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The dark frigate: wherein is told the story of Philip Marsham who lived in the time of King Charles and was bred a sailor but came home to England after many hazards by sea and land and fought for the king of Newbury and lost a great inheritance and departed for Barbados in the same ship, by curious chance, in which he had long before adventured with the pirates by Charles Boardman Hawes; Anton Otto Fischer; hoopla digital is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.
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Young readers who love a swashbuckling yarn will be captivated by The Dark Frigate, winner of the 1924 Newbery Medal as the year's most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Abounding in intrigue, battles, and acts of derring-do, the story takes place in the 17th century and charts a course from England to the Caribbean. The hero, Philip Marsham, lost his mother at an early age and was raised aboard various ships by his sea captain father. Alas, a premature death also c
Who reads The dark frigate: wherein is told the story of Philip Marsham who lived in the time of King Charles and was bred a sailor but came home to England after many hazards by sea and land and fought for the king of Newbury and lost a great inheritance and departed for Barbados in the same ship, by curious chance, in which he had long before adventured with the pirates?
It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.
Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.
- Author
- Charles Boardman Hawes; Anton Otto Fischer; hoopla digital
- Publisher
- Little, Brown
- Published
- 1996
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780486823928
- Category
- children's
- Subjects
- Fiction, Sports, Memoir
- Updated
- 2026-03-16
Other editions & translations
- The Dark Frigate (2019)
- The dark frigate; wherein is told the story of Philip Marsham who lived in the time of King Charles and was bred a sailor but came home to England after many ha (1971)
- The dark frigate : wherein is told the story of Philip Marsham who lived in the time of King Charles and was bred a sailor but came home to England after many h (1996)
- The Dark Frigate (2021)
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