Ensign Knightley by A.E.W. Mason
"Ensign Knightley" is a novel by A.E.W. Mason, published in 1923. The story follows the adventures of Ensign Knightley, a young naval officer who is sent on a mission to retrieve a valuable treasure from a remote island. Along the way, he encounters various obstacles and challenges, including fierce storms, dangerous creatures, and hostile locals. Despite these setbacks, Ensign Knightley remains determined to complete his mission and retrieve the treasure. Will he succeed, or will his efforts be thwarted by fate? Read the book to find out!
By A.E.W. Mason · First published 1938 · Genre: Historical Fiction, Adventure, War · 9,867 words
First lines
It was eleven o'clock at night when Surgeon Wyley of His Majesty's ship _Bonetta_ washed his hands, drew on his coat, and walked from the hospital up the narrow cobbled street of Tangier to the Main-Guard by the Catherine Port. In the upper room of the Main-Guard he found Major Shackleton of the Tangier Foot taking a hand at bassette with Lieutenant Scrope of Trelawney's Regiment and young Captain Tessin of the King's Battalion. There were three other officers in the room, and to them Surgeon Wyley began to talk in a prosy, medical strain. Two of his audience listened in an uninterested stolidity for just so long as the remnant of manners, which still survived in Tangier, commanded, and then strolling through the open window on to the balcony, lit their pipes.
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Ensign Knightley is listed on Textopian as a novella by A.E.W. Mason, dated 1938 CE.
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- Work type: Novella
- Author: A.E.W. Mason
- Date: 1938 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Adventure, War, Romance
- Length: 9,867 words
- Structure: 1 section, 215 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Historical Fiction — The book is set in the time period of the French Revolution, addressing themes and happenings of the time.
- Adventure — The story follows the protagonist's perilous journeys and adventures through the revolution, making it fall under this genre.
- War — The book includes scenes and themes from the French Revolution, a time of conflict and warfare.
- Romance — Amidst the adventure and war, there is a story line of a romantic interest, making it qualify under this genre.
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