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"Leonard Lindsay; or, The Story of a Buccaneer" by Angus B. Reach is a historical novel likely written in the late 19th century. The book recounts the adventurous life of Leonard Lindsay, a young Scotsman who becomes entangled in the treacherous world of piracy in the Caribbean after being shipwrecked. The narrative promises a vibrant exploration of seafaring and buccaneering amidst the conflicts between nations in the New World. The opening of the novel introduces us to Leonard Lindsay as a spirited young mariner aboard the Golden Grove, a ship setting sail from Scotland. We learn of his humble beginnings as the son of a fisherman and his dreams for adventure beyond the familiar shores he knows. His voyage quickly turns perilous when a storm wrecks the ship, casting him into the sea. The narrative reveals his struggle for survival, the miraculous chance of rescue by a felucca, and sets the stage for his upcoming trials and escapades as he faces the uncertainties of a new life fraught with dangers, ultimately leading him into the notorious realm of the buccaneers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

• The Project Gutenberg eBook ofLeonard Lindsay ;
• CONTENTS.
• CHAPTER I.OF MY BOYHOOD, AND HOW, BEING CAST AWAY AT SEA, I AMCARRIED TO THE WEST INDIES AGAINST MY WILL.
• CHAPTER II.OF MY ESCAPE FROM THE FRENCH SHIP, AND MY LANDINGIN HISPANIOLA.
• CHAPTER III.I JOIN A BROTHERHOOD OF HUNTERS AND ADVENTURERS ON THECOAST.
• CHAPTER IV.OF THE LIFE OF A BUCCANEER.
• CHAPTER V.HOW WE ENCOUNTER GREAT DANGERS, THE SPANIARDSATTACKING US.
• CHAPTER VI.HOW THE DEADLY FEVER OF THE COAST FASTENS ON ME.
• CHAPTER VII.THE BUCCANEERS TIRE OF THE LIFE ON SHORE, AND DETERMINETO GO AGAIN TO SEA.
• CHAPTER VIII.THE LEGEND OF FOUL-WEATHER DON.
• CHAPTER IX.THE AUTHOR, WITH SUNDRY OF HIS COMRADES, SET OUT FOR THECREEK WHERE HE LEFT HIS BARK, AND THERE BRAVELYCAPTURE A SPANISH SCHOONER.
• CHAPTER X.THEY RETURN WITH THE PRIZE TO THE MARMOUSETTES, ANDNICKY HAMSTRING SHORTLY RELATES HIS HISTORY.
• CHAPTER XI.THE BUCCANEERS PRESENTLY SET SAIL IN THE SCHOONER FORJAMAICA, WITH A RELATION OF THE EVENTS WHICH HAPPENEDTHERE.
• CHAPTER XII.OF THE DEATH OF AN OLD FRIEND.
• CHAPTER XIII.THE BUCCANEERS SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN, AND ARE CHASEDBY A GREAT SHIP OF WAR.
• CHAPTER XIV.THE STRANGE ADVENTURE OF THE UNKNOWN SHOALSAND THE DWARF PILOT.
• CHAPTER XV.AT LENGTH THEY CATCH THE DWARF PILOT, AND HEARSTRANGE THINGS TOUCHING A TREASURE.
• CHAPTER XVI.HOW THE DWARF TURNS TRAITOR, AND OF HIS FATE.
• CHAPTER XVII.OF THEIR UNSUCCESSFUL SEARCH FOR THE SUNKEN TREASURE—WEARYINGAT LENGTH OF THE UNDERTAKING, THEY PURSUETHEIR COURSE—THE LEGEND OF ‘NELL’S BEACON,’ OR THE‘CORPUS SANT.’
• CHAPTER XVIII.A KNAVE OF THE CREW PLAYING WITH COGGED DICE IS KEEL-HAULED.
• CHAPTER XIX.WE CRUISE OFF CARTHAGENA AWAITING THE GALLEON, AND IFALL INTO THE HANDS OF THE SPANIARDS
• CHAPTER XX.I AM TRIED AND TORTURED BY THE SPANIARDS.
• CHAPTER XXI.HOW I ESCAPE FROM THE SPANISH GUARDHOUSE—AM CHASED BYBLOOD-HOUNDS IN THE WOODS, AND HOW AT LENGTH I FIND ASTRANGE ASYLUM.
• CHAPTER XXII.THE FAMILY OF THE SPANISH MERCHANT.
• CHAPTER XXIII.HOW WE SAIL TO JOIN THE PEARL FLEET, AND THE NEGRODIVER’S STORY.
• CHAPTER XXIV.MY ADVENTURES AMONG THE PEARL FISHERS, AND MY ESCAPEFROM THE FLEET.
• CHAPTER XXV.THE PIRAGUA IS PICKED UP BY A GREAT PRIVATEER, AND I FINDMYSELF AMONG NEW SHIPMATES.
• CHAPTER XXVI.THE LEGEND OF THE DEMON WHO HAUNTS POINT MORANT INJAMAICA.
• CHAPTER XXVII.WHAT HAPPENS ABOARD THE ‘SAUCY SUSAN’—AND THE ENDINGOF HER AND HER CREW.
• Chapter 30
• CHAPTER XXVIII.THE FOODLESS BOAT AND THE ISLAND.
• CHAPTER XXIX.THE DISCOVERY OF A NEW WORLD.
• CHAPTER THE LAST.I MEET OLD FRIENDS.
• Transcriber’s Notes
• THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
• Chapter 36

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