Project Gutenberg 2007-05-04 Public domain in the USA. 68 Fenn, George Manville 1831 1909 Fenn, G. M. (George Manville) Fenn, G. Manville (George Manville) Wood, Stanley L. 1866 1928 Wood, Stanley Llewellyn The Lost Middy: Being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap Reading ease score: 88.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Lost Middy: Being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap" by George Manville Fenn is a tension-packed novel for teenagers written in the late 19th century. The story follows Aleck, a 16-year-old orphan raised by his uncle, whose primary interest lies in his historical writings. Set along a coastal backdrop, Aleck enjoys sailing but soon finds himself entangled in a dangerous situation involving a press-gang raid and local smugglers. At the start of the novel, a series of events unfolds that lead to Aleck's growing frustration as he battles with a stubborn money-box, setting a tone of youthful impatience. After dealing with his uncle's disapproval and facing off against the local boys who bully him, Aleck is reluctantly drawn into a fight sparked by taunts and provocations, further complicating his relationship with his guardian. The opening chapters vividly depict Aleck's inner turmoil, physical confrontations, and the exploration of themes such as duty, identity, and the struggle against unjust bullying within a tight-knit coastal community. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Adventure stories Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Sailors -- Juvenile fiction Uncles -- Juvenile fiction Smugglers -- Juvenile fiction Prisoners -- Juvenile fiction Midshipmen -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 564828 564829 2024-10-09T09:51:00.837661 2023-09-09T11:26:55.167213 text/html text/html 602678 2007-05-04T16:21:04 text/html 193198 2007-05-04T16:22:24 text/html application/zip 288597 2024-10-09T09:51:12.176632 application/epub+zip 295846 2024-10-09T09:51:04.921631 application/epub+zip 268817 2024-10-09T09:51:03.356661 application/epub+zip 585319 2024-10-09T09:51:17.072576 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 579261 2024-10-09T09:51:11.162734 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 444894 2022-09-10T06:48:02.564894 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 523505 523480 2024-10-09T09:50:59.339661 2023-09-09T11:26:53.980120 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 523319 2007-05-04T16:21:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 191807 2007-05-04T16:22:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21854 2024-10-09T09:51:17.244567 application/rdf+xml 21536 2024-10-09T09:51:03.936633 image/jpeg 4674 2024-10-09T09:51:03.647635 image/jpeg 280903 2024-10-09T09:51:00.886680 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 en.wikipedia