Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean

Project Gutenberg's Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean, by E. Hamilton CurreyThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Sea-Wolves of the MediterraneanAuthor: E. Hamilton CurreyRelease Date: October 10, 2004 [EBook #13689]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SEA-WOLVES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN ***Produced by Robert Connal and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team, from images generously provided by theMillion Books Project.SEA-WOLVES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN[Illustration: KHEYR-ED-DIN BARBAROSSA—CORSAIR, ADMIRAL, AND KING.]SEA-WOLVES OF THE MEDITERRANEANTHE GRAND PERIOD OF THE MOSLEM CORSAIRSBY COMMANDER E. HAMILTON CURREY, R.N.WITH PORTRAITS AND ILLUSTRATIONS "Ships be but boards, sailors but men: There be land rats and water rats, land thieves and water thieves, I mean pirates."Merchant of Venice.LONDONJOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET, W1910TO THAT GRACIOUS LADY TO WHOSE COUNSEL ANDENCOURAGEMENT I OWE SO MUCH MORE THAN ANY ONE—SAVE I—CAN IMAGINE…TO MY WIFEI DEDICATE THIS BOOKPREFACEWhen the ship is ready for launching there comes a moment of tense excitement before the dogshores are knockedaway and she slides down the ways. In the case of a ship this excitement is shared by many thousands, who haveassembled to acclaim ...