The Cruise of the Alerte by E. F. Knight
"The Cruise of the Alerte" by E. F. Knight follows the adventures of a British naval officer, Captain John H. M. Hargreaves, as he commands the HMS Alerte, a fictional warship. The narrative details the ship's voyages, encounters with pirates, and various challenges faced at sea. The story explores themes of bravery, duty, and the complexities of naval warfare during the late 19th century, highlighting the camaraderie among the crew and the moral dilemmas of military life.
By E. F. Knight · First published 1887 · Genre: Adventure, Historical Fiction, Travel Literature · 22 chapters · 84,142 words
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In the course of a long cruise in the South Atlantic and up the South American rivers, in the years 1880 and 1881, with my little yacht the Falcon, I found myself, more by accident than intention, in the neighbourhood of the small desert island of Trinidad. We were bound from Montevideo to Bahia, and, after running before a heavy pampero off the River Plate, we fell in with strong head winds, and had to thrash our way to windward for upwards of a thousand miles of choppy seas and boisterous weather, while the rain poured down upon us almost without cessation, as it not unfrequently does during the season of the northerly Brazilian monsoon.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: E. F. Knight
- Date: 1887 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Adventure, Historical Fiction, Travel Literature, Nautical Fiction, Drama
- Length: 84,142 words
- Structure: 22 chapters, 781 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Difficult (10th-12th Grade)
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Genres
- Adventure — The plot centers around a sea voyage filled with exploration and challenges.
- Historical Fiction — The narrative incorporates historical elements and settings relevant to the time period.
- Travel Literature — The book details the experiences and observations of the journey, characteristic of travel writing.
- Nautical Fiction — The story is set on a ship and involves maritime themes and experiences.
Tags
Adventure · Travelogue · Exploration · Maritime · Historical Fiction · Nautical · Voyage · Sea · Ocean · Island · Colonialism · Imperialism
Contents
- The History of the Treasure
- The Alerte is Fitted Out
- The Ship's Company
- A Romance of the Salvages
- Our First Voyage
- On the Salvages
- Running down the Trades
- Bahia
- Treasure Island at Last
- The Summit of Trinidad
- On the Road to Treasure Bay
- We Explore the Ravine
- A Narrow Escape
- We Land the Stores in the Bay
- Our Camp
- Discoveries in Southwest Bay
- Pick and Shovel
- A Voyage to Market
- Hove To
- The Adventures of the Shore-Party
- We Abandon the Search
- Homeward Bound