02024cam a22003013u 45000010005000000030007000050050017000120060002000290070005000310080041000360400011000770410017000880500011001051000046001162450056001622640051002183000047002693360026003163370026003423380036003685000031004045080046004355201105004815340045015866530032016318560042016639990017017057346UtSlPG20260610133206.0mcr n260607r2005||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPRaPZ1 aHenty, G. A.q(George Alfred),d1832-190210aAmong Malay Pirates : a Tale of Adventure and Peril 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2005  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2005-01-01  aProduced by Martin Robb, and David Widger  a"Among Malay Pirates: A Tale of Adventure and Peril" by G. A. Henty is a historical adventure novel likely written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles the exploits of Harry Parkhurst, a midshipman aboard Her Majesty's gunboat, Serpent, as he navigates both the turbulent waters of Southeast Asia and the dangers posed by Malay pirates.  The opening of the story introduces Harry Parkhurst and his friend Dick Balderson, who are aboard their ship and yearning for excitement amid the mundane routine of naval life. As they idle on the gunboat, they witness a dramatic accident involving two canoes, leading them to leap into action to save a drowning child, the daughter of a Malay chief. This incident sets off a chain of events that intertwines their fates with the local Malay community, including pirates and chiefs. Henty’s narrative captures the tension between the British naval presence and the indigenous Malay tribes, hinting at the themes of unanticipated danger, bravery, and camaraderie that will be explored throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aPirates -- Juvenile fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7346  c49337d49337