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| Author | James Fenimore Cooper |
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| Original title | Homeward Bound; or The Chase: A Tale of the Sea |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Nautical fiction |
| Published | 1838 (UK), 1838 (US) |
| Pages | 2 vol. |
| Preceded by | The Monikins |
| Followed by | Home as Found: Sequel to Homeward Bound |
Homeward Bound; or The Chase: A Tale of the Sea is an 1838 nautical novel written by American writer James Fenimore Cooper.
The novel by Cooper was published in 1838, under the title Homeward Bound; or The Chase: A Tale of the Sea. Homeward Bound is one of Cooper's capital sea novels. The Literary Gazette called the written work "A most spirited and interesting narrative". [1]
The first American edition was published by Carey, Lea, Blanchard in Philadelphia during the summer of 1838. [2] The work comprised two volumes bound into a single book. [3]
It was succeeded by Cooper's 1838 novel, Home as Found: Sequel to Homeward Bound. [4]
Set in 1835, the Effingham family, descendants of Oliver Effingham from The Pioneers, returns home from Europe aboard the ocean liner Montauk, facing a perilous journey with a violent storm and a skirmish with Arabs off the African coast, with Miss Eve Effingham as the heroine. [5]
