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In this collection of shorter stories we visit Malay pirates, have a couple of tales of India, a shipwreck off the Channel Islands and a bursting dam in California, and finish off escaping from captivity in China.
This comparative study of piracy and maritime violence provides a fresh understanding of European overseas expansion and colonisation in Asia. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
In this collection of shorter stories we visit Malay pirates, have a couple of tales of India, a shipwreck off the Channel Islands and a bursting dam in California, and finish off escaping from captivity in China. AMONG MALAY PIRATES (excerpt) ""I wish most heartily that something would happen,"" Harry Parkhurst, a midshipman of some sixteen years of age, said to his chum, Dick Balderson, as they leaned on the rail of her majesty's gunboat Serpent, and looked gloomily at the turbid stream that rolled past the ship as she lay at anchor. ""One day is just like another-one is in a state of perspiration from morning till night, and from night till morning. There seems to be always a mist upon the water; and if it were not that we get up steam every three or four days and run out for twenty-four hours for a breath of fresh air, I believe that we should be all eaten up with fever in no time. Of course, they are always talking of Malay pirates up the river kicking up a row; but it never seems to come off.""
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This collection of classic short stories takes place around Malay pirates, India, and a shipwreck around the Channel Islands and a dam within California, as well as escaping from Chinese captors.
A classic tale of adventure from G.A. Henty. Also includes the short stories:BEARS AND DACOITS A TALE OF THE GHAUTS, THE PATERNOSTERS ,A PIPE OF MYSTERY, WHITE FACED DICK: A STORY OF PINE TREE GULCH, A BRUSH WITH THE CHINESE.
Among Malay Pirates is a story of courage and danger. Join our heroes as they pit themselves against blood thirsty pirates and epic sea storms. A magnificent swashbuckling story of a grander more adventurous time.
Beloved to this day, nineteenth-century British author G.A. Henty wrote unforgettable stories by first creating endearing characters and then placing them in exotic locales where they faced danger at every turn. Among Malay Pirates: Tales of Adventure and Peril is a collection of short stories by Henty written in the style that his readers have come to expect. In addition to the short story Among Malay Pirates, this collection includes stories set in India, the Channel Islands, the American Gold Rush and China. The perfect book for the Henty fan or the first-time reader who wants to know more about the enduring works of this classical writer, this collection will not disappoint. As a bonus, this edition includes over 60 historical, geographical and explanatory footnotes to aid the modern reader.
