Project Gutenberg 2007-06-06 Public domain in the USA. 57 Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael) 1825 1894 Ballantyne, Robert Michael The Young Trawler Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Young Trawler" by R. M. Ballantyne is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the life of young Billy Bright, a fisher-boy from Yarmouth, who embarks on his first fishing trip at sea aboard the "Evening Star", under the watchful eye of his father, David Bright, and the friendly mate, Joe Davidson. The novel portrays the struggles and adventures of fishermen and their families as well as the camaraderie of the fishing community. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Billy and his setting as he prepares for his maiden voyage, filled with pride for being part of the crew. The narrative describes the emotional farewells of the fisher-folk with their loved ones and provides a glimpse into their simple yet vigorous lives. As Billy boards the fishing smack, dressed in his new suit, he begins to understand the realities of sea life, the labor involved, and the challenges he will face ahead. The opening chapters establish a vivid backdrop of the fishing industry and the personal dynamics within a family, setting the stage for Billy's growth and the themes of resilience and adventure that will develop throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction Rescues -- Juvenile fiction Sailors -- Juvenile fiction Death -- Juvenile fiction Shipwrecks -- Juvenile fiction Temperance -- Juvenile fiction Fishers -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 554228 554229 2024-10-09T11:44:14.555179 2023-09-10T03:55:32.622906 text/html text/html 582944 2007-06-06T16:04:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 202274 2007-06-06T16:04:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 277232 2024-10-09T11:44:24.088128 application/epub+zip 284212 2024-10-09T11:44:16.987190 application/epub+zip 284212 2024-10-09T11:44:15.536181 application/epub+zip 506678 2024-10-09T11:44:29.053114 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 493047 2024-10-09T11:44:22.976123 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 468118 2022-09-10T08:52:51.272513 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 520293 520268 2024-10-09T11:44:13.508189 2023-09-10T03:55:31.623858 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 520212 2007-06-06T16:04:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 202398 2007-06-06T16:04:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21439 2024-10-09T11:44:29.200095 application/rdf+xml 13394 2024-10-09T11:44:16.109216 image/jpeg 3687 2024-10-09T11:44:15.820167 image/jpeg 266959 2024-10-09T11:44:14.604190 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