Mr. Penrose

An 18th century sailor is cast away in a multi-ethnic New World in this long-neglected classic regarded as the first American novel every written.   Mr. Penrose narrates the adventures of a Llewellin Penrose who flees an unhappy home life to seek his fortune on the high seas. Having learned the sailor’s trade, Penrose survives a series of nautical mishaps, only to be cast adrift on the Mosquito Coast. When rescue finally comes, Penrose refuses to abandon the new home he has made among the I