She was a brave talk ship yet despite her gilded carvings and her band of crimson her towering sides which were painted black gave her a singularity dark appearance and she put to see with a shadow out of older days aboard a dark cricket was young Philip marsham bread to the sea but who had signed to ship articles in desperation. his future is no brighter than his past for the rose of Devin is is seized in mid-ocean by 12 Mile and plucked from the floating wreck. like it or not Philip marsham is a member of a pirate crew and a hangman waits his return to england. the dark frigate is a classic as remarkable fresh vital as yet as when Charles borwin hawes created it almost 60 years ago with the introduction of Lord Lloyd Alexander designed illustrator Warner chopping and winner of John Newberry middle I love these kind of books that's why they're all through my collection it was written in 71 copyright 1971 I can't read it but I will read it but I can't read it on a podcast.