Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2004-10-06 Public domain in the USA. 140 Park, Marmaduke Thrilling Stories Of The Ocean From Authentic Accounts Of Modern Voyagers And Travellers; Designed For The Entertainment And Instruction Of Young People Reading ease score: 61.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Josephine Paolucci, Juliet Sutherland. The scans made available through the generosity of the Internet Archive Children's Library. "Thrilling Stories Of The Ocean" by Marmaduke Park is a collection of adventure tales written in the mid-19th century, designed for the entertainment and education of young readers. The book explores various thrilling maritime experiences based on authentic accounts of modern voyagers and travelers, showcasing the ocean's dangers and wonders through compelling narratives. At the start of the book, readers are introduced to the fearful presence of the white shark, illustrated vividly with descriptions of its size and features. The opening narrative recounts the tale of Volney Beckner, a brave nine-year-old Irish boy who goes to sea with his father. It details his courageous act when he jumps into the water to save a girl who has fallen overboard, heroically confronting a shark in the process. Tragically, while Volney's father is rescued with the girl, Volney meets a heroic but sorrowful fate. This gripping opening sets the tone for the thrilling adventures that will follow in the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sea stories PZ Text Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 322782 301620 2024-10-06T08:48:18.292082 2023-10-06T09:48:25.216467 text/html text/html 296527 2020-12-18T08:47:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 76830316 2020-12-18T08:47:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 66712525 2024-10-06T08:54:38.940085 application/epub+zip 66657596 2024-10-06T08:51:19.914606 application/epub+zip 172787 2024-10-06T08:48:21.523066 application/epub+zip 50976004 2024-10-06T08:54:59.247987 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 50893656 2024-10-06T08:51:36.593036 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 209816 2022-09-07T03:04:27.418914 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 233544 233401 2024-10-06T08:48:15.731147 2023-10-06T09:48:22.582398 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 233470 2020-12-18T08:47:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 89338 2020-12-18T08:47:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 233482 2020-12-18T08:47:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 89325 2020-12-18T08:47:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21160 2024-10-06T08:54:59.528956 application/rdf+xml 13439 2024-10-06T08:48:22.101052 image/jpeg 3339 2024-10-06T08:48:21.810101 image/jpeg 75740470 2024-10-06T08:48:19.436085 application/octet-stream application/zip