Moonraker (VMC)

1927. Jesse, journalist and author, is the grandniece of Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Moonraker tells the story of Jacky Jack's adventures as cabin-boy on a pirate ship, in 1801 and 1802, from the time he was captured out at sea to the sinking of the Moonraker in the Caribbean. One of the most exciting episodes of all is the captive's experiences in San Domingo, when the ship comes on the scene of the war between the French and Toussaint l'Ouverture, the Negro liberator. The ability to unravel unusual motives behind unusual events and adventures-so brilliantly manifested in Tom Fool, finds perfect material in this story.