02156cam a22003613u 4500 77070 UtSlPG 20260610134803.0 m cr n 260607r20251900utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PZ Knight, Arthur Lee, 1852-1944 The mid of the maintop The mid o' the maintop Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2025 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2025-10-17 Al Haines "The mid of the maintop by Arthur Lee Knight" is a juvenile naval adventure story from the late 19th century Victorian era. Set during British anti-slavery patrols off East Africa, it centers on courage, seamanship, and duty as a frigate’s crew hunts slavers and faces peril ashore and afloat. The story opens with H.M.S. Forte in a storm, where midshipman Jack Villiers is swept overboard and presumed dead. Later, a cutter under young Thring discovers a dhow in the Joo-joo river and, after a rough boarding fight, learns Jack is alive but carried inland by Arab slavers. The frigate launches a naval brigade that storms a fortified village ruled by Sooltan Shah, blasting the gate and fighting hand-to-hand while their officer is wounded. Meanwhile, Jack frees himself by cunning, tunnels out of his hut, hides in a tree, and escapes by canoe downriver. He reunites with the boats as the force withdraws, and the tale closes on fellowship restored after brisk action, narrow escapes, and the disruption of the slavers’ trade. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: London: Ernest Nister, 1900 Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction Sailors -- Juvenile fiction Slave trade -- Juvenile fiction Arabs -- Juvenile fiction Robinson, Hilda K. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77070 117794 117794