Project Gutenberg 2006-10-14 Public domain in the USA. 137 Tracy, Louis 1863 1928 Holmes, Gordon The Stowaway Girl Produced by Al Haines "The Stowaway Girl" by Louis Tracy is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story primarily revolves around Iris Yorke, who defies her domineering uncle and societal expectations by stowing away on the ship Andromeda, seeking adventure and escape from an unwanted marriage to Mr. Bulmer, a man she despises. The plot unfolds with Iris navigating the complexities of ship life, her relationship with the crew, and the dangers that lurk both at sea and within the ship's command. At the start of the book, Iris Yorke's relationship with her uncle David Verity is introduced during a tense lunch where he pressures her to marry Bulmer for financial reasons, unveiling his dire circumstances as a ship owner. Distraught by this proposal and feeling trapped, Iris confides in herself about her thoughts on poverty versus marriage to a "horrid old man." After deciding to take control of her fate, she secretly boards the Andromeda, leading to unexpected encounters and challenges as she attempts to balance her independence with the need for protection on her perilous voyage. The beginning sets a foundation for both her character development and the broader themes of love, courage, and self-determination amidst evolving tensions and sea adventures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sea stories Adventure stories Shipwrecks -- Juvenile fiction Stowaways -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 533278 528302 2024-09-08T12:40:36.968536 2023-09-09T04:53:15.839449 text/html text/html 523625 2006-10-14T07:58:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 389042 2006-10-14T07:58:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 451686 2024-09-08T12:40:44.941509 application/epub+zip 459751 2024-09-08T12:40:38.524549 application/epub+zip 267532 2024-09-08T12:40:37.590566 application/epub+zip 677205 2024-09-08T12:40:49.708516 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 655956 2024-09-08T12:40:44.265509 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464309 2022-09-09T09:59:56.764016 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 493033 493029 2024-09-08T12:40:35.599569 2023-09-09T04:53:14.572438 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 492959 2006-10-14T07:58:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 198307 2006-10-14T07:58:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 492950 2006-10-14T07:58:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 198232 2006-10-14T07:58:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20854 2024-09-08T12:40:49.847459 application/rdf+xml 14224 2024-09-08T12:40:37.954528 image/jpeg 3676 2024-09-08T12:40:37.771523 image/jpeg 440501 2024-09-08T12:40:37.027551 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