Project Gutenberg 2012-12-19 Public domain in the USA. 82 Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving) 1868 1922 Hancock, Harrie Irving Dave Darrin on the Asiatic Station Or, Winning Lieutenants' Commissions on the Admiral's Flagship Reading ease score: 74.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "DAVE DARRIN ON THE ASIATIC STATION" by H. Irving Hancock is a naval adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The book follows the intrepid young naval officer, Ensign Dave Darrin, and his companion, Ensign Dan Dalzell, as they navigate the challenges and dangers of the Asiatic Station, including conflicts and encounters with local forces in China. The story focuses on themes of bravery, duty, and the complexities of international relations. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to Darrin and Dalzell as they enjoy their time in Manila, encountering a mysterious and unsettling figure known as "Burnt-face." Their day takes a turn when they are robbed by a gang of Chinese thieves, leading to an intriguing encounter with an Englishman named Pembroke, who offers them assistance. Meanwhile, tensions in the area hint at underlying conflict, which escalates as the duo works to protect American missionaries under threat from a local mob. This opening portion sets the stage for a thrilling narrative steeped in action, cross-cultural interactions, and suspenseful intrigue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Adventure stories United States. Navy -- Officers -- Juvenile fiction China -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - General Browsing: Fiction 292243 292371 2024-10-17T13:31:32.302243 2023-09-18T07:41:01.812184 text/html text/html 290291 2012-12-19T06:41:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 496378 2012-12-19T06:41:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 536174 2024-10-17T13:31:37.256255 application/epub+zip 535245 2024-10-17T13:31:32.906250 application/epub+zip 196425 2024-10-17T13:31:32.578242 application/epub+zip 622306 2024-10-17T13:31:40.689296 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 602612 2024-10-17T13:31:36.860210 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265032 2022-09-19T05:32:32.394442 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263575 2024-10-17T13:31:31.711268 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 270751 2012-12-19T06:41:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 98627 2012-12-19T06:41:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 263494 2012-12-19T06:41:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 97761 2012-12-19T06:41:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 263484 2012-12-19T06:41:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 97735 2012-12-19T06:41:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23336 2024-10-17T13:31:40.827202 application/rdf+xml 24533 2024-10-17T13:31:32.676231 image/jpeg 4031 2024-10-17T13:31:32.626245 image/jpeg 499341 2024-10-17T13:31:32.338301 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