Miles Wallingford
Novel by James Fenimore Cooper
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Miles Wallingford: Sequel to Afloat and Ashore is an 1844 nautical novel written by American writer James Fenimore Cooper.
AuthorJames Fenimore Cooper
OriginaltitleMiles Wallingford: Sequel to Afloat and Ashore
LanguageEnglish
GenreNautical fiction
 Title page for Miles Wallingford: Sequel to Afloat and Ashore (1873 edition) | |
| Author | James Fenimore Cooper |
|---|---|
| Original title | Miles Wallingford: Sequel to Afloat and Ashore |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Nautical fiction |
| Published | 1844 |
| Preceded by | Afloat and Ashore; or, The Adventures of Miles Wallingford. A Sea Tale |
Background
The novel by Cooper was completed in 1844 in New York, under the title Miles Wallingford: Sequel to Afloat and Ashore[1] and released in the UK as Lucy Hardinge: A Second Series of Afloat and Ashore.[2][3]
It is the sequel to Cooper's 1844 novel, Afloat and Ashore; or, The Adventures of Miles Wallingford. A Sea Tale.[4]
Plot
Set in Ulster County between 1795 and 1805, the novel follows the adventures of Capt. Miles Wallingford Jr., marked by seafaring exploits, intrigue, and romance.