Project Gutenberg 2013-10-25 Public domain in the USA. 107 Duncan, Norman 1871 1916 The Adventures of Billy Topsail Reading ease score: 90.5 (5th grade). Very easy to read. E-text prepared by David Edwards, Emmy, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Adventures of Billy Topsail" by Norman Duncan is a novel written in the early 20th century. This story unfolds in the rugged coastal landscapes of Newfoundland, where the central character, Billy Topsail, is a young boy who constantly finds himself in various thrilling adventures alongside his trusted dog, Skipper. The narrative explores themes of bravery, the challenges of life at sea, and the importance of self-reliance in the face of nature's unpredictability. At the start of the tale, we meet Billy as he embarks on his first adventure in a small fishing punt with Skipper. As they set out on a seemingly typical day of fishing, a sudden gust of wind capsizes their boat, throwing both Billy and his dog into the frigid waters. In a moment filled with panic and confusion, Billy must navigate not only his own survival but also understand the behavior of his fiercely loyal dog, who is desperately trying to help him. This opening sets the stage for a series of adventures that will challenge Billy's courage and resourcefulness, as he navigates the dangers of the sea and the rugged environment surrounding his home in Ruddy Cove. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44037/44037-h/images/cover.jpg en Sea stories Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Newfoundland and Labrador -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 425340 425147 2024-10-18T13:02:28.500550 2023-09-19T08:30:35.728290 text/html text/html 429870 2013-10-25T17:26:57 text/html 750829 2013-10-25T17:29:52 text/html application/zip 779553 2024-10-18T13:02:37.165569 application/epub+zip 783864 2024-10-18T13:02:30.402587 application/epub+zip 230472 2024-10-18T13:02:29.221549 application/epub+zip 930855 2024-10-18T13:02:42.290487 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 875246 2024-10-18T13:02:36.251504 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324044 2022-09-20T06:17:30.799396 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 368976 368795 2024-10-18T13:02:27.066572 2023-09-19T08:30:34.298261 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 368559 2013-10-25T17:23:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 139443 2013-10-25T17:23:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 368566 2013-10-25T17:23:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 139446 2013-10-25T17:23:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22073 2024-10-18T13:02:42.440482 application/rdf+xml 19031 2024-10-18T13:02:29.341567 image/jpeg 2921 2024-10-18T13:02:29.286538 image/jpeg 748543 2024-10-18T13:02:28.572561 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