Tom Cringle’s Log (Masterplots: Revised Category Edition, British Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Michael Scott
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Adventure romance
- Time of Work: Nineteenth century
- Setting: West Indies
- Principal Characters: Tom Cringle, Mary Palma, Obadiah, Captain Transom
- Genres: Long fiction, Adventure
- Subjects: Adolescence, Nineteenth century, West Indies, Sea or seafaring life, Shipwrecks, Adventure, Smuggling or smugglers, Battles, Pirates, Napoleonic Wars
- Locales: West Indies
The Story:
Tom Cringle, aged thirteen and four feet four inches tall, looked upon himself as a successor to Nelson. In pursuing his aim, he pestered his relative Sir Barnaby Blueblazes to such lengths that Tom was finally appointed midshipman aboard the frigate Breeze and ordered to report for foreign duty in four days.
Poor Tom had envisioned a period of months ashore after his appointment; this would give him time to strut his uniform before all of his friends. Since his time was so short, he hardly knew whether he wanted to go to sea after all, and his widowed mother...
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