Cutlass and Cudgel
Chapter 1 of 40 Chapter 01
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- Running time
- 8 h 59 min
- Language
- English
- Readers
- Ann Boulais, Kyle Van DeGlast, Lee Smalley, Lynne T, Mike Pelton and 3 others
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About this recording
Based around the crew of cutter HMS White Hawk, this is a tale of smuggling in the early 19th century off the coast of Wessex. The midshipman of the cutter is taken hostage by the smugglers and is befriended by a farm-boy, son of one of the smugglers. His friendship is rudely rebuffed, the midshipman eventually escapes and the farm-boy gets his long-held dream of becoming a seaman on an Excise vessel. (Summary by RebeccaD)