Across the Spanish Main

Across the Spanish Main

Harry Collingwood, An author of nautical and piratical fiction (1851-1922)


This ebook presents «Across the Spanish Main», from Harry Collingwood. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.


Table of Contents

- About This Book

- How Roger Trevose And Harry Edgwyth Made A Certain Compact

- How They Left Plymouth At Dawn On The Twenty-first Day Of July, 1586

- How Roger And Harry Took Part In Their First Sea-fight

- What Happened To Roger On Board The Gloria Del Mundo

- They Encounter A Storm At Sea, And Reach The Island Of Cuba

- How They Investigated A Certain Cipher And Met With Some Adventures

- They Careen The Ships, Are Attacked, And Discover That They Are Not The First To Visit The Inlet

- Roger Goes Ashore To Rescue A Marooned Man, And Is Himself Left In The Lurch

- The Marooned Man Tells His Story

- William Evans Continues His Yarn

- Death Of William Evans, And Appearance Of A Pirate Vessel

- Narrow Escapes Of The Castaways-the Squadron Heaves In Sight Again

- They Are Rescued At Last-capture Of The Pirate Ship Black Pearl And Her Captain, José Leirya

- Execution Of The Pirates-a Reconnaissance By Night Off La Guayra

- Capture Of The Plate Fleet And Sack Of La Guayra-disappearance Of Roger And Harry

- In The Hands Of The Inquisition

- In The Torture-chamber Of Vera Cruz

- The Translation Of The Cryptogram

- Help From An Unexpected Quarter-plans Made For Escape

- How Roger Effected His Escape