Project Gutenberg 1998-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 205 Dickens, Charles 1812 1870 Boz Dickens, Charles John Huffam A Message from the Sea Transcribed from the 1894 Chapman and Hall "Christmas Stories" edition by David Price "A Message from the Sea" by Charles Dickens is a short story written during the late 19th century (Victorian era). This fictional narrative explores themes of familial bonds, love, and moral integrity as it follows the intertwining lives of a young fisherman, Alfred Raybrock, his beloved Kitty, and Captain Jorgan, who brings unexpected news that sets off a series of transformative events in their lives. The story mainly revolves around the discovery of a message in a bottle, which leads to significant moral and ethical dilemmas. The plot begins with Captain Jorgan arriving at the picturesque village of Steepways, where he encounters Alfred and Kitty. With a mix of curiosity and camaraderie, he befriends the young couple. After revealing that he has found a bottle containing a message from the sea, the story unfolds to address the fate of Alfred's elder brother, Hugh, who has been missing since a maritime disaster. The narrative delves into the struggles faced by the young couple, particularly concerning a substantial inheritance that has become tainted with the stain of dishonesty. This revelation compels Alfred to grapple with his sense of duty to uphold his family's good name while navigating his love for Kitty, ultimately leading to a resolution that intertwines fate and redemption as they discover their futures anew. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Sea stories English fiction -- 19th century PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: British Literature 99189 2025-07-01T09:26:46.831692 text/html 98944 2020-12-31T13:33:24 text/html 35693 2020-12-31T13:33:24 text/html application/zip 112998 2025-07-01T09:26:51.625664 application/epub+zip 112606 2025-07-01T09:26:49.356655 application/epub+zip 97559 2025-07-01T09:26:48.351666 application/epub+zip 222661 2025-07-01T09:26:53.328670 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213209 2025-07-01T09:26:51.043656 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 171667 2022-09-01T10:54:04.312711 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 90091 2025-07-01T09:26:46.566674 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 89852 2020-12-31T13:33:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 34316 2020-12-31T13:33:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18639 2025-07-01T09:26:53.448637 application/rdf+xml 13982 2025-07-01T09:26:48.839666 image/jpeg 3891 2025-07-01T09:26:48.598653 image/jpeg 111823 2025-07-01T09:26:46.841656 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia