Project Gutenberg 2007-10-31 Public domain in the USA. 56 Kingston, William Henry Giles 1814 1880 Kingston, W. H. G. Kingston, W.H.G. The Two Whalers; Or, Adventures in the Pacific Reading ease score: 73.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Two Whalers; Or, Adventures in the Pacific" by W.H.G. Kingston is a maritime adventure novel written in the mid-19th century. It follows the journey of a young boy named Jack who embarks on a whaling voyage aboard the ship "Eagle." The narrative introduces themes of maritime life, camaraderie, and the challenges faced while exploring the treacherous waters of the Pacific. At the start of the story, Jack, a teenager from Deal, is inspired to take to the sea after his brother Bill returns from his own maritime adventures. Jack attends a nautical college and excels in his studies before sailing with Captain Hake. The opening captures Jack's excitement and trepidation as he navigates early challenges, including rough weather and encounters with mutineers and pirates. Jack's relationship with fellow apprentice Andrew Medley hints at the camaraderie and mutual support that will be essential throughout their perilous journey into the vast Pacific Ocean. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction Sailors -- Juvenile fiction Whaling -- Juvenile fiction Whalers (Persons) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 182786 2024-10-10T07:37:01.885475 2023-09-10T10:20:16.212432 text/html text/html 181117 2007-10-31T08:47:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 116135 2007-10-31T08:48:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 210867 2024-10-10T07:37:09.168456 application/epub+zip 213129 2024-10-10T07:37:05.871460 application/epub+zip 123821 2024-10-10T07:37:04.467456 application/epub+zip 413054 2024-10-10T07:37:11.557471 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405743 2024-10-10T07:37:08.273471 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316658 2022-09-11T04:41:40.181267 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174043 174018 2024-10-10T07:37:01.390485 2023-09-10T10:20:15.848429 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 173858 2007-10-31T08:47:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 65296 2007-10-31T08:48:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21049 2024-10-10T07:37:11.694415 application/rdf+xml 21711 2024-10-10T07:37:05.020442 image/jpeg 4840 2024-10-10T07:37:04.738453 image/jpeg 209096 2024-10-10T07:37:01.905477 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