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A Modern BuccaneerRolf Boldrewood

A Modern Buccaneer

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Original author: Rolf Boldrewood

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"A Modern Buccaneer" by Rolf Boldrewood is a novel published in 1894. Set in the South Pacific, it follows seventeen-year-old Hilary Telfer who leaves Sydney to pursue a life at sea. Written as an autobiography, the story chronicles his adventures aboard the ship of the notorious Bully Hayes, an American captain and the "Buccaneer" of the title. The novel explores island trading and the controversial practice of "blackbirding" that dominated the era, offering readers a vivid portrait of South Sea island life.

A Modern Buccaneer, by Rolf Boldrewood. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #35431.

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18 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: My First Voyage3,780 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: William Henry Hayston2,173 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: In Samoa3,697 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: Samoa to Millé2,821 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: The Brig Leonora6,773 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: Captain Ben Peese3,777 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: Cruising Among the Carolines4,014 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: Poisoned Arrows7,616 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: Halcyon Days3,031 words
  1. 10.Chapter X: Murder and Shipwreck (1)8,823 words
  2. 11.Chapter X: Murder and Shipwreck (2)3,246 words
  3. 12.Chapter XI: A King and Queen9,659 words
  4. 13.Chapter XII: "my Lords of the Admiralty"5,422 words
  5. 14.Chapter XIII: H.m.s. Rosario6,281 words
  6. 15.Chapter XIV: Norfolk Island--Arcadia9,410 words
  7. 16.Chapter XV: Epithalamium6,891 words
  8. 17.Chapter XVI: A Swim for Life8,291 words
  9. 18.Chapter XVII: "our Jack's Come Home To-Day"11,478 words