Project Gutenberg 2007-10-17 Public domain in the USA. 78 Kingston, William Henry Giles 1814 1880 Kingston, W. H. G. Kingston, W.H.G. Adrift in a Boat Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "Adrift in a Boat" by W.H.G. Kingston is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story follows two young boys, Harry Merryweather and David Moreton, who embark on a picnic adventure that quickly turns perilous after they get trapped by the tide and find themselves adrift on the open sea. As the plot unfolds, they encounter numerous trials, including a shipwreck, a fierce storm, and the challenge of survival while battling anxiety and uncertainty. At the start of the narrative, a cheerful picnic invites families to a beautiful Cornish beach, where the boys initially enjoy their time until their exploration leads to unexpected danger. As the tide rises, they struggle to find safety and are ultimately swept into a series of dramatic events, including the loss of a companion, the eerie presence of a privateer, and the threat of drowning. The opening chapters establish a gripping scenario of survival against the odds, leaving readers eager to discover how Harry and David navigate their dire circumstances and whether they will find their way home. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sea stories Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Shipwreck survival -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Pirates -- Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Rescues -- Juvenile fiction Survival skills -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 259239 259240 2024-10-10T06:43:09.389376 2023-09-10T09:38:35.396247 text/html text/html 260185 2007-10-17T10:09:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 88047 2007-10-17T10:10:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 167979 2024-10-10T06:43:16.435321 application/epub+zip 170460 2024-10-10T06:43:12.622315 application/epub+zip 151927 2024-10-10T06:43:11.309334 application/epub+zip 296388 2024-10-10T06:43:19.263798 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288222 2024-10-10T06:43:15.610322 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265529 2022-09-11T03:44:26.335647 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249011 248986 2024-10-10T06:43:08.873368 2023-09-10T09:38:35.029222 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 248917 2007-10-17T10:09:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 90808 2007-10-17T10:10:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21382 2024-10-10T06:43:19.390783 application/rdf+xml 11631 2024-10-10T06:43:11.847342 image/jpeg 2949 2024-10-10T06:43:11.576328 image/jpeg 161984 2024-10-10T06:43:09.412351 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