The narrative begins with the auction by the US Government of fictional Spencer Island, located 460 miles off the California coast. The island is uninhabited and there are only two bidders, William W. Kolderup, a very wealthy San Franciscan, and his arch-rival J. R. Taskinar, a resident of Stockton, California. Kolderup wins the auction, buying Spencer Island for four million dollars. J. R. Taskinar mutters, ‘I will be avenged!’ before retiring to his hotel. Godfrey, an idle twenty-two-year-old, lives with Kolderup, his uncle, and Kolderup’s adopted goddaughter, Phina, whom Godfrey has grown to love. Prior to marrying Phina, Godfrey asks to undertake a world tour. Acceding to his desire, his uncle sends Godfrey on a sea voyage around the world on board one of his steamships, the Dream, commanded by Captain Turcott…
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भाषा अंग्रेज़ी ● स्वरूप EPUB ● पेज 147 ● ISBN 9783962557676 ● फाइल का आकार 0.5 MB ● प्रकाशक Serapis Classics ● शहर Vachendorf ● देश DE ● प्रकाशित 2017 ● डाउनलोड करने योग्य 24 महीने ● मुद्रा EUR ● आईडी 5260061 ● कॉपी सुरक्षा के बिना
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