02560cam a22003853u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000380011324500650015126400510021630000470026733600260031433700260034033800360036650000310040250800470043352013460048053400450182665300230187165300260189465300350192065300300195565300250198565300280201065300330203870000430207185600430211499900170215721085UtSlPG20260610133504.0mcr n260607r2007||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aHutcheson, John C.q(John Conroy)14aThe Wreck of the Nancy Bell; Or, Cast Away on Kerguelen Land 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2007  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2007-04-15  aProduced by Nick Hodson of London, England  a"The Wreck of the Nancy Bell; Or, Cast Away on Kerguelen Land" by John Conroy Hutcheson is a nautical novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the ill-fated voyage of the ship Nancy Bell as it sets sail from the UK to New Zealand, only to encounter a severe storm that leaves her crew and passengers struggling for survival after the ship becomes wrecked off the coast of Kerguelen Island. The narrative features a diverse cast of characters, including an ex-Royal Navy commander traveling in disguise and various sailors and passengers with their own distinct dialects.  The opening of the novel introduces Captain Dinks and his crew aboard the Nancy Bell as they plan their course amidst challenging winds. A sense of camaraderie is established among the crew members, particularly between Captain Dinks and his first mate, McCarthy, as they manage the ship. Tension rises as the captain dismisses wise advice from the mysterious passenger, eventually leading to a disastrous storm that tests the resolve of everyone on board. The story begins to unfold with hints of conflict—such as a brewing mutiny and mysterious occurrences aboard—setting the stage for the trials and tribulations that will follow the shipwreck and the survival challenge on Kerguelen Island. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aSailors -- Fiction  aShipwrecks -- Fiction  aVoyages and travels -- Fiction  aSeafaring life -- Fiction  aCastaways -- Fiction  aBlack people -- Fiction  aKerguelen Islands -- Fiction1 aStacey, W. S.q(Walter S.),d1846-192940uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21085  c62311d62311