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Sea Devil
1820 |
The year is 1820. George le Fanu Gurney, a young, dare-devil Lieutenant in His Majesty's Navy, is framed as a cheat, disgraced, loses his love and flees the country swearing vengeance on the man who has ruined his life - the scurrilous merchant, Mathias Otway. Gurney's quest for revenge takes him on a perilous odyssey fom Naples to Crete to Alexandria, through Arabia and the length of the Tigris River to the Bay of Bengal, Sumatra and finally Hong Kong. Accompanied by the exotic dervish, Basreddin, Gurney faces a series of dangerous adventures at sea and on land, culminating in a thrilling sea-chase from Hong Kong to London...... |
Author: Sam Llewellyn Title: Gurney's Revenge Series: George le Fanu Gurney First Published by: Arlington Books Place: London Format: HC Date: 1977 ISBN-10: 0851402712 ISBN-13: |