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Abandoned as a baby and brought up on parish charity, Jack Holborn longs to leave cold-hearted England. So he stows away on a ship bound for Africa, but discovers, too late, that he has fallen in with a pirate crew. This tale of non-stop adventure was Leon Garfield's first published book.
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Editions
8 editions- Paperback · English · 2000Oxford University Press · 224 pages · 9780192750334
- Hardcover · English · 1965Random House Trade · 9780394813233
- Paperback · EnglishJack Holborn (Oxford Children's Modern Classics)Oxford University Press · 224 pages · 9780192719201
- Other · English · 1999Jack Holborn (Oxford Children's Modern Classics)Oxford University Press · 218 pages · 9780192718082
- Other · English · 1984Kestrel Books · 9780722650882
- Other · English · 1969Longmans Young Books · 9780582150881
PiratesJuvenile fictionFictionAdventure and adventurersOrphansStowawaysEnglish Adventure storiesJuvenile literature
