Project Gutenberg 2010-10-18 Public domain in the USA. 66 Paine, Albert Bigelow 1861 1937 Fogarty, Thomas 1873 1938 Fogarty, Thomas J. 10011536 The Ship-Dwellers: A Story of a Happy Cruise E-text prepared by Annie McGuire from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org) "The Ship-Dwellers: A Story of a Happy Cruise" by Albert Bigelow Paine is a novel written in the early 20th century. This book captures the adventures of a group of travelers embarking on a cruise to the Mediterranean, drawing parallels with the earlier journey of Mark Twain and others in "The Innocents Abroad." The narrator reflects on the long-held dreams of traveling to distant lands, intertwined with childhood memories of family gatherings around books full of adventure and exploration. At the start of the story, the narrator remembers his youthful dreams and the initial impulse to embark on a voyage reminiscent of the "Innocents Abroad." He recounts the lead-up to the cruise, detailing his anticipation and excitement, which is mixed with trepidation as he prepares to leave his familiar life behind. The opening sets a tone rich with nostalgia and humor, introducing the characters aboard the ship, including a young girl named Laura and an assortment of colorful passengers. The narrative is imbued with light-hearted observations about the quirks of ship life and the various personalities they encounter, creating a lively and whimsical backdrop for the journey that lies ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Middle East -- Description and travel DS Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 665853 665706 2024-09-14T10:17:11.383499 2023-09-15T05:28:39.896602 text/html text/html 673317 2010-10-18T14:12:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2135678 2010-10-18T14:18:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2289542 2024-09-14T10:17:22.468464 application/epub+zip 2296149 2024-09-14T10:17:13.832487 application/epub+zip 338741 2024-09-14T10:17:12.452460 application/epub+zip 2570766 2024-09-14T10:17:29.211427 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2502438 2024-09-14T10:17:21.018428 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 520635 2022-09-15T13:34:30.879259 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 598985 598875 2024-09-14T10:17:10.030462 2023-09-15T05:28:38.450563 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 598626 2010-10-18T14:05:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 235063 2010-10-18T14:05:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 598665 2010-10-18T14:05:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 234986 2010-10-18T14:05:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20462 2024-09-14T10:17:29.363403 application/rdf+xml 16788 2024-09-14T10:17:12.848453 image/jpeg 3892 2024-09-14T10:17:12.652445 image/jpeg 2205846 2024-09-14T10:17:11.556448 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