Project Gutenberg 2016-10-31 Public domain in the USA. 61 Castlemon, Harry 1842 1915 Fosdick, Charles Austin Castlemon, Henry Frank Nelson in the Forecastle; Or, The Sportman's Club Among the Whalers E-text prepared by Giovanni Fini, David Edwards, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Frank Nelson in the Forecastle; Or, The Sportsman's Club Among the Whalers" by Harry Castlemon is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows a group of adventurous boys, comprising the Sportsman's Club, as they navigate various challenges, including their recent escapades in the wilderness and their desire to embark on a whaling voyage. Main characters include Frank Nelson and the trapper Dick Lewis, who face both the humor and trepidation that comes with their transition from the wild landscapes to life aboard a ship. At the start of the narrative, the boys have just returned to San Francisco after an adventurous trip through the mountains. As they settle on the schooner “Stranger,” they discuss their experiences and the disparity between their rugged outdoor lives and the civilized world around them. The opening chapter sets the stage for their upcoming whaling expedition, contrasting their youthful bravado with the real dangers of seafaring, particularly when they encounter the notion of being "shanghaied"—kidnapped to serve on a ship against their will—which becomes a central tension in their journey. The characters express eagerness for new experiences, unaware of the perils that await them as their adventure unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Adventure stories Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Brothers -- Juvenile fiction Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction Sailors -- Juvenile fiction Cousins -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Whalers (Persons) -- Juvenile fiction Boys -- Societies and clubs -- Juvenile fiction Whales -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 394079 393852 2024-09-22T08:16:59.346464 2023-09-23T06:46:37.340849 text/html text/html 397497 2016-10-31T16:15:23 text/html 407889 2016-10-31T16:18:41 text/html application/zip 460913 2024-09-22T08:17:06.177437 application/epub+zip 457153 2024-09-22T08:17:00.561453 application/epub+zip 243141 2024-09-22T08:17:00.002460 application/epub+zip 562402 2024-09-22T08:17:10.401403 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 519399 2024-09-22T08:17:05.519420 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306210 2022-09-24T09:04:48.766893 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352464 352274 2024-09-22T08:16:58.485479 2023-09-23T06:46:36.438798 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 352295 2020-06-13T23:32:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 129999 2020-06-13T23:32:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20955 2024-09-22T08:17:10.555475 application/rdf+xml 30038 2024-09-22T08:17:00.088444 image/jpeg 4350 2024-09-22T08:17:00.048441 image/jpeg 407626 2024-09-22T08:16:59.391482 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