Project Gutenberg 2007-11-06 Public domain in the USA. 60 Kingston, William Henry Giles 1814 1880 Kingston, W. H. G. Kingston, W.H.G. Robertson, T. Miller, Stephen Tales of the Sea, and of Our Jack Tars Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "Tales of the Sea" by W.H.G. Kingston is a collection of short stories written in the mid-19th century. The book explores maritime themes and adventures, centering primarily around the character "Happy Jack," a spirited young boy who defies his father's wishes to pursue a seafaring life. Throughout the stories, readers can expect a blend of adventure, camaraderie, and the harsh realities of life at sea. At the start of the collection, the first story, "Happy Jack," introduces the titular character as he embarks on a voyage aboard the brig "Naiad". Despite his father's ambition for Jack to enter a respectable profession, Jack yearns for adventure and joyfully heads to sea. The opening chapters illustrate his experiences on the ship, including his adjustment to the rough life of a sailor and the camaraderie he forms with the crew. As the story progresses, readers witness Jack's resilience and humor in the face of adversity, particularly during a harrowing storm that endangers the ship and crew, setting the stage for his character's development and adventures that follow in the other tales. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction Sea stories, English PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Fiction 437285 437296 2024-09-10T07:32:03.344142 2023-09-10T10:44:47.857149 text/html text/html 441134 2007-11-06T15:14:02 text/html 463499 2007-11-06T15:14:18 text/html application/zip 528881 2024-09-10T07:32:09.970138 application/epub+zip 536018 2024-09-10T07:32:05.267115 application/epub+zip 226540 2024-09-10T07:32:04.260167 application/epub+zip 738779 2024-09-10T07:32:13.689070 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 727893 2024-09-10T07:32:09.241111 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419629 2022-09-11T05:15:37.076552 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 425427 425402 2024-09-10T07:32:02.832177 2023-09-10T10:44:47.384164 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 425272 2007-11-06T15:13:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 160922 2007-11-06T15:14:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19252 2024-09-10T07:32:13.830075 application/rdf+xml 16572 2024-09-10T07:32:04.610132 image/jpeg 3948 2024-09-10T07:32:04.436121 image/jpeg 521922 2024-09-10T07:32:03.397172 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