There comes a moment when even the most decent English gentleman wants to survive a real adventure, feel the salty sea wind, inhale the air of distant, exotic countries, conquer the heart of a mysterious stranger …
So William Dervley, successful to the young man, it was time to leave his town and go in search of the mysterious island, which allegedly opened his eccentric uncle somewhere in the southern seas. Together with him, a harsh sea wolf, a bored businessman and a beautiful American, comes out under a sail …
Thus begins one of the most exciting and witty novels by John Boynton Pristley.
Author
Pristley John Boynton
Translator
Tentova Maria Nikolaevna
Publisher
AST, 2014
Series
England. Classic. XX century
16+
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