Project Gutenberg 2005-02-21 Public domain in the USA. 89 Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael) 1825 1894 Ballantyne, Robert Michael The Lighthouse Produced by Roy Brown, Wiltshire, England "The Lighthouse" by R.M. Ballantyne is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The story is set around the hazardous Bell Rock off the Scottish coast and revolves around key characters such as Ruby Brand, a young sailor, and two fishermen, Davy Spink and Jock Swankie, who are initially searching for treasures among the wrecks. The novel explores themes of adventure, danger at sea, and the challenges of finding one's place in a treacherous environment. At the start of the story, two fishermen embark on a journey to the Bell Rock, known for its hidden dangers that cause shipwrecks. As they row out to sea, the men engage in casual dialogue about their fishing prospects and the mysterious allure of the rock, which is associated with loss and treasure. The narrative takes a darker turn when they discover the remains of a dead man among wreckage, leading to a tense moment as they grapple with their morality and the spoils of their find. Meanwhile, Ruby Brand, introduced shortly thereafter, faces his own life struggles as he deals with the societal pressures of press-gangs and the tragedy of his father's recent shipwreck, setting up an intertwining web of hardship, resilience, and the human spirit against the backdrop of the sea. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction Rescues -- Juvenile fiction Shipwrecks -- Juvenile fiction Smugglers -- Juvenile fiction Lighthouses -- Juvenile fiction Courtship -- Juvenile fiction Impressment -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 578046 577979 2024-09-07T03:59:06.065978 2023-09-07T06:05:07.002128 text/html text/html 578039 577972 2024-09-07T03:59:06.314015 2023-09-07T06:05:07.179248 text/html text/html 259062 2024-09-07T03:59:13.980023 application/epub+zip 267739 2024-09-07T03:59:07.741977 application/epub+zip 267739 2024-09-07T03:59:06.889970 application/epub+zip 449310 2024-09-07T03:59:18.904889 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 416963 2024-09-07T03:59:13.372911 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 417173 2022-09-07T20:03:26.534374 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 522727 522703 2024-09-07T03:59:05.570013 2023-09-07T06:05:06.517204 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 522614 2020-12-14T03:50:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 202591 2020-12-14T03:50:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 522605 2020-12-14T03:50:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 202558 2020-12-14T03:50:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21759 2024-09-07T03:59:19.041888 application/rdf+xml 10948 2024-09-07T03:59:07.231965 image/jpeg 3108 2024-09-07T03:59:07.060989 image/jpeg 255819 2024-09-07T03:59:06.362968 application/octet-stream application/zip 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 en.wikipedia