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100 1 _aBingley, Thomas
245 1 0 _aTales of Shipwrecks and Other Disasters at Sea
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2020-04-10
505 0 _aUncle Thomas tells about the adventures of Captain Richard Falconer -- Uncle Thomas continues his narrative of Captain Falconer's adventures -- Uncle Thomas tells about the wreck of the Vryheid -- Uncle Thomas tells about the mutiny of the Bounty -- Uncle Thomas tells about the loss of the Kent East Indiaman -- Uncle Thomas tells about the wreck of the Medusa -- Uncle Thomas tells about the loss of the Winterton East Indiaman -- Uncle Thomas tells about the loss of the Royal George -- Uncle Thomas tells about the wreck of the steamers Killarney and Forfarshire -- Uncle Thomas tells about the wreck of the Albion New York packet -- Uncle Thomas tells of the loss of the Doddington East Indiaman.
508 _aE-text prepared by Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
520 _a"Tales of Shipwrecks and Other Disasters at Sea" by Thomas Bingley is a collection of narratives written in the early 19th century. The book is framed as a series of engaging stories told by a character named Uncle Thomas to entertain a group of children. Each tale recounts infamous maritime disasters, featuring figures like Captain Richard Falconer and the harrowing experiences faced by sailors and passengers in times of peril. At the start of the book, Uncle Thomas introduces the children to the thrilling yet perilous life at sea through his first story, which centers on Captain Richard Falconer. Falconer's early aspirations to become a sailor are entwined with family troubles, leading him to sea against the wishes of his father. The narrative foreshadows the many adventures and misfortunes that await him, as the children eagerly anticipate tales of shipwrecks and survival on deserted islands. This opening sets the stage for a series of captivating maritime tales filled with resilience, danger, and the unpredictable nature of the sea. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aShipwreck survival -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aAdventure stories
653 _aVoyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSeafaring life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aChildren and death -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aRobinsonades
653 _aGlory of God -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61803
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