Project Gutenberg 2005-06-05 Public domain in the USA. 83 Marryat, Frederick 1792 1848 Marryat, Captain Marryat, F. W. (Frederick W.) Marryatt, Captain Marryat, Kapitein Japhet, in Search of a Father Produced by Ted Garvin, Daniel Mahu, Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Japhet, in Search of a Father" by Frederick Marryat is a novel written in the mid-19th century. This tale revolves around a young man's quest for his identity and origins, primarily focusing on the character Japhet, who embarks on adventures stemming from his upbringing in a foundling hospital. The story is rich with humor and satire, as it explores themes of self-discovery and societal interactions. At the start of the narrative, readers are introduced to Japhet, who recounts his unusual entry into the world, left at the Foundling Hospital as a baby. His early life is shaped by a series of whimsical and chaotic events involving various characters, including Mr. Cophagus, an apothecary who takes him in as an apprentice. Japhet's charm, appearance, and knack for deception lead him through a series of professions and encounters, all while he grapples with his mysterious parentage and the longing to know his father. The opening sets the stage for a humorous yet thought-provoking journey of self-exploration and the quest for belonging. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en England -- Fiction Foundlings -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 879018 876670 2024-09-07T07:39:15.134644 2023-09-07T09:18:58.712599 text/html text/html 879446 2020-12-14T13:54:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 313080 2020-12-14T13:54:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 373490 2024-09-07T07:39:25.812563 application/epub+zip 395330 2024-09-07T07:39:16.904630 application/epub+zip 395331 2024-09-07T07:39:15.882644 application/epub+zip 690750 2024-09-07T07:39:33.152042 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 633641 2024-09-07T07:39:25.019591 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 633687 2022-09-08T00:46:01.326512 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 831070 830948 2024-09-07T07:39:13.212620 2023-09-07T09:18:56.903567 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 830754 2020-12-14T13:54:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 307472 2020-12-14T13:54:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 830750 2020-12-14T13:54:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 307392 2020-12-14T13:54:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20628 2024-09-07T07:39:33.292028 application/rdf+xml 11346 2024-09-07T07:39:16.250628 image/jpeg 2789 2024-09-07T07:39:16.067609 image/jpeg 364820 2024-09-07T07:39:15.207658 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