The Captain of the Wight
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- First published
- 1889
- Pages
- 242Digital edition
- Language
- English
- Reading difficulty
- 6 of 10
A little about the story
It is 1488, and a young squire on the Isle of Wight dreams of knighthood. When Sir Edward Woodville, Captain of the Wight and Lord of Carisbrooke Castle, gathers men to fight in Brittany, the boy is swept into a world of tournaments, falconry, castle life and war.
Frank Cowper knew the island intimately, and he fills this historical romance with the colour and detail of late medieval life.
Things You May Not Know About The Captain of the Wight
- Subtitled A Romance of Carisbrooke Castle in 1488.
- A real expedition. Sir Edward Woodville led islanders to Brittany in 1488, and very few came back.
- Illustrated by the author, who also wrote Cædwalla.
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Part of Freebookia's children's classics collection, added November 2026.
