Tom Cringle's Log
Before he even has his sea legs, young midshipman Tom Cringle is taken from his ship and held prisoner by French naval forces, later to escape and embark on a high sea adventure fighting off smugglers and pirates
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One of the first masterworks of nautical fiction.No collection of nautical fiction would be complete without the inclusion of Tom Cringle's Log, a novel that, along with the works of Marryat, became a cornerstone of the genre upon its publication some 150 years ago. Told in Scott's irresistible and immediate style, the novel follows the life of young midshipman Tom Cringle: his imprisonment in occupied Germany by Napoleon's forces, his West Indian cruise on the Torch, a British man-of-war, his daring escape from West Indian pirates, and his ultimate promotion to the officer ranks.
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