Project Gutenberg 2024-12-26 Public domain in the USA. 159 Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis) 1876 1959 Goss, G. W. (Geoffrey Walter) 1901 1985 Goss, Geoffrey W. Goss, G.W. Goss, Geoffrey Walter The boys of the "Puffin" : $b A Sea Scout yarn $aUnited Kingdom :$bS.W. Partridge & Co., $c1925, reprint 1929. Reading ease score: 84.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by R.G.P.M. van Giesen, thank you Ru! "The Boys of the 'Puffin': A Sea Scout Yarn" by Percy F. Westerman is a children's adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a group of Sea Scouts and their deputy Scoutmaster, Peter Craddock, as they navigate various challenges involving sailing, camaraderie, and a mysterious smuggling plot. The boys exhibit resourcefulness and bravery, setting the stage for exciting interactions on the seas. The opening of the book introduces Peter Craddock, who is described as a Sea Scout engaged in fishing at Aberstour. He interacts with a stranger who inquires about the local scoutmaster, Theodore Grant, not knowing that he is connected to a smuggling operation. The chapter sets the tone for an adventurous narrative as the Scouts prepare for their time on the yacht, the "Puffin". The frustration caused by their scoutmaster's absence leads to tension that hints at upcoming adventures, with Craddock’s keen observations foreshadowing the unfolding plot regarding the “assistant” Scoutmaster. The atmosphere combines a sense of youthful exploration with the intrigue of a potential criminal scheme, ensuring readers' interest in how both elements will develop throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20210518235354westerman 1925 GB en Sea Scouts -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 237298 2025-02-28T20:10:04.433042 text/html 211602 2024-12-26T08:25:22 text/html 1057382 2025-02-28T20:10:10.092061 application/epub+zip 1060849 2025-02-28T20:10:05.740111 application/epub+zip 121570 2025-02-28T20:10:04.897056 application/epub+zip 1145581 2025-02-28T20:10:13.103030 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1125774 2025-02-28T20:10:09.520076 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 193859 2025-02-28T20:10:03.622057 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 174030 2024-12-26T08:25:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16160 2025-02-28T20:10:13.241014 application/rdf+xml 16672 2025-02-28T20:10:05.027027 image/jpeg 2508 2025-02-28T20:10:04.959059 image/jpeg 973143 2025-02-28T20:10:04.472034 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