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Captain Margaret, owner of the "Broken Heart," mild dreamer and hardy
adventurer in one, is a type of character one does not often meet in
fiction, and his troubled pursuit of the vision he is always seeing, in
Mr. Masefield's telling, is a story such as we seldom hear. It is a
strange crew that goes scurrying out of Salcombe Pool on a darkening
flood-tide in the "Broken Heart," bound for the treasure-land of
Darien. There is Captain Cammock, strong and fine, Stukeley the beast,
Perrin the feeble, Olivia beautiful and blind, and Captain Margaret
wisely good and uncomplaining--not a one of them but shines out from
the story with unforgettable vividness. From England to Virginia and
the Spanish Main with men at arms between decks goes the "Broken Heart"
following her master's dream, and her thrilling voyage with its storms
and battles is strongly and stirringly told. When John Masefield
writes of the sea, the sea lives.
"A romantic novel, a capital tale of adventure, a yarn of the sea with
plenty of color and mystery, a story that has all the conventional
characters of romance--a beautiful heroine, a brave hero, a villain,
picturesque seamen and odd characters in good measure."--_Review of
Reviews_.
"Captain Margaret is a novel which gives not only a splendid picture of
the buccaneering times of the late seventeenth century, but one which
for beauty of language, skill in character drawing, straightforward
march of story and virility in tone, deserves a wide audience."--_The
Bookman_.
"The author shows his intense love and understanding of the sea and of
the ships that sail upon her, keen power of characterization and the
ability to spin a thoroughly interesting story."--_Providence Journal_.
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