Harry Collingwood 
The Pirate Island [EPUB ebook] 
A Story of the South Pacific

Set sail for adventure! A swashbuckling tale of the high seas full of courage and danger. ‘The barometer had been slowly but persistently falling during the two previous days; the dawn had been red and threatening, with a strong breeze from S.E.; and as the short dreary November day waxed and waned this strong breeze had steadily increased in strength until by nightfall it had become a regular ‘November gale, ‘ with frequent squalls of arrowy rain and sleet, which, impelled by the furious gusts, smote and stung like hail, and cleared the streets almost as effectually as a volley of musketry would have done. It was not fit for a dog to be out of doors. So said Ned Anger as he entered the snug bar-parlour of the ‘Anchor’ at Brightlingsea, and drawing a chair close up to the blazing fire of wreck-wood which roared up the ample chimney, flung himself heavily down thereon to await the arrival of the ‘pint’ which he had ordered as he passed the bar.’