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 Project Gutenberg 2007-04-22 Public domain in the USA. 189 Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael) 1825 1894 Ballantyne, Robert Michael Fighting the Whales E-text prepared by Al Haines "Fighting the Whales" by R. M. Ballantyne is a novel written in the early 20th century. This adventure story follows a young boy named Robert Ledbury, who, driven by the need to support his ailing mother, ends up embarking on a whaling voyage in the South Seas. The tale explores the exciting and perilous life at sea, detailing battles with massive sperm whales, as well as the camaraderie and rough existence of the whalemen. At the start of the novel, Robert struggles against poverty in his seaport town and is determined to secure a livelihood for himself and his mother after losing their last savings. He meets Tom Lokins, a seasoned sailor who offers him a chance to join a whaling expedition. Robert accepts the opportunity, and soon finds himself at sea, confronted with the awe-inspiring and terrifying task of hunting whales. The opening chapters introduce his challenges as he adapts to the dangers of whaling, including vivid descriptions of encounters with these colossal sea creatures and the manly culture of the crew. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction Natural history -- Juvenile fiction Sailors -- Juvenile fiction Whaling -- Juvenile fiction Whalers (Persons) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Fiction Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: British Literature 167591 2025-08-09T05:02:28.988846 text/html 161302 2007-04-22T14:36:50 text/html 233700 2025-08-09T05:02:32.208854 application/epub+zip 235218 2025-08-09T05:02:29.786844 application/epub+zip 103667 2025-08-09T05:02:29.429868 application/epub+zip 294968 2025-08-09T05:02:34.241835 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282570 2025-08-09T05:02:31.802842 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151040 2022-09-10T06:10:44.409915 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145377 2025-08-09T05:02:28.611869 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 145201 2021-01-02T16:00:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20447 2025-08-09T05:02:34.360795 application/rdf+xml 19763 2025-08-09T05:02:29.495834 image/jpeg 3326 2025-08-09T05:02:29.463825 image/jpeg 224930 2021-01-02T16:00:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 55676 2021-01-02T16:00:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 225487 2025-08-09T05:02:29.014850 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia