The Cruise of the Alerte
| Author | Edward Frederick Knight |
|---|---|
| Genre | Travel |
Publication date | 1890 |
The Cruise of the Alerte: The Narrative of a Search for Treasure on the Desert Island of Trinidad (1890) is a travel narrative by Edward Frederick Knight. In 1889, Knight sailed to Trindade in a 64-foot yawl named the Alerte.
At the time, it was the only detailed written account of the island.
Arthur Ransome used the descriptions from Knight's book as a basis for the geographical features of Crab Island in his book Peter Duck, except that he set the island further north in the Caribbean Sea.