Project Gutenberg 2011-08-29 Public domain in the USA. 53 Kingston, William Henry Giles 1814 1880 Kingston, W. H. G. Kingston, W.H.G. Harral, Horace Harral, H. (Horace) Jack Buntline Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "Jack Buntline" by William Henry Giles Kingston is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story follows the life of Jack Buntline, a sailor boy who faces hardship early in life, losing his mother and entering a workhouse before running away to sea. The novel explores themes of adventure, resilience, and the moral dilemmas faced by sailors during this period. At the start of the story, the preface discusses the contrasting images of sailors, highlighting both the gallant heroes and the brutal realities of life at sea. Jack Buntline, introduced as an orphaned boy, is taken on board a ship after expressing his desire to escape the harsh conditions of the workhouse. The narrative then follows his struggles aboard the ship, detailing the perils of stormy seas, the dangers of a harsh crew, and the tumultuous experiences of seafaring life. As Jack navigates through these challenges, he discovers the importance of kindness and faith amidst trials, setting the stage for his growth as a character throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction Sailors -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 170747 170756 2024-09-15T16:00:29.821190 2023-09-16T09:11:29.169747 text/html text/html 168165 2011-08-29T12:18:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 296753 2011-08-29T12:18:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 366918 2024-09-15T16:00:34.269122 application/epub+zip 369362 2024-09-15T16:00:31.378209 application/epub+zip 114644 2024-09-15T16:00:30.455181 application/epub+zip 485106 2024-09-15T16:00:36.629133 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 467333 2024-09-15T16:00:33.643170 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212951 2022-09-17T06:36:10.054414 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155411 155386 2024-09-15T16:00:29.496194 2023-09-16T09:11:28.875756 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 155318 2011-08-29T12:18:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 60144 2011-08-29T12:18:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18862 2024-09-15T16:00:36.952121 application/rdf+xml 12932 2024-09-15T16:00:30.805188 image/jpeg 3447 2024-09-15T16:00:30.627197 image/jpeg 349877 2024-09-15T16:00:29.842216 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