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Rounding Cape Horn, and Other Sea Stories

by Walter McRoberts

Level C1 · AdvancedAdventure17 chapters
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CEFR level
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Length
17 chapters
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About this book

Brave life-savers battle a fierce New England storm as a stranded brig struggles against deadly rocks and relentless seas. Experience the harrowing tension of a night where every moment counts and courage is the only hope against nature’s fury.

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Contents

17 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02p. 6INDEX.
03p. 7THE LIFE-SAVERS.
04p. 27THANKSGIVING ON THE DICKY BIRD.
05p. 57MY BRAZILIAN ADVENTURE.
06p. 85BRINGING IN A DERELICT.
07Chapter I.
08Chapter III.
09p. 161CROSSING THE LINE.
10p. 193MISSING.
11p. 211A DANGEROUS CARGO.
12p. 233THE PARSON’S TEXT.

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