Poor Jack - formato ePub

Esta clásica novela de aventuras escrita en 1837 desarrolla el mito del Holandés Errante. En ella se suceden episodios con piratas, naufragios, combates en tierras desconocidas, pero siempre originados...

It tells the story of Thomas Saunders, a sailor's son and neglected street urchin struggling to survive in Greenwich, London in the early 19th century. ("Poor Jack" was the title given by the waterfront...

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