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The Man Without a Country Aboard a Navy Vessel
A tale about Nolan known as the Iron Mask, his forced isolation at sea, a ball aboard a warship with Mrs. Graff, and his later courage on deck during a naval duel. The narrator recalls Nolan’s shyness, the circle of officers, and the storms of longing for home that marked his life at sea.
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Wsho
Shaw
Nolan
Navy
Alexandria
Cairo
Pyramids
America
Hemisphere
United States
Napoleon
Canning
New York
Phillips
Cape of Good Hope
Cape
Indian Ocean
Philips
Old Shaw
Bermudas
Flechier
Windward Islands
Warren
Mediterranean
Janes
Lady Hamilton
Hamilton
Shubrick
Miss Rutledge
Mr. Nolan
Philadelphia
Europe
Vesuvius
George Pong
Junius
Thomas Jefferson
Pons