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050 4 _aPR
100 1 _aCollingwood, Harry,
_d1851-1922
245 1 4 _aThe Secret of the Sands; Or, The "Water Lily" and her Crew
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2011-03-08
508 _aProduced by Nick Hodson of London, England
520 _a"The Secret of the Sands; Or, The 'Water Lily' and her Crew" by Harry Collingwood is a nautical adventure novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the protagonist, who, after a dramatic shipwreck and the loss of his crew, learns about a treasure hidden in a wreck on a deserted island in the Pacific Ocean. Intrigued by the tale, he teams up with his friend Bob Trunnion to build a small ship, the Water Lily, and embark on a journey to find this hidden wealth while also dealing with personal motivations, nautical challenges, and the dangers of the sea. At the start of the book, the narrative captures the intensity of a November gale that brings a vessel ashore and the ensuing peril faced by its crew. The main character, whose identity unfolds through the story, and his companion, Bob Trunnion, witness the wreck and attempt to save the shipwrecked sailors. Following the rescue efforts, they meet an injured Spaniard who reveals his story of treasure buried on a coral island. Driven by the promise of riches, the protagonist and Bob devise a plan to construct a capable vessel to undertake the adventure of a lifetime, setting the stage for a thrilling exploration into unknown waters and the pursuit of buried treasure. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFiction
653 _aSea stories
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35528
999 _c76371
_d76371