Project Gutenberg 2007-09-28 Public domain in the USA. 64 Runciman, Walter Runciman, Baron 1847 1937 Runciman, Walter, Sir The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century Reading ease score: 63.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by StevenGibbs and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Shellback's Progress" by Walter Runciman is a collection of nautical tales written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the lives and adventures of sailors during the 19th century, focusing on various characters that embody the spirit of maritime life, including their camaraderie and struggles against the elements. It aims to capture the essence of seafaring while reflecting on the changes in the maritime profession as the era progressed. The opening of the work introduces readers to the bustling scene of a port with a fleet of sailing vessels preparing to set out to sea. It paints a vivid picture of the sailors aboard, contrasting the camaraderie and rivalries between different classes of sailors, particularly between the apprentices of collier vessels and their more "refined" counterparts. A disagreement between the young crew members leads to a humorous yet chaotic celebration as they prepare for their journeys, showcasing both the bonds of friendship and the harsh realities of seafaring life. The narrative sets the tone for the tales that follow, promising a blend of adventure, humor, and a candid portrayal of sailors' lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sea stories PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 437039 436367 2024-10-10T05:29:09.315712 2023-09-10T08:44:54.951637 text/html text/html 436891 2007-09-28T10:11:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 550578 2007-09-28T10:11:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 790512 2024-10-10T05:29:19.352739 application/epub+zip 796417 2024-10-10T05:29:13.583710 application/epub+zip 233202 2024-10-10T05:29:11.629667 application/epub+zip 984084 2024-10-10T05:29:23.742128 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 970541 2024-10-10T05:29:18.207624 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392359 2022-08-10T12:19:36.256225 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424093 424010 2024-10-10T05:29:08.287810 2023-09-10T08:44:54.370638 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 423944 2007-09-28T10:11:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 165677 2007-09-28T10:11:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 423939 2007-09-28T10:11:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 165634 2007-09-28T10:11:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21192 2024-10-10T05:29:24.369095 application/rdf+xml 14554 2024-10-10T05:29:12.619666 image/jpeg 3860 2024-10-10T05:29:12.136697 image/jpeg 630890 2024-10-10T05:29:09.374700 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