The Water-Witch: or the Skimmer of the Seas
The Water-Witch: or the Skimmer of the Seas

Author: Cooper J.F.

Publisher: Рипол Классик

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 571

ISBN-13: 5521066446

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James Fenimore Cooper was a prolific and popular American writer of the first half of the 19th century. His historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days created a unique form of American literature. The novel that launched his career was The Spy, a tale about counterespionage set during the Revolutionary War and published in 1821. He also wrote numerous sea stories, and his best-known works are five historical novels of the frontier period known as the Leatherstocking Tales. Among his most famous works is the Romantic novel The Last of the Mohicans, often regarded as his masterpiece.

The Water - Witch; Or, the Skimmer of the Seas
The Water - Witch; Or, the Skimmer of the Seas

Author: James Fenimore Cooper

Publisher:

Published: 2018-05-08

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 9781718859470

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The Water Witch is an 1830 novel by James Fenimore Cooper. Set in 17th century New York and the surrounding sea, the novel depicts the abduction of a woman, Alida de Barbérie, by the pirate captain of the brigantine Water Witch, and the subsequent pursuit of that elusive ship by her suitor, Captain Ludlow.Cooper wrote the novel, while on an extended tour of Europe, during his stay in the villa Palazzu detta del Tasso near Naples. Cooper tried to print the novel while he was in Italy in 1829 but Papal censors forbade its publication in Italy. Cooper was then able to print the novel in Dresden, before also sending copies to his publishers in the US and England. Critic Allan Axelrod describes the novel as heavily influenced by the Italian context of its writing, noting that it even compares the landscapes of New York with that of Italy.

The Water Witch
The Water Witch

Author: James Fenimore Cooper

Publisher:

Published: 2013-03-01

Total Pages: 425

ISBN-13: 9780781223799

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