Captains Courageous - Softcover

Kipling, Rudyard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0333327845 ISBN 13: 9780333327845

Publisher: Macmillan, 1982

Synopsis

Kipling's Adventure at sea set in the Newfoundland Banks, A cocky 15 year old son of a railway magnet, as a result of an accident at sea has to survive among tough American fishermen.

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Review

a scholarly introduction and entertainingly pedantic notes ... in the hands of such a powerful storyteller, the theme of redemption through ordeal remains a seductive one (Books for Keeps)

From the Back Cover

At the start of Captains Courageous, one of literature's most beloved stories of the sea, a spoiled rich boy is literally swept away dashed overboard from an ocean liner. Luckily, young Harvey Cheyne is rescued by a passing fishing vessel.As it turns out, Harvey's apparent misfortune in tumbling from a life of pampered luxury into the humble company of a fishing schooner becomes a blessing in disguise. Compelled by the captain to earn his keep, Harvey loses his affectations as he learns the rewards of an honest day's labor amid the gruff and hearty companionship of the crewmen, who teach him to be worth his salt as they fish the waters off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland.
Readers of all ages have delighted in Kipling's engaging maritime yarn since its initial appearance in 1897. The author's only novel to unfold in an American setting, this lively tale resounds with Kipling's customary blend of adventure and humor. This attractive new edition, unabridged and inexpensive, offers an irresistible invitation to a master storyteller's enduring tale of a boy's initiation into adulthood.Dover (1999) unabridged republication of a standard edition."

Edition details

• Publisher: Macmillan
• Publication date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333327845
• ISBN 13: 9780333327845
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1000