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Title: Redburn. His First Voyage
Being the Sailor Boy Confessions and Reminiscences of the Son-Of-A-Gentleman in the Merchant Navy

Note: Reading ease score: 67.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

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Summary: "Redburn. His First Voyage" by Herman Melville is a novel written during the mid-19th century. The narrative follows the adventures of Wellingborough Redburn, a young man from a respectable family who sets out to explore the world by becoming a sailor in the merchant navy. The story delves into his experiences, challenges, and the stark realities of life at sea as he embarks on his first voyage, grappling with sea sickness, hardship, and the camaraderie of sailors. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Redburn as he prepares to leave his childhood home. He receives a shooting jacket and a fowling piece from his brother to aid his passage. With a vivid imagination fueled by romantic notions of the sea, he boards a boat to New York, where he encounters the harsh realities of urban life and the difficulties of securing a position on a ship. As he tries to navigate these new experiences, Redburn must confront his insecurities and the camaraderie of the sailors, all while he struggles with homesickness and the challenges of his new life at sea. The opening chapters set the stage for a coming-of-age story that intertwines themes of adventure, identity, and the contrasts between dreams and reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Melville, Herman, 1819-1891

EBook No.: 8118

Published: May 1, 2005

Downloads: 352

Language: English

Subject: Sea stories

Subject: Autobiographical fiction

Subject: Bildungsromans

Subject: Young men -- Fiction

Subject: Americans -- England -- Fiction

Subject: Sailors -- Fiction

Subject: Seafaring life -- Fiction

Subject: Merchant mariners -- Fiction

Subject: Liverpool (England) -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:8118:2 2005-05-01T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Melville, Herman en 1
2024-11-09T16:23:04Z Redburn. His First Voyage

This edition has images.

Title: Redburn. His First Voyage
Being the Sailor Boy Confessions and Reminiscences of the Son-Of-A-Gentleman in the Merchant Navy

Note: Reading ease score: 67.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Project Gutenberg volunteers and Blackmask Online

Summary: "Redburn. His First Voyage" by Herman Melville is a novel written during the mid-19th century. The narrative follows the adventures of Wellingborough Redburn, a young man from a respectable family who sets out to explore the world by becoming a sailor in the merchant navy. The story delves into his experiences, challenges, and the stark realities of life at sea as he embarks on his first voyage, grappling with sea sickness, hardship, and the camaraderie of sailors. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Redburn as he prepares to leave his childhood home. He receives a shooting jacket and a fowling piece from his brother to aid his passage. With a vivid imagination fueled by romantic notions of the sea, he boards a boat to New York, where he encounters the harsh realities of urban life and the difficulties of securing a position on a ship. As he tries to navigate these new experiences, Redburn must confront his insecurities and the camaraderie of the sailors, all while he struggles with homesickness and the challenges of his new life at sea. The opening chapters set the stage for a coming-of-age story that intertwines themes of adventure, identity, and the contrasts between dreams and reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Melville, Herman, 1819-1891

EBook No.: 8118

Published: May 1, 2005

Downloads: 352

Language: English

Subject: Sea stories

Subject: Autobiographical fiction

Subject: Bildungsromans

Subject: Young men -- Fiction

Subject: Americans -- England -- Fiction

Subject: Sailors -- Fiction

Subject: Seafaring life -- Fiction

Subject: Merchant mariners -- Fiction

Subject: Liverpool (England) -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:8118:3 2005-05-01T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Melville, Herman en 1