Prisoners of the Sea (Florence Kingsley)

Prisoners of the Sea

Amidst the tumult of life at sea, myriad adventures of piracy, capture, and escape stand in contrast to the heroic, steady determination of Huguenot heritage. The final chapter adds to the intensity as it meets us head-on with a bolt from the blue, making an unexpected, legendary disclosure!

Written by Florence Kingsley, a best-selling author of classics such as Titus, Comrade of the Cross, she has proven skill to keep the reader intrigued from beginning to end.

Themes: courage, integrity, honesty, during the French Revolution and Huguenot persecution.

In addition to Prisoners of the Sea, other books by author Florence Kingsley:

• The Cross Triumphant
• Titus, Comrade of the Cross
• The Alabaster Box

Reader Reviews

“This one is totally the best of all her books. The way she weaves the chapters together with such suspense, and the final twist at the end, is incredible!! Definitely worth re-reading! Thanks for supplying me (and others) with such GREAT stories, Lamplighter!!” — A. Mellas, from Hampshire, Illinois

“This is one of my most favorite books ever! I mean I love all the lamplighter books I’ve read, but this one is just awesome. And the plot twists and suspense keep you glued to it for hours. I love a good book and read like crazy, and this one is just so well written. I want to read it over and over again. Florence M. Kingsley and the lamplighter crew, Thank You!” — Shawlame Gorman, of Oneida, NY

Table of Contents

1. Adrift
2. An Ocean Mystery
3. L’Esperance
4. The Chateau on the Island
5. The Castellan
6. A Relief Party
7. The Garden of Roses
8. Eheu!
9. A Cry in the Night
10. Kidnapped
11. H. M. S. Conqueror
12. A Huguenot
13. At Warham Castle
14. A Midnight Visitor
15. The Escape
16. The Pines
17. In the Crow’s Nest
18. In the Hands of the Enemy
19. A Confession
20. In the Presence of the Governor
21. A Friend in Need
22. The Betrothal
23. Missing
24. How it Happened
25. Underground
26. The Sentries
27. At Sea
28. Master and Man
29. The Pirates
30. The Captain of the Rouge et Noir
31. A Voice out of the Storm
32. Peril Aloft
33. The Signal Gun
34. Bovet
35. The Prisoners
36. A Storm at Sea
37. At Terciera
38. Georges Menden of Paris
39. The Departure
40. Without Compass
41. Financial Transactions
42. More Financial Transactions
43. The Haunted Terrace
44. The Ruins
45. Tokens
46. Marooned
47. The King of the Island
48. Shadows
49. A Niche in the Wall
50. Found and Lost
51. L’Esperance Again
52. Off the Island
53. The Man on the Raft
54. In Port
55. The Castaway’s Story

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