Twice Lost

Twice Lost is a young sailors story of shipwreck and perilous adventures in the wilds of Australia. Last day at home-Join the Heroine as a midshipman-Bound for the Pacific-Ordered to touch at Cape Coast Castle-On the look-out for a pirate-Chase her up a river-Our boat attacked-Dicky Popo brings us information-Fight with the pirates-A capture-A schooner blows up-Deliver up our prize to the Commodore-Proceed on our voyage. William Henry Giles Kingston was a writer of adventure tales primarily target for boys. Peter the Whaler had such success that he retired from business and devoted himself to the production of this kind of literature. Over a span of 30 years he wrote nearly 130 books.