Miss Caprice
St. George Rathborne
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Description
St. George Rathborne published this adventure with his Dr. Jack books behind him in 1893. The first chapter is titled simply Coward. A party of tourists stands on a hill behind Valletta, on the island of Malta. Below them lie two harbors, steep limestone streets, and massive fortifications.
Rathborne pauses to describe Malta as England's second Gibraltar. The Maltese, he says, are a swarthy, robust, fearless people. Against this Mediterranean scene, the tourists' romance and danger unfold. Rathborne wrote dozens of such tales, mixing travel scenery with quick-moving plots for popular readers. The opening cry of Coward sets the tone of honor and danger.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | St. George Rathborne |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 315 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |