The Iron Pirate: A Plain Tale of Strange Happenings on the Sea by Max Pemberton
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| Author | Pemberton, Max, 1863-1950 |
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| Title | The Iron Pirate: A Plain Tale of Strange Happenings on the Sea |
| Note | Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
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| Summary | "The Iron Pirate: A Plain Tale of Strange Happenings on the Sea" by Max Pemberton is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Mark Strong, a young man who encounters a mysterious figure known as the Perfect Fool, whose erratic behavior leads them into a world of intrigue and danger brimming with strange happenings on the sea. Through their travels, the narrative unfolds elements of adventure, deception, and the quest for truth in an era of maritime excitement. At the start of the novel, the protagonist, Mark Strong, is introduced as he travels from Calais to Paris, accompanied by the Perfect Fool, Martin Hall, and his friends Roderick and Mary. Hall catches Mark’s attention with his bizarre personality, and their journey leads to a surprising revelation as Hall hints at a secret mission tied to a potential danger he foresees. As they settle into their trip, Hall confesses that if he does not return in three days, Mark must carry out a mysterious task involving a sealed packet of documents. The opening sets a tone of camaraderie, light-heartedness, and budding peril, as the characters find themselves on the brink of an adventure that promises to intertwine their fates with the shadowy undercurrents of the sea. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Sea stories |
| Subject | Pirates -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 26514 |
| Release Date | Sep 3, 2008 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 71 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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