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A simple Welsh fisherman finds his life forever changed after a mysterious shipwreck leaves a young child in his care. As the girl grows, a dark secret involving stolen jewels and aristocrats threatens to shatter their peaceful existence. This seafaring drama explores the bonds of chosen family and the inevitable collision between different social worlds.
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GenreHistorical Fiction
Length21 hrs 41 mins
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Publish dateFeb 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I. FISHERMAN DAVY A FISH OUT OF WATER.
32CHAPTER XXXVI. UNDER FAIRER AUSPICES.
2CHAPTER II. HUNGER DRIVES HIM A-FISHING.
33CHAPTER XXXVII. TWO POOR CHILDREN.
3CHAPTER III. THE FISH ARE AS HUNGRY AS HE IS.
34CHAPTER XXXVIII. A FINE OLD GENTLEMAN.
4CHAPTER IV. HE LANDS AN UNEXPECTED FISH.
35CHAPTER XL. FORCIBLE EJECTMENT.
5CHAPTER V. A LITTLE ORPHAN MERMAID.
36CHAPTER XLI. THE RIGHT MAN IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
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6CHAPTER VI. FINDS A HOME OF SOME SORT.
37CHAPTER XLII. THE LITTLE MAID, AND THE MIDSHIPMAN.
7CHAPTER VIII. CHILDREN WILL BE CHILDREN.
38CHAPTER XLIII. A FINE PRICE FOR BARDIE.
8CHAPTER IX. SANDHILLS TURNED TO SAND-HOLES.
39CHAPTER XLIV. PROVIDES FOR EDUCATION.
9CHAPTER X. UNDER THE ROCK.
40CHAPTER XLV. INTRODUCES A REAL HERO.
10CHAPTER XI. A WRECKER WRECKED.
41CHAPTER XLVI. AFTER SEVEN YEARS.
11CHAPTER XII. HOW TO SELL FISH.
42CHAPTER XLVII. MISCHIEF IN A HOUSEHOLD.
12CHAPTER XIII. THE CORONER AND THE CORONET.
43CHAPTER XLVIII. A BREATHLESS DISINTERMENT.
13CHAPTER XIV. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EVIDENCE.
44CHAPTER XLIX. ONE WHO HAS INTERRED HIMSELF.
14CHAPTER XV. A VERDICT ON THE JURY.
45CHAPTER L. A BRAVE MAN RUNS AWAY.
15CHAPTER XVI. TRUTH LIES SOMETIMES IN A WELL.
46CHAPTER LI. TRIPLE EDUCATION.
16CHAPTER XVII. FOR A LITTLE CHANGE OF AIR.
47CHAPTER LII. GREAT MARCH OF INTELLECT.
17CHAPTER XVIII. PUBLIC APPROBATION.
48CHAPTER LIII. BEATING UP FOR THE NAVY.
18CHAPTER XIX. A CRAFT BEYOND THE LAW.
49CHAPTER LIV. TAMING OF THE SAVAGES.
19CHAPTER XX. CONFIDENTIAL INTERCOURSE.
50CHAPTER LV. UPON FOREIGN SERVICE.
20CHAPTER XXII. ANOTHER DISAPPOINTMENT.
51CHAPTER LVI. EXILES OF SOCIETY.
21CHAPTER XXIII. INTO GOOD SOCIETY.
52CHAPTER LVII. MANY WEAK MOMENTS.
22CHAPTER XXIV. SOUND INVESTMENTS.
53CHAPTER LVIII. MORE HASTE, LESS SPEED.
23CHAPTER XXV. A LONG GOOD-BYE.
54CHAPTER LIX. IN A ROCKY BOWER.
24CHAPTER XXVI. BRAUNTON BURROWS.
55CHAPTER LX. NELSON AND THE NILE.
25CHAPTER XXVII. A FINE SPECTACLE.
56CHAPTER LXI. A SAVAGE DEED.
26CHAPTER XXVIII. SOMETHING ABOUT HIM.
57CHAPTER LXII. A RASH YOUNG CAPTAIN.
27CHAPTER XXIX. A VISIT TO A PARSON.
58CHAPTER LXIV. SUSAN QUITE ACQUITS HERSELF.
28CHAPTER XXXII. AMONG THE SAVAGES.
59CHAPTER LXV. SO DOES POOR OLD DAVY.
29CHAPTER XXXIII. IN A STATE OF NATURE.
60CHAPTER LXVI THE MAID AT LAST IS "DENTIFIED."
30CHAPTER XXXIV WAITING AND LEARNING.
61CHAPTER LXVIII. THE OLD PITCHER AT THE WELL AGAIN.
31CHAPTER XXXV. THE POLITE FERRYMAN.
62IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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