Books with author Colin Dale

Excerpt from Sea-Tracks of the Speejacks Round the WorldWell enough do I remember when those words had the power to thrill me. The anticipated, romantic pic ture which arose in my mind at the very thought of guiding our own little boat through uncharted seas to the music of phosphorescent waters!I could visualize the glories of flying fish; the por poises running races with us, leaping out of the water, laughing at us in the way porpoises have. I could almost sense the fascination of the ocean's hidden em pire.I could think, and did, of the long days at sea; sunny, quiet, dreamy, pleasant days, when we would steadily glide along the wide and Charming Pacific through tropic islands, along coral reefs. There would be so many days, so I thought, as I imagined out the whole thing in advance, which could be devoted to pleasant and improving pastimes - reading, writing, sewing.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

'Don't stray into the Quartermile Field. Any animal with sense avoids the spot,' warns Sammy's mother. But Sammy is curious - about the Field, and about his father, the fierce, wild father he's never met. Then one day Sammy discovers that his father has returned. And determined to track him down, Sammy sets off towards the strange, wild land of Quatermile Field - and into a very different and dangerous world . . .