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100 1 _aSeawell, Molly Elliot,
_d1860-1916
245 1 0 _aQuarterdeck and Fok'sle: Stories of the Sea
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2020-06-26
505 0 _aA quarterdeck story -- A fok'sle story.
508 _aProduced by D A Alexander, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net; with special thanks to the librarians at the University of Washington in Seattle, who went above and beyond the call of duty, to track down pages missing from the only copy available online. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Quarterdeck and Fok'sle: Stories of the Sea" by Molly Elliot Seawell is a collection of children’s adventure stories written in the late 19th century. The stories center around the young and mischievous Young Brydell, who navigates the naval life with his friends and encounters various escapades and moral lessons along the way. The narratives explore themes of friendship, honor, and the challenges of growing up in a military environment, intermixed with nautical adventures and the camaraderie among young boys. At the start of the collection, the story introduces Young Brydell, a spirited boy of nine years, and details his antics at the navy yard, particularly with Admiral Beaumont and his friend Grubb, a marine. It sets a playful tone as Young Brydell builds a dirt fort and inadvertently fires a toy rifle at Grubb, which leads to a humorous exchange and a reprimand from the admiral. The chapters explore Brydell's relationships with those around him, as well as his playful yet impulsive nature. The early sections lay the foundation for Young Brydell’s character, hinting at his adventurous spirit and a future filled with challenges as he matures into the naval world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aChildren's stories
653 _aAdventure stories
653 _aVoyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSeafaring life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSailors -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aYouth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aCourage -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62483
999 _c103307
_d103307