Project Gutenberg 2007-11-06 Public domain in the USA. 66 Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael) 1825 1894 Ballantyne, Robert Michael The Lively Poll: A Tale of the North Sea Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Lively Poll: A Tale of the North Sea" by R. M. Ballantyne is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the lives of fishermen in the North Sea, particularly focusing on the admiral of a fishing fleet, Manx Bradley, and the crew of the fishing smack called the Lively Poll. The narrative delves into themes of camaraderie, the challenges of life at sea, and the struggle against the vices that plague the fishermen, including alcohol and gambling, while also highlighting efforts of missionaries trying to bring salvation to these men. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the bustling life of the North Sea fishing fleet, led by the admiral, and the daily grind of these fishermen who brave the elements to catch fish. The captain of the Lively Poll, Stephen Lockley, and his crew engage in the night’s strenuous work of hauling in the nets while dealing with the dangers of the sea. The narrative quickly establishes the characters’ dynamics, their banter, and the underlying social issues they face, such as addiction and moral dilemmas. The opening sets up not only the challenges of fishing but also the personal trials of the characters, particularly Fred Martin, who is recovering from an illness and grappling with life choices influenced by temptations around him. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christian life -- Fiction Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen -- Fiction Fishers -- Great Britain -- Fiction Fishers -- Religious life -- Fiction Missions -- Great Britain -- Fiction PR PZ Text Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Fiction 224065 224074 2024-09-10T07:31:54.476186 2023-09-10T10:44:39.951095 text/html text/html 232135 2007-11-06T15:03:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 81567 2007-11-06T15:03:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 134311 2024-09-10T07:31:59.738141 application/epub+zip 136755 2024-09-10T07:31:56.086175 application/epub+zip 136756 2024-09-10T07:31:55.141184 application/epub+zip 295301 2024-09-10T07:32:02.491175 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285127 2024-09-10T07:31:59.079184 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257434 2022-09-11T05:15:23.842446 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 206527 206502 2024-09-10T07:31:53.996173 2023-09-10T10:44:39.381099 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 206376 2007-11-06T15:03:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 81328 2007-11-06T15:03:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20227 2024-09-10T07:32:02.626138 application/rdf+xml 15455 2024-09-10T07:31:55.492174 image/jpeg 3835 2024-09-10T07:31:55.316169 image/jpeg 132094 2024-09-10T07:31:54.499174 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