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Plotting in Pirate Seas

Rolt-Wheeler, Francis, 1876-1960Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count
320K words
Chapters
32
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English Originals Foreign Literature Suspense ThrillerAdventure JourneyVengeance and GratitudeOcean LegendPirate AdventureComing of AgeExotic CultureYouth Reading

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Plotting in Pirate Seas by Francis Rolt-WheelerAuthor: Rolt-Wheeler, Francis, 1876-1960,Language: English, Class: PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres, Release Date: Jul 10, 2007

Editor's review

This is a young-adult adventure novel by Francis Rolt-Wheeler, classified as juvenile literature. The story centers on plotting and confrontation in pirate seas, with the maritime settings, suspense, and struggle between good and evil common to early English adventure fiction for young readers. The author maintains narrative pace through a succession of events and dialogue, making the book a useful sample of early twentieth-century English juvenile adventure fiction. As a Project Gutenberg public-domain ebook, it is easy to obtain and suits English reading practice, casual reading in the history of juvenile literature, or genre study of adventure fiction. Readers should not expect deep psychological portraiture or complex historical research; it is best enjoyed as a brisk maritime adventure story marked by its era.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Young readers who enjoy maritime adventure and pirate themes
  • Intermediate English learners using public-domain English novels for extensive reading practice
  • Literature enthusiasts interested in early English juvenile adventure fiction
  • Parents or teachers seeking classic adventure books for children

Not a good fit for

  • Readers who prefer serious historical research or realistic nautical detail
  • Adult readers expecting complex psychology or literary experimentation
  • Readers sensitive to violent confrontation in pirate stories

Reading tips

  1. Read one chapter first to gauge the language level, then decide whether to read intensively or extensively.
  2. List characters and events as you read to help follow the adventure plot.
  3. Mark nautical and old-fashioned expressions, then look them up together after finishing a chapter.
  4. Read alongside other juvenile adventure novels to compare similarities and differences in genre conventions.

About the publisher

Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

Project Gutenberg is a digital publishing project focused on public-domain ebooks. Its publishing direction centers on classic literary works whose copyright has expired, covering genres such as poetry, drama, fiction, and epic. Representative books include Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, Proust's Du côté de chez Swann, Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Homer's The Iliad, Dante's La Divina Comèdia: Purgatòri, Cervantes's The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, and Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Its author resources consist mainly of classic Western writers such as Wordsworth, Proust, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Grahame, and Tolstoy. Its publishing feature is the provision of freely accessible ebooks in EPUB and Kindle formats; it is not a traditional publisher, and publicly available information is limited.

Contents

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FAQ

What age group is this book suitable for?
It is a juvenile adventure novel centered on maritime adventure and the struggle between good and evil, best suited to teenagers and adult genre readers with some English reading ability. Younger children will follow more easily with a Chinese translation or an adult reading alongside.
How difficult is the English, and is it good for reading practice?
It is early twentieth-century popular juvenile fiction: sentences are not very difficult, but it contains old-fashioned expressions and nautical terms. Intermediate English readers can try extensive reading, guessing unfamiliar words first and looking them up later while keeping the reading rhythm.
Does the book have a real historical background?
Available information only identifies it as a juvenile adventure novel and does not state that it is based on specific historical events. It is best treated as a genre adventure story; readers interested in pirate history should consult historical works rather than take the plot as fact.
What is the reading experience of the public-domain ebook edition?
The Project Gutenberg edition focuses on easy access and plain-text reading and usually lacks modern annotations and introductions. Readers can use a dictionary or reading software alongside it; those who want annotation may compare with an edition that includes an introduction.

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About the author

Rolt-Wheeler, Francis, 1876-1960 Author

Francis Rolt-Wheeler (1876-1960) was an English-language author of children's and young adult books active in the first half of the twentieth century; details of his life are limited in publicly available sources. Nine of his works are held in the collection, most of them informative adventure novels for young readers. The "Boy With the U.S." series is especially notable, covering the U.S. Survey, Foresters, Miners, Weather Men, Census and Life-Savers, and weaving knowledge of geography, natural resources, science and government affairs into the travels and adventures of its young protagonists. He also wrote sea adventures such as Plotting in Pirate Seas and war-themed works such as The Wonder of War on Land. His writing emphasizes popular knowledge and lively plots, using series-based subjects to introduce young readers to professions and the natural world.

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