Richard Carvel

Name: Richard Carvel
Author: Winston Churchill
ISBN: 0665294166

by Winston Churchill (1899)

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[This] novel focuses on the life of Richard Carvel; a wealthy young man from a prominent Maryland family just before and during the Revoloutionary War... Set at first around Annapolis, it's about a boy (Carvel) who is kidnapped and sent to England by pirates under his wicked uncle's direction in order to cheat him out of his estate. Meeting all sorts of major figures of the day, including John Paul Jones and Edmund Burke, he has all kinds of adventures in London. When the war breaks out he goes to sea again, this time aboard a ship commanded by Jones. He participates in the famous sea battle between the "Bonhomme Richard" and the "Serapis" (these might be the best scenes in the book). Wounded, he is brought to London to recuperate; he marries his childhood sweetheart there and they both sail to Annapolis to live.

Setting / LocationLondon & UK

Story EraModern Era

Protagonist / CoreRichard Carvel Lead Character

Themes & Moods

History History Fiction Maryland American Revolution (1775-1783) fast (OCoLC)fst01351668 American fiction (fictional works by one author)Modern Era

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