THE GREAT QUEST
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I gave a quick jerk,—literally my foot was held,—I lost my balance and all but went over.
THE GREAT QUEST
A romance of 1826, wherein are recorded the experiences of Josiah Woods of Topham, and of those others with whom he sailed for Cuba and the Gulf of Guinea.
BY CHARLES BOARDMAN HAWES Author of "The Mutineers"

Illustrated by GEORGE VARIAN
The ATLANTIC MONTHLY PRESS BOSTON
Copyright, 1920, 1921 By THE TORBELL COMPANY (Publishers of The Open Road)
Copyright, 1921 By CHARLES BOARDMAN HAWES
First Impression, September, 1921 Second Impression, January, 1922
Printed in the United States of America
To MY FATHER AND MOTHER