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100 1 _aCorbière, Edouard,
_d1793-1875
245 1 3 _aLe Négrier, Vol. I :
_bAventures de mer
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2006-02-08
508 _aProduced by Carlo Traverso, beth133 and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)
520 _a"Le Négrier, Vol. I" by Edouard Corbière is a novel written in the early 19th century. The narrative, presented through a young protagonist named Léonard, explores the life of sailors and the morally complex world of privateering during this period, focusing on the adventurous and often perilous experiences at sea. The opening of the book introduces a young captain who, beset by an incurable disease, bequeaths his journal of privateering to Léonard, who had known him from childhood. As Léonard recounts his formative years in Brest, he details his desire to become a sailor, influenced by his father's ambitions, the rough camaraderie of the maritime community, and the lessons imparted by an irreverent mathematics teacher. The story then shifts to Léonard's first real adventure aboard the corsair "Sans-Façon", where he encounters various challenges and the harsh realities of maritime life, including a fierce battle against an enemy vessel. As he navigates his new world, both in danger and excitement, he also grapples with complex relationships, particularly with a character named Jacques, whose identity seems intertwined with Léonard's experiences on the sea. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSlave trade -- Africa -- Fiction
653 _aWest Indies, French -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17714
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