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LA FILLE DU PIRATE - ÉMILE CHEVALIER - PARIS CALMANN-LÉVY, ÉDITEURS 3, RUE AUBER, 3 - A MA MÈRE - PROLOGUE - EN MER - I
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A fierce storm tosses the modest brick‑ship Alcyon into chaos, and every splash of wind threatens to swallow the vessel and its handful of passengers. The captain’s cool resolve and the crew’s frantic scramble to repair shattered masts and flood‑filled decks paint a vivid portrait of survival at sea. In the uneasy calm that follows, the ship limps toward an unknown coast, carrying a young heir whose family’s mysterious past looms over his future.
When a dark, blood‑red‑banded corvette surfaces on the horizon, the crew’s unease turns to dread. Its black flames and silent flag hint at a notorious legend that has haunted sailors for generations. As officers whisper the name “Le Corbeau,” the listener is drawn into a world where danger hides behind every wave, and secrets of the sea begin to surface.
Language
fr
Duration
~5 hours (307K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
May 16, 2006
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects
1828–1879
A restless 19th-century French writer and journalist, he turned exile, travel, and political upheaval into adventure-filled fiction. His work is especially linked with French-language literary life in Canada, where he helped launch journals and wrote popular historical and frontier tales.
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