The Unbecoming of Johnny Watling: The Early Exploits and Rumbunctious Pre-Captain Log (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798199491563)

On the surface, he is every bit the gentleman: well-dressed, well-spoken, and perfectly capable of reciting his Sunday lessons with admirable charm. But beneath the pressed cuffs and polite bows lies something far more troublesome-a restless spirit with a peculiar fondness for mischief, adventure, and the quiet bending of rules.

Some say notoriety is learned over time. If that is true, then John is only at the very beginning of his education. Yet already, there are signs-small, telling hints-that he possesses what might be called a piratophilic inclination: a natural fascination with the daring, the forbidden, and the thrill of slipping just beyond the reach of order.
And still... he is not without conscience.

For even as he tests the edges of discipline, Young Master John remains-at least in part-a gentleman. A boy who knows his prayers, attends his Sundays (with varying degrees of sincerity), and understands, somewhere deep within, the difference between right and wrong... even if he does not always choose it.

This is not yet the story of a pirate.

This is the story of how one begins.

Author: B. Jane Turnquest
ISBN-13: 9798199491563
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2026
Pages: 278
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d