Project Gutenberg 2014-11-05 Public domain in the USA. 79 Johnstone, Herrick Barney Blake, the Boy Privateer; or, The Cruise of the Queer Fish Produced by David Edwards, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Barney Blake, the Boy Privateer; or, The Cruise of the Queer Fish" by Herrick Johnstone is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows the adventures of a young sailor named Barney Blake as he joins the crew of the privateer ship Queer Fish in 1813. With a lively cast of characters and a humorous tone, the book delves into the experiences of privateering during the War of 1812, mixing comedy, camaraderie, and nautical adventure. At the start of the narrative, Barney Blake is introduced while he wanders the wharves of Boston, searching for work after being paid off from his last ship. He reunites with friend Tony Trybrace, who invites him to join the crew of the lively and quirky privateer, the Queer Fish. In an engaging portrayal of the crew's diverse personalities—including the witty Captain Joker and the enormous, good-natured cook Snollygoster—the opening establishes the comedic atmosphere of pirate life on the high seas. With elements of camaraderie and folly, the stage is set for Barney's adventures as he embarks on a year-long cruise filled with treasure hunting, battles, and the colorful antics of his shipmates. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sea stories United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Fiction Dime novels Privateering -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 234006 234015 2024-09-19T16:37:58.486058 2023-09-20T12:34:12.175912 text/html text/html 232728 2014-11-05T06:32:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 192731 2014-11-05T06:32:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 193506 2024-09-19T16:38:02.246040 application/epub+zip 195455 2024-09-19T16:37:59.085027 application/epub+zip 152789 2024-09-19T16:37:58.737025 application/epub+zip 285858 2024-09-19T16:38:05.031002 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264111 2024-09-19T16:38:01.855049 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221620 2022-09-21T13:19:53.412627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221181 220976 2024-09-19T16:37:58.099035 2023-09-20T12:34:11.834395 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 221115 2014-11-05T06:32:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 86960 2014-11-05T06:32:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18716 2024-09-19T16:38:05.164049 application/rdf+xml 25030 2024-09-19T16:37:58.803032 image/jpeg 3421 2024-09-19T16:37:58.769039 image/jpeg 193032 2024-09-19T16:37:58.510073 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