Adrift in a Boat
by William Henry Giles Kingston
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About this eBook
- Author
- Kingston, William Henry Giles, 1814-1880
- Credits
- Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
- Subject
- Survival skills -- Juvenile fiction
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 23048
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23048
- Release Date
- October 17, 2007
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.Untitled
- 2."Adrift in a Boat" — Chapter One. — The Picnic on the Sands—The Midshipman—Harry Merryweather and David Moreton Caught by the Tide—The Alarm. — Chapter Two. — On the Rocks—A Brave Lad—Saved—Tristram’s Fate—Still in a Boat. — Chapter Three. — Where were they?—Raw Fish—Sleep—The Brig without a Crew—An Aged Christian. — Chapter Four. — A Storm—The Boat lost—A Discovery—Harry saves David’s Life—Pumping—The Strange Sail. — Chapter Five. — Making a Raft—Afloat on it—The Grief at Home—Captain Rymer’s Appointment—The Voyage. — Chapter Six. — On the Raft—The Shark—The Sea-fight. — Chapter Seven. — The Union Jack beats—The Raft still Unseen—The Privateer—Death of Old Jefferies—The French Captain. — Chapter Eight. — The Good-natured Seamen—Pierre Lamont—David’s Employment—The Republican Officer. — Chapter Nine. — The Prisoners have to work—The Chase—The Merchant Ship is taken—The Boys find their Friend Captain Rymer and Mary—The Hurricane. — Chapter Ten. — On a Reef—Fate of the French Crew—The Island—The Shipwrecked People—The French Lieutenant L’Hirondelle. — Chapter Eleven. — The Rescue of the French Seamen—Mary a Prisoner to the French—Pierre delivers her—Bad Conduct of the French. — Chapter Twelve. — The Arrival of the “Arethusa”—The French taken Prisoners—David becomes a Midshipman—The Fight and Victory—Joy at Home—The End. — The End.
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