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100 1 _aEverett-Green, Evelyn,
_d1856-1932
245 1 0 _aDrifted ashore;
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2023-02-20
508 _aMWS, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Drifted Ashore; or, A Child Without a Name" by Evelyn Everett-Green is a novel written in the late 19th century. This compelling tale revolves around the mysterious fate of a young boy washed ashore after a storm, who is taken in by a kind-hearted fisherwoman while he recovers from his injuries. The book explores themes of identity, belonging, and the search for family, as the boy, later named Bertie, grapples with his lost memories and the kindness extended to him by strangers. The opening of the novel paints a vivid picture of a desolate seaside landscape marked by a tumultuous ocean and a solitary young boy named David, a fisherman's son, reflecting on a name and a life he has yet to uncover. We learn that Bertie, the boy who drifted ashore, lies in a fisherman's cottage, unconscious and without any means of identifying himself. As he slowly regains consciousness, not only does he face the uncertainty of his origins, but he also develops a bond with David and the fisherwoman. The narrative hints at the darker realities of life through the boy’s mysterious past, intertwining the lives of the two boys, and raising questions about class and identity as they navigate their new friendship. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Bradly and Woodruff, 1890
653 _aChristian life -- Fiction
653 _aFoundlings -- Fiction
653 _aBoys -- Fiction
653 _aAmnesia -- Fiction
700 1 _aWhymper, Charles,
_d1853-1941
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/driftedashore00ever
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70089
999 _c110834
_d110834