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THE GALLEON

Written by Ronald Welch
Illustrated by Victor Ambrus
Published by Oxford University Press in 1971
ISBN: 0192713248

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Front cover

Cover of THE GALLEON by Ronald Welch

Contents

  • Robert Penderyn was about to become a Lieutenant on his uncle's ship, destined for Spain. Robert had killed a man in a duel and his presence in England was unsafe. Robert viewed the prospect of life at sea with dismay, for he was kept penniless by his uncle, and could see no possibility now of relieving his poverty. Yet he was determined to learn his way at sea and when he returned to England he had won respect not only for his seamanship but for his skill with the rapier and his daring escape from a Spanish prison. His uncle dead, Robert became master of Llanmadoc, with the wealth and confidence at last to do as he wished........