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A low-born British seaman, Percival Keene embarks on an epic quest to uncover and claim his true parentage and identity, enduring a stormy romance, a stint on a pirate ship, and a near-fatal encounter with Napoleon along the way. Simultaneous. 20,000 first printing.
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One of Marryat's most entertaining follows adventures, Percival Keene follows namesake character, a low-born seaman, on a mission to discover and claim his true parentage and identity. Young Keene ures battles both great and small, a stint on board a pirate ship, a stormy romance, and near-execution at the hands of Napoleon himself, all told with Marryat's trademark panache. A page-turning nautical yarn with brilliant historical re-creations of life and war at sea.
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