Project Gutenberg 2007-05-21 Public domain in the USA. 152 Marryat, Frederick 1792 1848 Marryat, Captain Marryat, F. W. (Frederick W.) Marryatt, Captain Marryat, Kapitein Jacob Faithful Reading ease score: 76.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "Jacob Faithful" by Captain Frederick Marryat is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story chronicles the unique life and adventures of Jacob Faithful, a boy raised on a small river-barge called a lighter navigating the River Thames in London. The book promises an engaging exploration of Jacob's upbringing, as well as a vivid portrayal of life along the Thames during this period. At the start of the narrative, Jacob introduces himself, recounting the peculiarities of his parents and the unfortunate sequence of events that lead to him becoming an orphan at a young age. His mother, plagued by a drinking problem, meets a tragic end, while his father’s drinking habits result in his demise in the river. Left alone at just eleven years old, Jacob takes charge of the lighter but is soon drawn into a new life on land as he navigates the challenges of growing up as a charity schoolboy. The opening chapters set the stage for Jacob's journey from a carefree boy of the river to a more complex character as he adapts to the realities of his circumstances and future prospects. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Orphans -- Fiction Sea stories Thames River (England) -- Fiction Picaresque literature Seafaring life -- Fiction Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th century -- Fiction Great Britain. Royal Navy -- Officers -- Fiction Barges -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 896077 896078 2024-10-09T10:55:15.599408 2023-09-09T12:14:48.474965 text/html text/html 937626 2007-05-21T15:06:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 319891 2007-05-21T15:06:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 408196 2024-10-09T10:55:28.210328 application/epub+zip 416858 2024-10-09T10:55:18.414462 application/epub+zip 416859 2024-10-09T10:55:16.785409 application/epub+zip 721666 2024-10-09T10:55:35.264299 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 700577 2024-10-09T10:55:27.048374 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 669601 2022-09-10T07:59:04.879620 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 852172 852147 2024-10-09T10:55:14.005450 2023-09-09T12:14:47.116965 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 852031 2007-05-21T15:06:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 327885 2007-05-21T15:06:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21477 2024-10-09T10:55:35.401297 application/rdf+xml 12327 2024-10-09T10:55:17.366411 image/jpeg 3494 2024-10-09T10:55:17.078393 image/jpeg 382869 2024-10-09T10:55:15.678442 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