Abandoned
by William Clark Russell
About this book
We meet Miss Lucretia Lane as she is dressing for her marriage to Captain Francis Reynolds of the British Merchant Service. Though he loves her truly, she has severe misgivings. She goes through with the wedding in spite of this, but refuses to live with her new husband, and cannot be enticed or cajoled to do so. Then on the day the Captain is scheduled to ship out, she receives word that he has been gravely injured and his dying request is to see his wife. She flies to his side... and thus begins an adventure spanning eight years - love, loathing, shipwreck, love lost, and redemption. (Summary by P. Cunningham and Nadine Eckert-Boulet)
Chapters (16)
1Chapter I, The Wedding
2Chapter II, The Medical Certificate
3Chapter III, Trapped
4Chapter IV, A Change of Mind
5Chapter V, The Wreck
6Chapter VI, The Fisherman
7Chapter VII, The Boat's Crew
8Chapter VIII, Conversations and Confidences
9Chapter IX, The Chase
10Chapter X, Two Graves
11Chapter XI, The Chanticleer
12Chapter XII, After Eight Years
13Chapter XIII, At Ramsgate
14Chapter XIV, A Rescue
15Chapter XV, Mr. Goodhart Offers Marriage
16Chapter XVI, Husband and Wife
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