Project Gutenberg 2006-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 97 Janvier, Thomas A. (Thomas Allibone) 1849 1913 Janvier, Thomas Allibone In the Sargasso Sea A Novel Reading ease score: 59.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Michael Lockey and PG Distributed Proofreaders "In the Sargasso Sea" by Thomas A. Janvier is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows Roger Stetworth, a young mechanical engineer who embarks on a precarious voyage from New York to the West African coast aboard the brig "Golden Hind". Stetworth's ambitions and naiveté lead him into a world filled with danger, murky trade practices, and moral dilemmas surrounding the slave trade as he navigates his new environment. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Roger Stetworth as he arranges his passage to Loango with Captain Luke Chilton. Initially, he is excited about his journey and stores away skepticism about the captain’s true character. However, his doubts begin to creep in when he witnesses the ship poorly laden with questionable cargo, and learns about the prevalence of slavery in the West African trade. As he grapples with moral complexities and the dynamics of ship life, his situation takes a dark turn following a violent confrontation with the crew that leaves him shipwrecked. The opening chapters establish Stetworth's character, his naive enthusiasm for adventure, and the harrowing circumstances that will soon envelop him amidst the ominous backdrop of the Sargasso Sea. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 418186 418075 2024-10-04T12:28:46.218915 2023-10-05T04:21:34.857110 text/html text/html 418179 418068 2024-10-04T12:28:46.573921 2023-10-05T04:21:35.026123 text/html text/html 227335 2024-10-04T12:28:55.089858 application/epub+zip 234971 2024-10-04T12:28:50.304864 application/epub+zip 216773 2024-10-04T12:28:48.583904 application/epub+zip 399233 2024-10-04T12:28:58.716869 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 380699 2024-10-04T12:28:54.168841 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360887 2022-09-05T05:59:23.892866 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395143 395083 2024-10-04T12:28:45.685920 2023-10-05T04:21:34.608099 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 395034 2020-12-27T02:17:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 145867 2020-12-27T02:17:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 395025 2020-12-27T02:17:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 145849 2020-12-27T02:17:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20877 2024-10-04T12:28:59.112826 application/rdf+xml 13448 2024-10-04T12:28:49.376881 image/jpeg 3561 2024-10-04T12:28:49.001891 image/jpeg 222813 2024-10-04T12:28:46.610898 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