The Pirate Slaver
by Harry Collingwood
If you're hopelessly landlocked and pining for some high-seas adventure, dive into The Pirate Slaver by Harry Collingwood. Readers of all ages will relish this action-packed tale that pits a British warship against the ingenious and bloodthirsty pirates who troll the waters off the coast of Africa.Harry Collingwood is the pseudonym of William Joseph Cosens Lancaster. The son of a naval officer, Lancaster was educated at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. Poor eye sight meant he could not pursue a career at sea and instead became a civil engineer specialising in harbour design.He wrote prolifically, publishing more than twenty nautically themed novels.