Project Gutenberg 2012-12-26 Public domain in the USA. 84 Otis, James 1848 1912 Kaler, James Otis Orton, James K. Jack the Hunchback: A Story of Adventure on the Coast of Maine Produced by David Edwards, David K. Park and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Jack the Hunchback: A Story of Adventure on the Coast of Maine" by James Otis is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a young hunchback named Jack Dudley, who becomes embroiled in a series of adventures after he and a baby, Louis, escape a catastrophic incident at sea. With themes of friendship, resilience, and loyalty, Jack’s journey emphasizes his determination to care for Louis while navigating the challenges that arise from his appearance and social status. The opening of the book presents an intriguing scenario where Jack and the baby are found adrift in a lifeboat off the coast of Maine after a ship explosion. Farmer Pratt and his son Tom discover them on the beach. While Farmer Pratt initially contemplates taking them to the poorhouse, Jack's quick thinking and bravery lead him to escape from that fate. The introduction sets the stage for Jack's adventures, highlighting his strong sense of responsibility for little Louis and establishing the conflict with Farmer Pratt, who is determined to return them to a life devoid of freedom. As Jack seeks shelter with Aunt Nancy, they develop a bond, but the ongoing threat from Farmer Pratt looms over them, creating tension and interest in their uncertain future. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41708/41708-h/images/cover.jpg en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Animals -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Adventure stories Farmers -- Juvenile fiction Maine -- Juvenile fiction Shipwrecks -- Juvenile fiction Missing children -- Juvenile fiction Aunts -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Sick -- Juvenile fiction Invalids -- Juvenile fiction Youth with disabilities -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 438163 438173 2024-09-17T13:04:13.231954 2023-09-18T07:56:34.175080 text/html text/html 442247 2012-12-28T13:21:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 792563 2012-12-28T13:22:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 782534 2024-09-17T13:04:20.250947 application/epub+zip 786755 2024-09-17T13:04:14.232930 application/epub+zip 230117 2024-09-17T13:04:13.710933 application/epub+zip 940168 2024-09-17T13:04:24.838896 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 898178 2024-09-17T13:04:19.668009 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 343104 2022-09-19T05:55:07.780620 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393346 393141 2024-09-17T13:04:11.944940 2023-09-18T07:56:32.853078 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 393029 2012-12-28T13:21:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 144768 2012-12-28T13:22:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 393029 2012-12-28T13:22:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 144744 2012-12-28T13:22:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23705 2024-09-17T13:04:24.991889 application/rdf+xml 28457 2024-09-17T13:04:13.815027 image/jpeg 3464 2024-09-17T13:04:13.761953 image/jpeg 793414 2024-09-17T13:04:13.287954 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 More titles under Prentice, Harry