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The Coxswain's Bride

The Coxswain's Bride

Ballantyne, Robert Michael

Paperback

Mystery & Thriller

ISBN10: 1419157965
ISBN13: 9781419157967
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Jun 17 2004
Pages: 140
Weight: 0.56
Height: 0.34 Width: 7.64 Depth: 9.22
Language: English
The Coxswain's Bride is a classic novel by R.M. Ballantyne that tells the story of a young woman named Betsy who falls in love with a sailor named Tom. Tom is the coxswain of a ship and Betsy is the daughter of a wealthy merchant. Despite their different backgrounds, they fall deeply in love and decide to get married. However, their happiness is short-lived as Tom is sent on a dangerous mission to rescue a ship in distress. Betsy is left behind, worrying for Tom's safety and praying for his safe return. As she waits for news, she faces many challenges, including disapproving family members and a jealous suitor who wants to win her heart.The novel is set in the 19th century and provides a vivid depiction of life at sea, as well as the social norms and customs of the time. It is a heartwarming tale of love, courage, and perseverance, and is sure to captivate readers of all ages.It was a weird, rugged spot, covered with great boulders that had rolled down the hill-sides, and with gaps and chasms here and there of considerable depth, that suggested the idea of volcanic action having visited the place at some remote period. These chasms or rents in the earth were overgrown with trees or bushes in many places, and obliged the travellers to make wide detours in some places to avoid them.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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