The Taking of the Gry

The Taking of the Gry

"The Taking of the Gry" is a novel by John Masefield published in 1934, and set in the fictional central or South American state of Santa Barbara, also the setting for Odtaa, Sard Harker, and part of The Midnight Folk. The novel is set in 1911, sometime after Don Manuel, the benevolent dictator in Sard Harker, has died. It is an adventure story about the taking of a ship called 'the Gry'. It additionally features the only known map (or, rather, map illustration) of the City of Santa Barbara, and an Appendix setting out fictional historical background to Santa Barbara.


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