Project Gutenberg 2007-04-16 Public domain in the USA. 334 Hutcheson, John C. (John Conroy) Hutcheson, John Conroy Overend, William Heysham 1851 1898 Overend, W. H. (William Heysham) Overend, W.H. On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "On Board the Esmeralda; or, Martin Leigh's Log" by John Conroy Hutcheson is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Martin Leigh, a young boy who endures a troubled childhood after losing both parents and then suffering under his cruel aunt and cousins. The narrative follows his hardships at home and school, leading him to the sea, where he embarks on a series of adventures full of excitement and challenges. The opening of the novel introduces Martin's early life, highlighting the difficulties he faces after becoming an orphan. He lives with his unkind relatives, experiences torment at a boarding school, and eventually runs away with a friend, Tom. The struggles and mistreatment he endures are vividly depicted, setting the stage for his eventual escape to the sea. As Martin navigates through his tumultuous youth, the reader is drawn into his journey filled with both distress and resilience, establishing a strong foundation for the adventurous episodes that are to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Sailing -- Juvenile fiction Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction Rescues -- Juvenile fiction Uncles -- Juvenile fiction Shipwrecks -- Juvenile fiction Aunts -- Juvenile fiction Physicians -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: British Literature 488174 2025-06-09T05:00:07.348223 text/html 501953 2007-04-16T12:59:08 text/html 178789 2007-04-16T12:59:08 text/html application/zip 255150 2025-06-09T05:00:16.923665 application/epub+zip 263321 2025-06-09T05:00:10.787680 application/epub+zip 262113 2025-06-09T05:00:09.307227 application/epub+zip 467306 2025-06-09T05:00:21.423663 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 456932 2025-06-09T05:00:15.991734 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422884 2022-09-10T05:53:55.160333 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 467032 2025-06-09T05:00:06.575204 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 466902 2007-04-16T12:59:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 180873 2007-04-16T12:59:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20394 2025-06-09T05:00:21.692628 application/rdf+xml 13280 2025-06-09T05:00:09.897706 image/jpeg 3661 2025-06-09T05:00:09.603191 image/jpeg 247097 2025-06-09T05:00:07.408216 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