Project Gutenberg 2007-05-15 Public domain in the USA. 80 Kingston, William Henry Giles 1814 1880 Kingston, W. H. G. Kingston, W.H.G. Marmaduke Merry: A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days Reading ease score: 74.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "Marmaduke Merry: A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days" by William H.G. Kingston is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The book explores the spirited adventures of the young protagonist Marmaduke Merry, as he transitions from a jovial home life in Leicestershire to a challenging naval career aboard the frigate Doris. The story promises to be filled with exciting maritime action and character-driven tales reminiscent of other sea-faring literature from the period. The opening of the tale introduces the Merry family, a cheerful and close-knit household characterized by their good nature and hearty laughter. The narrative swiftly transitions to a pivotal family breakfast, where Marmaduke learns he has the opportunity to become a midshipman on the Doris, a fine frigate. As his parents deliberate on this significant change, Marmaduke reflects on his lack of experience with the sea but is inspired by the adventurous tales of a visiting friend. The chapter captures his resolution to embark on this new journey, alongside his friend Toby Bluff, setting the stage for their forthcoming exploits at sea. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sea stories Midshipmen -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 657166 657167 2024-10-09T10:32:42.326518 2023-09-09T11:57:06.995655 text/html text/html 667367 2007-05-15T14:26:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 236820 2007-05-15T14:26:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 351902 2024-10-09T10:32:53.970477 application/epub+zip 358927 2024-10-09T10:32:46.988491 application/epub+zip 305452 2024-10-09T10:32:45.373496 application/epub+zip 693568 2024-10-09T10:32:59.298412 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 684778 2024-10-09T10:32:52.681476 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 542045 2022-09-10T07:34:13.322641 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 645909 645884 2024-10-09T10:32:41.602650 2023-09-09T11:57:06.416673 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 645629 2007-05-15T14:26:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 243049 2007-05-15T14:26:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19543 2024-10-09T10:32:59.437412 application/rdf+xml 24180 2024-10-09T10:32:45.954485 image/jpeg 4795 2024-10-09T10:32:45.666484 image/jpeg 345840 2024-10-09T10:32:42.386499 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