Synopsis
Follow a bold young dreamer from Liverpool as a voyage becomes a quest for a hidden island. A man named Paul Corbet longs to escape the ordinary and chase a mysterious lead across the seas. When he stows away on a grand liner bound for distant shores, he steps into a world of maps, legends, and a dangerous chase that could change his life forever.
Across ports from Liverpool to New Guinea, the story moves between ships, coral isles, and tense rooms where plans and loyalties shift like the tides. With a sly mentor, a ferried sense of danger, and a race to beat a hidden threat, the journey blends nautical atmosphere with a detective’s curiosity. The stakes rise as clues point toward a long-lost inscription and a remote island, where native history and modern ambitions collide.
What you’ll experience
- A young man’s audacious decision to pursue a life beyond the ordinary
- Clues, maps, and a craftily unfolding mystery on the open sea
- A vivid cast of travelers, sailors, and colonial outposts
- An atmosphere of voyage, danger, and the lure of hidden places
Ideal for readers who enjoy classic sea‑faring adventure, suspense, and character-driven quests set against real-world settings.
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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This text refers to the Bibliobazaar edition.
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