Project Gutenberg 2007-05-09 Public domain in the USA. 78 Kingston, William Henry Giles 1814 1880 Kingston, W. H. G. Kingston, W.H.G. Webb, Archibald 1887 1944 Webb, A. B. (Archibald Bertram) Webb, Arch. Webb, Archie From Powder Monkey to Admiral: A Story of Naval Adventure Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "From Powder Monkey to Admiral: A Story of Naval Adventure" by W.H.G. Kingston is a historical adventure novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows the journey of three boys, Jack, Tom, and Bill, who join the British Navy as powder monkeys at the lowest rating and aspire to rise through the ranks, with one of them set on becoming an admiral. Kingston illustrates themes of bravery, camaraderie, and the pursuit of honor amidst the backdrop of naval warfare. The opening of the narrative introduces Jack, Tom, and Bill as they board the frigate "Foxhound", setting the scene for their naval adventures. Each boy comes with a distinct background: Bill is a London orphan, Tom is a runaway from a solicitor's household, and Jack is the son of a fisherman. As they adjust to the chaotic life on the ship, they begin their training as powder monkeys, tasked with supporting the crew during naval exercises. The chapter paints a vivid picture of their initial experiences at sea, highlighting their fears and ambitions, as well as the various colorful characters they encounter among the crew and press-gang. The scene effectively establishes the boys' camaraderie and sets the stage for the challenges and battles they will face throughout their naval journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sailing -- Juvenile fiction Treasure troves -- Juvenile fiction Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction Ship captains -- Juvenile fiction Rescues -- Juvenile fiction Shipwrecks -- Juvenile fiction Smugglers -- Juvenile fiction Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 18th century -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - British Browsing: Fiction 722204 722214 2024-09-09T09:35:03.340210 2023-09-09T11:46:48.377036 text/html text/html 735956 2007-05-09T06:18:08 text/html 338794 2007-05-09T06:18:10 text/html application/zip 424615 2024-09-09T09:35:14.419663 application/epub+zip 435988 2024-09-09T09:35:06.463190 application/epub+zip 329245 2024-09-09T09:35:05.252224 application/epub+zip 762935 2024-09-09T09:35:20.208675 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 749464 2024-09-09T09:35:13.521682 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 599083 2022-09-10T07:18:31.275570 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 694494 694469 2024-09-09T09:35:02.147222 2023-09-09T11:46:47.278011 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 694234 2007-05-09T06:18:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 249465 2007-05-09T06:18:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21464 2024-09-09T09:35:20.364648 application/rdf+xml 23666 2024-09-09T09:35:05.643217 image/jpeg 4735 2024-09-09T09:35:05.448188 image/jpeg 411363 2024-09-09T09:35:03.413246 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