This 1869 novel was an exposé of ship-knackers—merchants who made their money from the foundering of ships, with no regard for their crews. Robert Penfold, a young clergyman convicted of forgery, is shipwrecked while on his way to Australia and cast up, with the heroine, upon a desert island.
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Charles Reade (1814-1884) was a prolific English novelist and playwright who sought to expose social injustice in his work. He is remembered for the novels The Cloister and the Hearth (1861), a historical romance; Hard Cash (1863), an expose of abuse in mental asylums; and Put Yourself in His Place (1870), about trade-union terrorism.
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Bahasa Inggeris ● Format EPUB ● Halaman-halaman 308 ● ISBN 9781411450998 ● Saiz fail 0.6 MB ● Umur 99-17 tahun ● Penerbit Barnes & Noble ● Diterbitkan 2011 ● Muat turun 24 bulan ● Mata wang EUR ● ID 5863632 ● Salin perlindungan Adobe DRM
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