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050 4 _aPR
100 1 _aHyne, C. J. Cutcliffe,
_d1866-1944
245 1 0 _aPrince Rupert, the Buccaneer
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2018
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2018-04-24
508 _aProduced by Al Haines
520 _a"Prince Rupert, the Buccaneer" by Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne is a historical adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Prince Rupert of the Rhine, a nobleman turned pirate, as he navigates the treacherous waters of the Caribbean in an effort to rescue his loyal soldiers sold into slavery by the forces of Oliver Cromwell. The narrative is steeped in themes of loyalty, honor, and the brutal realities of buccaneering life against a backdrop of conflict between European powers and the Spanish Empire. At the start of the novel, we meet Prince Rupert in Tortuga, where he engages in a tense discussion with the governor, Monsieur D'Ogeron, regarding the fate of English officers captured during the Civil War. The Prince learns that many of his comrades have been reduced to a life of servitude among the buccaneers. Driven by a sense of duty to rescue them, he strikes a deal for his fleet's services in exchange for their freedom. The opening sets a tone of adventure and impending conflict, with Prince Rupert's noble character contrasting sharply against the rough-and-tumble lives of the buccaneers, setting the stage for his subsequent exploits in the pursuit of fortune and justice. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSea stories
653 _aBiographical fiction
653 _aLove stories
653 _aPassing (Identity) -- Fiction
653 _aBuccaneers -- Fiction
653 _aRupert, Prince, Count Palatine, 1619-1682 -- Fiction
700 1 _aManton, G. Grenville
_q(George Grenville),
_d1855-1932
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57039
999 _c97870
_d97870