Project Gutenberg 2010-11-29 Public domain in the USA. 52 Kingston, William Henry Giles 1814 1880 Kingston, W. H. G. Kingston, W.H.G. The Perils and Adventures of Harry Skipwith by Land and Sea Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Perils and Adventures of Harry Skipwith by Land and Sea" by W.H.G. Kingston is a fictional novel written in the mid-19th century. The book narrates the thrilling escapades of Harry Skipwith, a young man driven by an insatiable desire for adventure and exploration. As he sets off to travel across the globe, the story promises to unveil encounters with diverse cultures and perilous situations. The opening of the novel introduces Harry's adventurous spirit influenced by a lineage of explorers and adventurers in his family. He makes an impulsive decision to leave home, driven by tales of distant lands and a longing for excitement. As he embarks on his journey aboard a ship, Harry encounters various challenges, including a harrowing accident on the Mississippi River that leads to his struggle for survival amidst drowning passengers and a fierce alligator. The beginning of the story sets the stage for an action-filled adventure, where Harry's bravery and quick thinking are put to the test as he rescues a fellow passenger, Peter, amidst chaos and danger. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Adventure stories Indians of North America -- Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Canada -- Juvenile fiction Shipwrecks -- Juvenile fiction Slavery -- Juvenile fiction Frontier and pioneer life -- Canada -- Juvenile fiction Black people -- Juvenile fiction Frontier and pioneer life -- United States -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 503217 503222 2024-09-14T12:20:42.403937 2023-09-15T07:16:31.591346 text/html text/html 504809 2010-11-29T14:21:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 2872195 2010-11-29T14:21:52 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 3085387 2024-09-14T12:20:50.925873 application/epub+zip 3090525 2024-09-14T12:20:45.459900 application/epub+zip 263039 2024-09-14T12:20:44.256898 application/epub+zip 3362590 2024-09-14T12:20:55.348901 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3338433 2024-09-14T12:20:50.027874 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370073 2022-09-15T16:03:25.444818 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 488958 488933 2024-09-14T12:20:41.682936 2023-09-15T07:16:30.930334 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 488814 2010-11-29T14:21:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 187037 2010-11-29T14:21:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20897 2024-09-14T12:20:55.488824 application/rdf+xml 24052 2024-09-14T12:20:44.625885 image/jpeg 4770 2024-09-14T12:20:44.439892 image/jpeg 2948865 2024-09-14T12:20:42.542888 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