Sydney Fowler Wright is a well-known author of science-fiction and mystery stories, known for the book The Island of Captan Sparrow from 1928.
This story is about an island in Pacific Ocean that is home to exotic and mysterious people. Do they have any relation to the Captain Andrew Sparrows of the famous pirate ship, the Fighting Sue, is the central mystery of this novel.
The book is based on the real life of Captain Andrew Sparrwho led the colonization of the Hawaiian Islands in 1620. It is notable that Captain sparrow traveled back to Hawaii several times in his life, thus possibly leading to his adventures on the fictional Island.
As an aside, Sydney Fowler was not the first author who used the exploits of Captain Andrew as the basis of his novels. The Flying Dutchman series by Jules Verne included one volume «The Isis of Captain Vernon's» that also tells of the adventures of a pirate.
Sydney Fowler remains a popular author among those who like to read mystery and science fiction stories that are intertwined with history and legend.
На острове в Тихом океане обитают загадочные жители. Могут ли они иметь какое-то отношение к легендарному пирату капитану Эндрю Свору из борющегося Су? В этом главная тайна "Острова капитана Сворена", романа 1928 года автора С. (Сидни) Фаулера Райта (1873-1961), который был наиболее известен своими научно-фантастическими и детективными рассказами...
Электронная Книга «The Island of Captain Sparrow» написана автором Sydney Fowler Wright в году.
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Язык: Английский
ISBN: 9783746731223
Описание книги от Sydney Fowler Wright
An island in the Pacific Ocean has some mysterious inhabitants. Could they have anything to do with the legendary pirate Captain Andrew Sparrow of the Fighting Sue? This is the main mystery of «The Island of Captain Sparrow», a 1928 novel by author S. (Sydney) Fowler Wright (1874–1965), who was most famous for his science fiction and mystery fiction stories …
