Project Gutenberg 2005-06-05 Public domain in the USA. 144 Marryat, Frederick 1792 1848 Marryat, Captain Marryat, F. W. (Frederick W.) Marryatt, Captain Marryat, Kapitein Japhet, in Search of a Father Produced by Ted Garvin, Daniel Mahu, Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Japhet, in Search of a Father" by Frederick Marryat is a novel written in the mid-19th century. This tale revolves around a young man's quest for his identity and origins, primarily focusing on the character Japhet, who embarks on adventures stemming from his upbringing in a foundling hospital. The story is rich with humor and satire, as it explores themes of self-discovery and societal interactions. At the start of the narrative, readers are introduced to Japhet, who recounts his unusual entry into the world, left at the Foundling Hospital as a baby. His early life is shaped by a series of whimsical and chaotic events involving various characters, including Mr. Cophagus, an apothecary who takes him in as an apprentice. Japhet's charm, appearance, and knack for deception lead him through a series of professions and encounters, all while he grapples with his mysterious parentage and the longing to know his father. The opening sets the stage for a humorous yet thought-provoking journey of self-exploration and the quest for belonging. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en England -- Fiction Foundlings -- Fiction PR Text Category: Humour Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: British Literature 879147 2025-07-07T05:07:36.074344 text/html 879446 2020-12-14T13:54:12 text/html 395329 2025-07-07T05:07:47.471271 application/epub+zip 416920 2025-07-07T05:07:39.362367 application/epub+zip 408504 2025-07-07T05:07:37.976317 application/epub+zip 719279 2025-07-07T05:07:54.126284 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 662202 2025-07-07T05:07:46.584274 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 633687 2022-09-08T00:46:01.326512 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 831070 2025-07-07T05:07:34.392374 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 830754 2020-12-14T13:54:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 830750 2020-12-14T13:54:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21800 2025-07-07T05:07:54.259252 application/rdf+xml 11156 2025-07-07T05:07:38.482324 image/jpeg 2775 2025-07-07T05:07:38.229328 image/jpeg 307472 2020-12-14T13:54:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 313080 2020-12-14T13:54:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 307392 2020-12-14T13:54:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 384488 2025-07-07T05:07:36.139373 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