Project Gutenberg 2008-01-17 Public domain in the USA. 248 Smiles, Samuel Smiles, Samuel 1812 1904 A Boy's Voyage Round the World Produced by Thierry Alberto, Diane Monico, and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Boy's Voyage Round the World" by Samuel Smiles is a non-fiction travel narrative written in the late 19th century. It recounts the experiences of Smiles' young son during a sea voyage that begins in England and takes him to Australia and back, emphasizing the adventurous spirit of youth along with the educational value of travel. The opening of the narrative establishes the context for the voyage, detailing how the journey was prompted by the young boy's struggle with health issues. Initially sent away on a long sea voyage to recover his health, he becomes immersed in life aboard the ship, capturing both the excitement of setting sail and the challenges of enduring the elements at sea. His observations include a mix of practical details about ship life, along with vivid depictions of the environment and the people he encounters, all while maintaining a youthful and curious perspective that invites readers into the adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Voyages around the world Australia -- Description and travel G Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 581189 581196 2024-09-10T11:09:23.365227 2023-09-11T04:35:55.129813 text/html text/html 578734 2008-01-17T05:43:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1059060 2008-01-17T05:49:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1358270 2024-09-10T11:09:38.486178 application/epub+zip 1359500 2024-09-10T11:09:27.485186 application/epub+zip 282725 2024-09-10T11:09:24.652225 application/epub+zip 1930353 2024-09-10T11:09:44.634147 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1880865 2024-09-10T11:09:35.378169 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 474640 2022-09-11T09:33:50.920256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485666 485564 2024-09-10T11:09:22.012227 2023-09-11T04:35:53.847785 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 485560 2008-01-17T05:43:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 191086 2008-01-17T05:49:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 485620 2008-01-17T05:49:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 190975 2008-01-17T05:49:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20358 2024-09-10T11:09:44.800088 application/rdf+xml 14918 2024-09-10T11:09:25.082202 image/jpeg 3786 2024-09-10T11:09:24.849186 image/jpeg 1117721 2024-09-10T11:09:23.453196 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