Project Gutenberg 2014-07-22 Public domain in the USA. 39 Torrey, William 1814 14016374 Torrey's Narrative; or, The Life and Adventures of William Torrey Reading ease score: 76.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Giovanni Fini and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Torrey's Narrative; or, The Life and Adventures of William Torrey" by William Torrey is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book chronicles the life and experiences of William Torrey, focusing on his harrowing 25-month captivity among the cannibals of the Marquesas Islands, following a shipwreck, along with his subsequent adventures at sea and encounters with various cultures around the world. At the start of the narrative, Torrey shares his early life and the circumstances that led him to leave home in search of adventure. He encounters a criminal named Harris, which results in a series of misadventures, including an arrest after a theft involving Harris. His journey takes him through moments of despair and uncertainty as he fends for himself, ultimately leading him toward a life at sea, which is fraught with both peril and discovery—themes that seem to set the stage for the many adventures he will recount in the chapters to follow. The opening portion creates a vivid picture of Torrey's restless spirit and determination to escape his circumstances, promising readers an engaging tale of survival and exploration. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46369/46369-h/images/cover.jpg en Seafaring life Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia) G Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Travel & Geography 522193 522189 2024-10-19T11:46:10.247869 2023-09-20T07:22:19.876759 text/html text/html 525472 2014-07-22T10:02:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 603649 2014-07-22T10:02:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 634507 2024-10-19T11:46:16.986873 application/epub+zip 640425 2024-10-19T11:46:11.393889 application/epub+zip 239200 2024-10-19T11:46:10.849865 application/epub+zip 778522 2024-10-19T11:46:21.770811 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 732691 2024-10-19T11:46:16.388859 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334779 2022-09-21T05:59:37.981842 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482771 482581 2024-10-19T11:46:09.319895 2023-09-20T07:22:19.213632 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 482446 2014-07-22T10:02:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 183416 2014-07-22T10:02:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 482482 2014-07-22T10:02:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 183387 2014-07-22T10:02:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21295 2024-10-19T11:46:21.918849 application/rdf+xml 11327 2024-10-19T11:46:10.929911 image/jpeg 2225 2024-10-19T11:46:10.889893 image/jpeg 606575 2024-10-19T11:46:10.342917 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