Project Gutenberg 1996-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 57 Marquis, Don 1878 1937 Marquis, Donald Robert Perry Marquis, D. R. (Donald Robert) The Cruise of the Jasper B. Produced by John Gidusko. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Cruise of the Jasper B." by Don Marquis is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story follows Clement J. Cleggett, a drab copyreader at a New York newspaper, whose mundane existence is upended when he unexpectedly inherits a small fortune from his irascible Uncle Tom. The narrative explores themes of adventure, self-discovery, and romance as Cleggett embarks on a journey that transforms him from a dull office worker into an aspiring seafarer and romantic hero. The opening of the novel introduces Cleggett as a seemingly unremarkable man, living a life of quiet routine until he receives shocking news about his inheritance. This revelation ignites a change in him, prompting him to confront his boss with newfound audacity and reach for a more adventurous life. Shortly after, he begins to fantasize about swashbuckling adventures on the sea, leading him to purchase the rundown ship, the Jasper B. His preparations include gathering a motley crew and dealing with impending threats that hint at danger and intrigue, setting the stage for a captivating adventure on the high seas. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Adventure stories Cruise ships -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 400883 396000 2024-09-01T07:00:18.937549 2023-10-01T06:33:56.849915 text/html text/html 390023 2021-01-01T10:49:37 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 142025 2021-01-01T10:49:37 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 196854 2024-09-01T07:00:25.163522 application/epub+zip 203652 2024-09-01T07:00:20.347551 application/epub+zip 203653 2024-09-01T07:00:19.489617 application/epub+zip 354461 2024-09-01T07:00:28.848511 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339677 2024-09-01T07:00:24.580513 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339217 2022-09-01T07:46:02.271121 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366321 366281 2024-09-01T07:00:17.997558 2023-10-01T06:33:56.073910 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 366141 2021-01-01T10:49:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 139464 2021-01-01T10:49:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18205 2024-09-01T07:00:28.982480 application/rdf+xml 12978 2024-09-01T07:00:19.859548 image/jpeg 3659 2024-09-01T07:00:19.680544 image/jpeg 192530 2024-09-01T07:00:18.971540 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