Wolves of the Sea Being a Tale of the Colonies from the Manuscript of One Geoffry Carlyle, Seaman, Narrating Certain Strange Adventures Which Befell Him Aboard the Pirate Craft "Namur"

by Randall Parrish

Randall Parrish (1858-1923) was an American author of dime novels. In 1886 Parish became a Congregational minister. His writings include My Lady of the North, (1904); A Sword of the Old Frontier, (1905); Bob Hampton of Placer, (1906); Historic Illinois, (1906); Beth Norvell, (1907); The Great Plains, (1907); Prisoners of Chance, (1908); and The Last Voyage of the Donna Isabel, (1908). The complete title is Wolves of the Sea: Being a Tale of the Colonies from the Manuscript of One Geoffry Carlyle, Seaman, Narrating Certain Strange Adventures Which Befell Him Aboard the Pirate Craft "Namur." The book is a manuscript written in 1687 by Geoffry Carlyle and passed down through nine generations of his family.

Genres: Adventure, Pirates

Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1918

About the author

American journalist and dime novel writer

Reviews

[Éowyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wolves of the sea being a pulp fiction pirate story of a Victorian-style romance and swashbuckling mutiny, if I remember correctly. An alright read. I enjoyed it a lot before I learned it was not a true story… which just goes to show the value of realistic writing.

[Samrat Gupta · Rating 5 out of 5]

A thrilling story

It is a great pirate story which I've enjoy till the end comes. Randall was undoubtedly a great writer of adventure fictions.

[Diana Gail · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great find - a fabulous yarn!