Project Gutenberg 2007-05-15 Public domain in the USA. 375 Kingston, William Henry Giles 1814 1880 Kingston, W. H. G. Kingston, W.H.G. The Missing Ship: The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England “The Missing Ship: The Log of the ‘Ouzel’ Galley” by W.H.G. Kingston is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The narrative unfolds aboard the merchant vessel, the "Ouzel Galley", amidst a backdrop of naval warfare during the early 18th century, focusing on its captain, Captain Tracy, and his capable mate, Owen Massey. The story intricately blends themes of bravery, familial bonds, and the challenges of life at sea. The opening of the novel introduces readers to a tense situation aboard the "Ouzel Galley", which is caught in a calm at sea while the crew suffers from fever. Captain Tracy’s daughter, Norah, cares for her ailing father, while Owen prepares the ship for an impending storm. As the weather rapidly changes, the crew spots a raft with a survivor, whom Owen heroically rescues, despite the dangers posed by the turbulent sea. This stranger, Lancelot Carnegan, becomes a pivotal figure within the crew but hides a mysterious past, hinting at the complexities that will unfold as the narrative progresses. The tension escalates when the ship encounters a French privateer, transforming the story into one of survival and conflict against the unpredictable backdrop of the open sea. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Sea stories PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: British Literature 1019801 2025-08-09T06:07:05.626326 text/html 1045316 2007-05-15T14:32:28 text/html 491379 2025-08-09T06:07:17.910352 application/epub+zip 500375 2025-08-09T06:07:09.432339 application/epub+zip 449039 2025-08-09T06:07:07.979367 application/epub+zip 914236 2025-08-09T06:07:24.269274 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 897645 2025-08-09T06:07:16.782305 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 762999 2022-09-10T07:34:48.542933 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 996690 2025-08-09T06:07:04.583385 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 996516 2007-05-15T14:32:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18518 2025-08-09T06:07:24.398258 application/rdf+xml 21371 2025-08-09T06:07:08.488315 image/jpeg 4778 2025-08-09T06:07:08.232337 image/jpeg 378070 2007-05-15T14:32:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 367303 2007-05-15T14:32:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 467175 2025-08-09T06:07:05.705395 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