Project Gutenberg 2007-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 73 Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael) 1825 1894 Ballantyne, Robert Michael The Life of a Ship Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Life of a Ship from the Launch to the Wreck" by R. M. Ballantyne is a children's adventure novel written during the Victorian era. The story centers on the character of a young boy named Davy who dreams of life at sea. Through his experiences, the narrative explores themes of adventure, resilience, and the unpredictability of maritime life. The plot follows Davy's journey as he witnesses the construction of a ship, the "Fair Nancy", and ultimately serves as a boy-seaman aboard her. After a series of adventures at sea, including intense storms and sea sickness, the ship is tragically wrecked on a hostile shore. Davy and the crew face numerous challenges as they attempt to survive, including the construction of a raft for escape. Throughout these trials, the story highlights Davy's growth from an eager lad to a brave young man, culminating in their eventual rescue and return home. The narrative serves as both an engaging tale of adventure and a cautionary exploration of the harsh realities sailors faced during that period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction Rescues -- Juvenile fiction Shipwrecks -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Ships -- Juvenile fiction Fishers -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 64288 64297 2024-09-09T10:58:52.466309 2023-09-10T04:01:41.371910 text/html text/html 61083 2007-06-07T11:07:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 21907 2007-06-07T11:07:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 67166 2024-09-09T10:58:56.009279 application/epub+zip 66099 2024-09-09T10:58:53.887292 application/epub+zip 66099 2024-09-09T10:58:53.032294 application/epub+zip 142381 2024-09-09T10:58:57.665273 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135183 2024-09-09T10:58:55.428270 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135375 2022-09-10T09:02:23.485559 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 56000 55975 2024-09-09T10:58:52.221338 2023-09-10T04:01:41.163899 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 55920 2007-06-07T11:07:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21602 2007-06-07T11:07:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19912 2024-09-09T10:58:57.797260 application/rdf+xml 11399 2024-09-09T10:58:53.373298 image/jpeg 3168 2024-09-09T10:58:53.203283 image/jpeg 66378 2024-09-09T10:58:52.473308 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