Project Gutenberg 2007-10-17 Public domain in the USA. 79 Kingston, William Henry Giles 1814 1880 Kingston, W. H. G. Kingston, W.H.G. Old Jack Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "Old Jack" by W.H.G. Kingston is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story narrates the life of a seaman named Jack Williams, who embarks on a tumultuous maritime career that unfolds in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The plot captures the adventurous and often perilous life at sea, showcasing Jack's experiences aboard various ships, including man-of-wars and merchantmen, as well as his encounters with a variety of characters, such as sailors and cannibals. The opening of "Old Jack" introduces us to young Jack Williams, a boy whose early life is marked by the loss of his mother and the subsequent decline of his father's wellbeing, leading to his tragic death at Donnybrook Fair. After losing his father, Jack is taken under the wing of a tall sailor named Peter Poplar, who offers him a new life at sea aboard the brig "Rainbow". The narrative vividly illustrates Jack’s transformation from an orphaned boy to an aspiring sailor, as well as the stark realities of life on board, including both its hardships and camaraderie, setting the stage for the adventures that lie ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Whaling -- Juvenile fiction Oceania -- Juvenile fiction Sealing -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 892059 892068 2024-09-10T06:17:11.705223 2023-09-10T09:38:43.477297 text/html text/html 902781 2007-10-17T10:36:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 324250 2007-10-17T10:36:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 380071 2024-09-10T06:17:21.086151 application/epub+zip 389959 2024-09-10T06:17:13.472203 application/epub+zip 389959 2024-09-10T06:17:12.477238 application/epub+zip 623838 2024-09-10T06:17:27.171120 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 610985 2024-09-10T06:17:20.253189 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 611187 2022-09-11T03:44:42.622778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 883194 883169 2024-09-10T06:17:10.961245 2023-09-10T09:38:42.656289 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 883092 2007-10-17T10:36:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 334042 2007-10-17T10:36:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18590 2024-09-10T06:17:27.426120 application/rdf+xml 9033 2024-09-10T06:17:12.826202 image/jpeg 2467 2024-09-10T06:17:12.651199 image/jpeg 369201 2024-09-10T06:17:11.784207 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