Edward Frederick (E.F. ) Knight was an English barrister, soldier, journalist and writer. In 1889 Knight sailed to the island of Trindade off the coast of Brazil in a 64 foot cutter named the Alerte. He was in search of treasure. He wrote the book The Cruise of the Alerte about his journey with detailed descriptions of Trindade.

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  • Edward Frederick (E.F. ) Knight was an English barrister, soldier, journalist and writer. In 1889 Knight sailed to the island of Trindade off the coast of Brazil in a 64 foot cutter named the Alerte. He was in search of treasure. He wrote the book The Cruise of the Alerte about his journey with detailed descriptions of Trindade. He was an influence on children's author Arthur Ransome who used Knight's book Sailing to teach himself how to sail; and in the Swallows and Amazons series as a resource for his fictional characters, who often refer to Knight on Sailing. Ransome also used Knight's descriptions of Trinidade as a model for his fictional Crab Island in the book Peter Duck. During 1890 he visited Kashmir and went travelling in the Himalayas to gather material for his book "Where Three Empires Meet". He visited Ladakh and went on to Gilgit. He arrived in Gilgit in time to become involved in the 1891 British campaign against the minor states of Hunza and Nagar, led by the Resident, Col. Algernon Durand. He was temporarily appointed an officer in charge of some native troops, and acted as a correspondent for The Times.
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  • Edward Frederick (E.F. ) Knight was an English barrister, soldier, journalist and writer. In 1889 Knight sailed to the island of Trindade off the coast of Brazil in a 64 foot cutter named the Alerte. He was in search of treasure. He wrote the book The Cruise of the Alerte about his journey with detailed descriptions of Trindade.
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