Project Gutenberg 2005-04-23 Public domain in the USA. 185 Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael) 1825 1894 Ballantyne, Robert Michael Gascoyne, The Sandal-Wood Trader: A Tale of the Pacific Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Taavi Kalju and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net. "Gascoyne, The Sandal-Wood Trader: A Tale of the Pacific" by R. M. Ballantyne is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set in the vibrant and dangerous surroundings of the Pacific islands and centers on the character Captain Gascoyne, a sandal-wood trader, who, along with his crew, encounters various challenges and adventures, including confrontations with natives and potential pirates. The narrative combines themes of exploration and moral dilemmas amidst thrilling action. The opening of the story introduces readers to a serene scene aboard the schooner as it idly floats in calm waters. A rugged sailor named John Bumpus, a key character in the tale, provides comic relief while also displaying his strength and jovial spirit. As the captain of the vessel engages in serious conversations with his crew, the tension rises with hints of danger on the horizon, including a mysterious savage stalking a youth named Henry Stuart on the nearby island. The scene swiftly transitions from the tranquility of the schooner to the impending threats posed by the savage and hints at the complexities of trade and warfare within the Pacific. This initial setup effectively establishes the characters and the world, setting the stage for further intrigue and adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Merchant ships -- Fiction Ship captains -- Fiction Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction PR PZ Text Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 651338 651222 2025-03-07T03:56:45.402171 2023-09-07T08:13:18.915659 text/html text/html 672077 2020-12-14T10:54:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 638729 2020-12-14T10:54:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 651505 2025-03-07T03:56:54.310149 application/epub+zip 659136 2025-03-07T03:56:46.935173 application/epub+zip 314590 2025-03-07T03:56:45.913171 application/epub+zip 1215265 2025-03-07T03:57:00.024121 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1175652 2025-03-07T03:56:53.269130 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 478151 2022-09-07T23:10:52.584648 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 625977 625881 2025-03-07T03:56:44.059199 2023-09-07T08:13:17.638651 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 625829 2020-12-14T10:54:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 238787 2020-12-14T10:54:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 625826 2020-12-14T10:54:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 238757 2020-12-14T10:54:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22770 2025-03-07T03:57:00.165090 application/rdf+xml 18739 2025-03-07T03:56:46.013172 image/jpeg 2714 2025-03-07T03:56:45.963171 image/jpeg 637049 2025-03-07T03:56:45.466185 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