JACQUES, Brian - Castaways of the Flying Dutchman - (Excellent Ist Edition Hardcover in Wrapper)

Book still in a great condition - 327 pg..   >>>   A mute teenage boy runs away from his abusive stepfather and ends up aboard the Flying Dutchman as a galley boy. The captain and his crew are all evil and greedy men, and when the captain curses God after failing to conquer the seas, an angel descends and curses the ship and the crew to forever sail the seas as an evil undead symbol of Gods wrath for sinners.    >>>   The Flying Dutchman The legend of the wind-tattered ghost ship and its mad sea captain, cursed to sail forever, has been passed down throughout the centuries. But what of the boy and his dog who are trapped on board that ship? Thus begins one of the mightiest of Brian Jacques' stories, as boy and dog set off on an eternal journey, braving icy winds and waves to arrive on strange shores, and explore new places and times, including Chapelville, a sleepy Victorian town, replete with a bully and a mystery to solve.   * Teen Reading *