Project Gutenberg 2007-11-06 Public domain in the USA. 49 Fenn, George Manville 1831 1909 Fenn, G. M. (George Manville) Fenn, G. Manville (George Manville) Overend, William Heysham 1851 1898 Overend, W. H. (William Heysham) Overend, W.H. Jack at Sea: All Work and No Play Made Him a Dull Boy Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "Jack at Sea: All Work and No Play Made Him a Dull Boy" by George Manville Fenn is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story focuses on a young boy named Jack Meadows, who is bright academically but lacks the vigor and health associated with outdoor activities. Concerned for Jack's health, his father, Sir John, decides to take him on a sailing adventure around the world, believing that this will help him overcome his sedentary lifestyle and push him into a more active and robust existence. The opening of the novel introduces the relationship between Jack and his father, showcasing Sir John's frustration with Jack's constant indoor studying and pale appearance. Sir John enlists the help of their family doctor, who ultimately prescribes a sea voyage as the remedy for Jack's ailments. As preparations for the voyage commence, Jack exhibits reluctance and anxiety about leaving his familiar life of books. The discussions reveal the strong bond between the characters, with the father determined to improve his son's health, while Jack grapples with the fear of change and the unknown challenges that lie ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Adventure stories Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Natural history -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 776948 776955 2024-09-10T07:31:29.264804 2023-09-10T10:44:17.458392 text/html text/html 824908 2009-02-01T11:55:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 504151 2009-02-01T14:34:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 592587 2024-09-10T07:31:40.580745 application/epub+zip 605295 2024-09-10T07:31:31.554789 application/epub+zip 356539 2024-09-10T07:31:30.253878 application/epub+zip 959943 2024-09-10T07:31:46.827252 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 952131 2024-09-10T07:31:39.577796 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 612000 2022-09-11T05:14:53.655215 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 726789 726764 2024-09-10T07:31:27.771822 2023-09-10T10:44:16.010378 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 726558 2009-02-01T11:54:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 267522 2009-02-01T14:34:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19760 2024-09-10T07:31:46.985222 application/rdf+xml 23178 2024-09-10T07:31:30.672804 image/jpeg 4950 2024-09-10T07:31:30.468815 image/jpeg 572085 2024-09-10T07:31:29.341800 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 en.wikipedia