Project Gutenberg 2007-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 75 Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael) 1825 1894 Ballantyne, Robert Michael Fighting the Whales Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "Fighting the Whales" by R. M. Ballantyne is a novel written in the mid-19th century. It recounts the adventures of Bob Ledbury, a young man who embarks on a whaling voyage to support his ailing mother, ultimately delving into the dangers and excitement of hunting whales in the open sea. The narrative promises themes of struggle, camaraderie, and the confrontation between man and nature. At the start of the story, Bob Ledbury, facing financial hardship after the death of his employer, is compelled to seek employment to support his mother. His chance encounter with a gruff sailor, Tom Lokins, leads to an offer to join a whaling ship headed for the South Seas. After securing his mother’s well-being with the help of a kind-hearted stranger, Bob eagerly sets sail. The opening sequence sets the stage for Bob's adventure as he adjusts to life at sea, capturing the astonishment and trepidation that accompany his first experiences in whaling, including facing storms and battling massive creatures of the ocean. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction Natural history -- Juvenile fiction Sailors -- Juvenile fiction Whaling -- Juvenile fiction Whalers (Persons) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Fiction 162699 162700 2024-10-09T11:49:11.081171 2023-09-10T03:59:19.335736 text/html text/html 162528 2007-06-07T09:56:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 56914 2007-06-07T09:56:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 129578 2024-10-09T11:49:18.056143 application/epub+zip 131729 2024-10-09T11:49:14.380142 application/epub+zip 119454 2024-10-09T11:49:12.950158 application/epub+zip 255574 2024-10-09T11:49:20.489115 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247850 2024-10-09T11:49:17.017194 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221481 2022-09-10T08:58:41.710303 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149724 149699 2024-10-09T11:49:10.643168 2023-09-10T03:59:18.897740 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 149645 2007-06-07T09:56:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 57066 2007-06-07T09:56:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21603 2024-10-09T11:49:20.620109 application/rdf+xml 13550 2024-10-09T11:49:13.549141 image/jpeg 3501 2024-10-09T11:49:13.251148 image/jpeg 127308 2024-10-09T11:49:11.097161 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