Project Gutenberg 2007-04-15 Public domain in the USA. 177 Hutcheson, John C. (John Conroy) Hutcheson, John Conroy Greene, John B. Young Tom Bowling The Boys of the British Navy Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "Younger Tom Bowling" by J.C. Hutcheson is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the life of a young boy named Tom Bowling, who aspires to become a sailor in the British Navy. The narrative captures his experiences as he navigates the challenges of training and life at sea during a time when naval training for boys was an emerging practice. The opening of the novel introduces Tom's relationship with his father as they row towards the naval ship, Saint Vincent. Tom is eager to join the Navy, and his father, a retired sailor, has concerns about this choice. Their playful banter transitions into a serious discussion about Tom's aspirations, highlighting his determination to pursue a life at sea. The dynamics of familial relationships begin to unfold, setting the stage for Tom's journey and the various characters he will encounter, including fellow recruits, as he embarks on his adventure in naval training. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction Great Britain. Royal Navy -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: British Literature 514449 2025-07-09T04:43:37.069508 text/html 532066 2009-03-05T19:36:14 text/html 832047 2025-07-09T04:43:45.084495 application/epub+zip 841486 2025-07-09T04:43:39.330532 application/epub+zip 273123 2025-07-09T04:43:37.999535 application/epub+zip 1060603 2025-07-09T04:43:49.233533 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1048308 2025-07-09T04:43:44.197469 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 469678 2022-09-10T05:47:10.498123 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 486821 2025-07-09T04:43:36.235551 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 486719 2009-03-05T19:35:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19177 2025-07-09T04:43:49.359454 application/rdf+xml 14082 2025-07-09T04:43:38.499521 image/jpeg 3702 2025-07-09T04:43:38.249497 image/jpeg 680767 2009-03-05T19:36:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 189739 2009-03-05T19:36:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 751627 2025-07-09T04:43:37.155513 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