Project Gutenberg 2007-04-15 Public domain in the USA. 322 Hutcheson, John C. (John Conroy) Hutcheson, John Conroy Stacey, W. S. (Walter S.) 1846 1929 Stacey, W.S. Stacey, Walter S. The Wreck of the Nancy Bell; Or, Cast Away on Kerguelen Land Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Wreck of the Nancy Bell; Or, Cast Away on Kerguelen Land" by John Conroy Hutcheson is a nautical novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the ill-fated voyage of the ship Nancy Bell as it sets sail from the UK to New Zealand, only to encounter a severe storm that leaves her crew and passengers struggling for survival after the ship becomes wrecked off the coast of Kerguelen Island. The narrative features a diverse cast of characters, including an ex-Royal Navy commander traveling in disguise and various sailors and passengers with their own distinct dialects. The opening of the novel introduces Captain Dinks and his crew aboard the Nancy Bell as they plan their course amidst challenging winds. A sense of camaraderie is established among the crew members, particularly between Captain Dinks and his first mate, McCarthy, as they manage the ship. Tension rises as the captain dismisses wise advice from the mysterious passenger, eventually leading to a disastrous storm that tests the resolve of everyone on board. The story begins to unfold with hints of conflict—such as a brewing mutiny and mysterious occurrences aboard—setting the stage for the trials and tribulations that will follow the shipwreck and the survival challenge on Kerguelen Island. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Sailors -- Fiction Shipwrecks -- Fiction Voyages and travels -- Fiction Seafaring life -- Fiction Castaways -- Fiction Black people -- Fiction Kerguelen Islands -- Fiction PR Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: British Literature 583663 2025-08-09T04:44:21.442670 text/html 601628 2007-04-15T12:33:32 text/html 528693 2025-08-09T04:44:31.332616 application/epub+zip 538677 2025-08-09T04:44:25.299686 application/epub+zip 289976 2025-08-09T04:44:23.831655 application/epub+zip 861674 2025-08-09T04:44:35.769628 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 850050 2025-08-09T04:44:30.389613 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 594483 2022-09-10T05:46:02.453068 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 559284 2025-08-09T04:44:20.668663 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 559016 2007-04-15T12:33:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20248 2025-08-09T04:44:35.904597 application/rdf+xml 24369 2025-08-09T04:44:24.391640 image/jpeg 4750 2025-08-09T04:44:24.132657 image/jpeg 417471 2007-04-15T12:33:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 213865 2007-04-15T12:33:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 514614 2025-08-09T04:44:21.495658 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