Project Gutenberg 2010-11-29 Public domain in the USA. 120 Kingston, William Henry Giles 1814 1880 Kingston, W. H. G. Kingston, W.H.G. Alone on an Island Reading ease score: 76.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "Alone on an Island" by William Henry Giles Kingston is a novel written during the Victorian era. Set in the midst of maritime adventures, the book largely revolves around themes of survival, faith, and personal growth as it tells the story of a young boy, Humphry Gurton, who finds himself stranded on a deserted island after a mutiny on the ship he serves. The narrative begins with Humphry’s troubled life as he boards the privateer ship "Wolf" to escape his hardships, but soon he is caught in a chaotic mutiny where the crew takes control of the ship. Choosing to avoid the crew's dangerous lifestyle, Humphry opts for solitude on an uninhabited island. Throughout the story, he learns to adapt by fishing, gardening, and utilizing his surroundings to survive. His isolation transforms his character as he reflects on spirituality and ultimately leads to a profound friendship with a fellow shipmate, Ned Hadow, who unexpectedly appears on the island after learning from his own harrowing experiences. This novel captures not only the physical challenges of surviving alone in nature but also explores themes of redemption and the value of companionship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sea stories Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Islands -- Juvenile fiction Shipwrecks -- Juvenile fiction Robinsonades PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 100481 100140 2025-02-14T07:07:49.170376 2023-09-15T07:15:51.970021 text/html text/html 97032 2010-11-29T10:37:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 303524 2010-11-29T10:37:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 326340 2025-02-14T07:07:55.233374 application/epub+zip 326544 2025-02-14T07:07:52.434352 application/epub+zip 94262 2025-02-14T07:07:51.125372 application/epub+zip 406473 2025-02-14T07:07:57.258338 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395433 2025-02-14T07:07:54.379342 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160108 2022-09-15T16:02:21.052778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 89483 89458 2025-02-14T07:07:48.758396 2023-09-15T07:15:51.707003 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 89395 2010-11-29T10:37:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33842 2010-11-29T10:37:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20617 2025-02-14T07:07:57.383315 application/rdf+xml 10242 2025-02-14T07:07:51.657386 image/jpeg 2647 2025-02-14T07:07:51.389348 image/jpeg 380773 2025-02-14T07:07:49.185364 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