Project Gutenberg 2007-10-31 Public domain in the USA. 65 Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael) 1825 1894 Ballantyne, Robert Michael The Story of the Rock Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Story of the Rock" by R. M. Ballantyne is a historical novel written during the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around the ambitious story of the Eddystone lighthouse and the family involved in its construction, spanning multiple attempts and failures. With engaging characters like John Potter, a stone cutter turned lighthouse keeper, and his mischievous son Tommy, the book explores themes of perseverance, engineering, and the challenges faced when confronting nature's fury. The opening of the novel introduces us to the initial attempts to build the Eddystone lighthouse, focusing on a family, particularly the interactions between John Potter and his son Tommy. John Potter’s frustrations with his tempestuous wife, Mrs. Potter, set a familial tone, while their discussions hint at a past riddled with ambitious projects. Through Tommy's innocent revelations and his father's determined character, we see the enthusiasm surrounding the dangerous and challenging task of constructing a lighthouse in treacherous waters. The early recollections of failed structures and adventurous incidents, like being captured by a French warship, enrich the backdrop against which these characters develop. Overall, this lays the foundation for an adventurous tale interwoven with historical events. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction Sailors -- Juvenile fiction Shipwrecks -- Juvenile fiction Lighthouses -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 178863 178872 2024-09-10T07:06:54.796930 2023-09-10T10:22:15.695430 text/html text/html 180519 2020-01-09T11:53:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 64632 2020-01-09T11:53:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 110565 2024-09-10T07:06:59.300898 application/epub+zip 112826 2024-09-10T07:06:56.253903 application/epub+zip 112826 2024-09-10T07:06:55.394897 application/epub+zip 211563 2024-09-10T07:07:01.620871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 203493 2024-09-10T07:06:58.707873 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 203567 2022-09-11T04:44:50.402290 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 167155 167130 2024-09-10T07:06:54.311911 2023-09-10T10:22:15.369419 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 166939 2020-01-09T11:53:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 65121 2020-01-09T11:53:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19656 2024-09-10T07:07:01.754859 application/rdf+xml 11517 2024-09-10T07:06:55.730909 image/jpeg 3146 2024-09-10T07:06:55.562899 image/jpeg 108894 2024-09-10T07:06:54.813899 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