trovi nei guai, lui è l'uomo giusto per tirartene fuori, e, basterà chiedere di lui e sarà lui stesso a trovarti come ogni supereroe leggendario farebbe. Quando un uomo decide di avventurarsi nel mar dei Caraibi, solo, incosciente, senza alcuna esperienza nella navigazione, e con una visione un po' troppo romantica di cosa significhi vivere su di una barca ai tropici, allora questa non può che essere la premessa di una infinita serie di disgraziatissime e strampalate avventure. Questo tipo di avventure sono però proprio quelle che finiscono per rapirti il cuore e fare di un uomo qualunque un vero lupo di mare.