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The Missing Ship

By: W. H. G. Kingston

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William Henry Giles Kingston (1814-1880), was a writer of tales for boys. He was born in London, but spent much of his youth in Oporto. His first book, The Circassian Chief, appeared in 1844. His first book for boys, Peter the Whaler, was published in 1851, and had such success that he retired from business and devoted himself entirely to the production of this kind of literature, in which his popularity was deservedly great; and during 30 years he wrote upwards of 130 tales, including Digby Heathcote (1860), The Three Midshipmen (1862), The Three Lieutenants (1874), The Three Commanders (1875) and In the Rocky Mountains (1878). He also conducted various papers, including The Colonist, and Colonial Magazine and East India Review. He was also interested in emigration, volunteering, and various philanthropic schemes. For services in negotiating a commercial treaty with Portugal he received a Portuguese knighthood, and for his literary labours a Government pension.

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1406579653

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9781406579659

The Two Shipmates

By: William H. G. Kingston

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The Two Shipmates

By: William H. G. Kingston

Reprint of the adventure novel firstly released in 1875.

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3861953005

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9783861953005

In New Granada

By: W. H. G. Kingston

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In New Granada

By: W. H. G. Kingston

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1406579548

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9781406579543

The Last Look

By: W. H. G. Kingston

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The Last Look

By: W. H. G. Kingston

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1406579580

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Sunshine Bill

By: W. H. G. Kingston

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Sunshine Bill

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1406579890

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9781406579895

The Mate of the Lily

By: W. H. G. Kingston

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The Mate of the Lily

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1406579645

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9781406579642

The Loss of the Royal George

By: W. H. G. Kingston

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The Loss of the Royal George

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1406579602

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9781406579604

Salt Water

By: W. H. G. Kingston

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Salt Water

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1406579823

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9781406579826

The Wanderers

By: W. H. G. Kingston

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The Wanderers

By: W. H. G. Kingston

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1406580023

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Afar in the Forest

By: W. H. G. Kingston

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Afar in the Forest

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1406579297

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9781406579291

The Two Whalers

By: W. H. G. Kingston

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The Two Whalers

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1406583790

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9781406583793

The Boy Who Sailed With Blake

By: W. H. G. Kingston

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The Boy Who Sailed With Blake

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1406579335

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9781406579338

Our Sailors

By: W. H. G. Kingston

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Our Sailors

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1406579726

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9781406579727

How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves

By: William H. G. Kingston

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How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves

By: William H. G. Kingston

Contains an overview of British naval history from ancient times up to 1900.

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386195396X

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9783861953968

Adrift in a Boat

By: W. H. G. Kingston

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Adrift in a Boat

By: W. H. G. Kingston

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1406579262

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9781406579260

Old Jack, a Man-of-War's-Man and South-Sea Whaler

By: William H.G. Kingston

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Old Jack, a Man-of-War's-Man and South-Sea Whaler

By: William H.G. Kingston

Reprint of the original, first published in 1859. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

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3382322595

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Supernatural Short Stories

By: Bram Stoker,Arthur Machen,Charlotte Perkins Gilman,Guy de Maupassant,Ambrose Bierce,Edward Frederic Benson,Montague Rhodes James,Sheridan Le Fanu,Francis Marion Crawford,M. P. Shiel,Clifford Ball,William H. G. Kingston,John William Polidori

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Supernatural Short Stories

Legends of vampires, werewolves, and unruly spirits have been a feature of European folklore for centuries. The authors whose work is collected together in this volume range from early Gothic writers to modern pulp enthusiasts. English writers like John William Polidori (1795-1821), the physician who wrote The Vampyre, and William H. G. Kingston (1814-1880), were pioneers of supernatural fiction, while others chose to master the ghost story. E. F. Benson was a part time archaeologist and M. R. James, a medieval historian at King's College, Cambridge. James would read his ghost stories aloud to his friends and students at Christmas-time. With good reason, he has been described as 'the best ghost-story writer England has ever produced.' Classic literary writers such as Ambrose Bierce and Guy de Maupassant found an outlet for their imagination in their terrifying tales, and later writers like Clifford Ball and M. P. Shiel established supernatural fiction in the pulp magazines of the early 20th century. Together, these stories demonstrate a stunning mastery of atmosphere and show an unmatched ability to terrify readers to this day. This collection features several of the leading purveyors of supernatural horror. Authors include: Clifford Ball E. F. Benson Ambrose Bierce Francis Marion Crawford Charlotte Perkins Gilman M. R. James William H. G. Kingston Arthur Machen Guy de Maupassant John William Polidori M. P. Shiel Bram Stoker

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Arcturus Publishing

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1788881796

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9781788881791

The Circassian Chief : A Romance of Russia

Vol. 3

By: William H. G. Kingston

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The Circassian Chief : A Romance of Russia

Vol. 3

By: William H. G. Kingston

Reprint of the original, first published in 1843.

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3368727540

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Salt Walter

By: William H.G. Kingston

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Salt Walter

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1857.

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3375170572

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9783375170578

Our Soldiers

By: William H.G. Kingston

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Our Soldiers

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1863.

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3375001452

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Owen Hartley

By: William H.G. Kingston

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Owen Hartley

By: William H.G. Kingston

Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.

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3368655108

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9783368655105

The Grateful Indian and other Stories

By: William Henry Giles Kingston

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The Grateful Indian and other Stories

By: William Henry Giles Kingston

There are different tribes. Some are called Crees, others Ojibways or Salteaux, and these are constantly at war with the Sioux to the south, chiefly found across the United States boundary. There are also found on the prairies Assiniboines, Blackfeet, Bloodies, and others with scarcely more attractive names. All these people were at that time sunk in the most abject state of heathenism, and were constantly at war with each other. They were clothed chiefly in skins made into leather, ornamented with feathers and stained grass and beads. The tents of the prairie Indians were of skins, and those of the Indians who inhabit the woods of birch bark. Many had rifles, but others were armed only with bows and spears, and the dreadful scalping-knife. Of these people the Sioux bore the worst character, and were the great enemies of the half-bred population of the settlements. These halfbreds, as they are called, are descended from white fathers and Indian mothers. There are some thousands of them in the settlements, and they live chiefly by hunting and fishing, and retain many Indian customs and habits of life. Such was the strangely mixed community among whom we found ourselves. The autumn was coming on, and the days were shortening, but the weather was very fineÑsharp frosts at night, though warm enough, yet bracing, with a bright sky and pure atmosphere during the day. Sometimes a light silvery mist or haze hung over the landscape. Such is the Indian summer, the most delightful period of the year in North America. The dayÕs work was over, and while my brother and I were preparing the table, and Sam Dawes was cooking the supper, we were startled by a loud and peculiar shout, or rather shriek. Our father, who had been sitting reading, started up, and taking his rifle from the wall, turned to the door. Sam, quitting his frying-pan, also took down his rifle and followed with us. In the distance was an Indian decked with war paint and feathers bounding over the ground towards us, while further off were five or six more, as if in hot pursuit of the first.

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