Buch, Englisch, 96 Seiten, Format (B × H): 149 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 163 g
Buch, Englisch, 96 Seiten, Format (B × H): 149 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 163 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-919658-6
Verlag: Oxford University Press
This is a very moving story about a young boy in Victorian times, who is press-ganged into going to sea. The grammatical error in the title is a talking point in itself, as it is derived from his letter home where he tries to account for his actions. Walter Claridge soon learns that he has been betrayed into giving up his freedom to become no better than a slave in a frightening world of heaving seas, cruel masters, and the loss of his only friend. The story does have a happy outcome for
Walter, but should serve as a useful illustration of a depiction of Victorian childhood that is not often known.
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