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Title: Mark Seaworth

Author: William H.G. Kingston

Release Date: May 15, 2007 [EBook #21477]

Language: English

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Mark Seaworth, A tale of a young man's search for his sister and his
identity, by W.H.G. Kingston.

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example throughout, of the use of good English. The story is exciting,
and the telling of it made interesting, with its wealth of local detail.
It was the first Kingston book we put online, and we shall be bringing
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"MARK SEAWORTH", A TALE OF A YOUNG MAN'S SEARCH FOR HIS SISTER AND HIS
IDENTITY, BY W.H.G. KINGSTON.

CHAPTER ONE.

MARK SEAWORTH.

Picture a wide expanse of ocean, smooth as a polished mirror, and
shining like molten silver; a sky of intense blue, without a cloud or
speck, forming a vast arch resting on the water; no land or rock in
sight; the boundless sea on every side; the sun travelling slowly and
majestically along the arch, and casting his burning rays upon the
glittering plain below.

Let us pause and contemplate that scene. What grandeur and sublimity
there is in it! What a magnificent edifice does it seem! When compared
with it, how utterly insignificant and contemptible do all the works of
man's hands appear! Then watch the sun sink with rays of glory in the
west; the bright rich tinge glowing for a time, and gradually fading
away before the obscurity of night; the stars coming forth and shining
with a splendour unknown in northern climes; and then the moon, a mass
of liquid flame, rising out of the dark sea, and casting across it