The book A Narrative of the Death of Captain Cook was written by author David Samwell Here you can read free online of A Narrative of the Death of Captain Cook book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is A Narrative of the Death of Captain Cook a good or bad book?
Where can I read A Narrative of the Death of Captain Cook for free?
In our eReader you can find the full English version of the book. Read A Narrative of the Death of Captain Cook Online - link to read the book on full screen.
Our eReader also allows you to upload and read Pdf, Txt, ePub and fb2 books. In the Mini eReder on the page below you can quickly view all pages of the book -
Read Book A Narrative of the Death of Captain Cook
What reading level is A Narrative of the Death of Captain Cook book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
This hostile appearance in- creased, and became more alarming, on the arrival of two men in a canoe from the opposite side of the bay, with the news of a * Keoua Kuahuula and Keoua Peeale. — Ed. 1779 12 chief, called Kareemoo (Kalimo), having been killed by one of the "Discovery's" boats, in their passage across: they had also delivered this account to each of the ships. Upon that informa- tion, the women, vi^ho were sitting upon the beach at their break- fasts, and conversing familiarly with o...ur people in the boats, retired, and a confused murmur spread through the crowd. An old priest came to Captain Cook, with a cocoa nut in his hand, which he held out to him as a present, at the same time singing very loud. He was often desired to be silent, but in vain: he continued importunate and troublesome, and there was no such thing as getting rid of him or his noise : it seemed, as if he meant to divert their attention from his countrymen, who were growing more tumultuous, and arming themselves in every quarter.
User Reviews: