Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 43 Marryat, Frederick 1792 1848 Marryat, Captain Marryat, F. W. (Frederick W.) Marryatt, Captain Marryat, Kapitein The Little Savage Reading ease score: 71.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Avinash Kothare, Tom Allen, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Little Savage" by Captain Marryat is a novel written during the early 19th century. The book tells the story of Frank Henniker, a boy who finds himself on a deserted island, growing up in the company of a brutal man named Jackson, who has a dark past. The narrative explores themes of survival, human nature, and the struggle from savagery to civilization as young Frank grapples with his existence and identity in isolation. The opening of the novel introduces readers to Frank's precarious life on the island, detailing his harsh experiences with Jackson, who has raised him without affection and often resorts to violence. As Frank reflects on his memories, he learns about the shipwreck that left him stranded and begins to comprehend the sparse world around him. His development is marked by moments of introspection, a longing for companionship, and a deep desire to understand language and the nature of his existence. The significantly abusive relationship he has with Jackson creates a complex dynamic that challenges Frank's understanding of power and morality as he navigates his reality in solitude. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Shipwreck survival -- Juvenile fiction Adventure stories Missionaries -- Juvenile fiction Robinsonades Islands of the Pacific -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 572507 572508 2024-10-03T11:15:19.069976 2023-10-03T09:55:39.145588 text/html text/html 573434 2014-03-19T20:22:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 203129 2014-03-19T20:24:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 275427 2024-10-03T11:15:27.281109 application/epub+zip 282975 2024-10-03T11:15:21.224985 application/epub+zip 282974 2024-10-03T11:15:19.904988 application/epub+zip 498978 2024-10-03T11:15:31.926934 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482992 2024-10-03T11:15:26.423920 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 456525 2022-09-03T14:02:03.649062 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 549552 549424 2024-10-03T11:15:18.132008 2023-10-03T09:55:38.335575 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 549374 2014-03-19T20:22:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 199976 2014-03-19T20:24:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20746 2024-10-03T11:15:32.055890 application/rdf+xml 13766 2024-10-03T11:15:20.460949 image/jpeg 3521 2024-10-03T11:15:20.183954 image/jpeg 272475 2024-10-03T11:15:19.119040 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