Project Gutenberg 2007-05-16 Public domain in the USA. 175 Kingston, William Henry Giles 1814 1880 Kingston, W. H. G. Kingston, W.H.G. Riou, Edouard 1833 1900 Riou Riou, Édouard Riou, E. (Edouard) Saved from the Sea; Or, The Loss of the Viper, and her Crew's Saharan Adventures Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "Saved from the Sea; Or, The Loss of the Viper, and her Crew's Saharan Adventures" by W.H.G. Kingston is a nautical adventure novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story centers around a young boy, Charlie Blore, who, along with his friend Halliday, embarks on a military career at sea that leads them into a harrowing adventure aboard a brig named the "Viper," which ultimately capsizes, leaving them fighting for survival in an unforgiving sea. The opening of the novel introduces Charlie Blore as he reminisces about his youth, where he develops a keen interest in languages through a local tailor named Andrew Spurling. After being appointed as midshipmen on different ships, Charlie and Halliday eventually find themselves on the unstable "Viper." As the narrative unfolds, they encounter a disastrous capsizing incident off the African coast, leading the survivors to construct a makeshift raft, thus initiating their desperate struggle against hunger, thirst, and the vast ocean's elements. This gripping start sets the stage for further adventures, underscoring themes of survival, friendship, and the unpredictability of life at sea. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Shipwrecks -- Juvenile fiction Sahara -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 458526 2025-08-09T06:11:10.909143 text/html 462149 2007-05-16T08:12:54 text/html 1315919 2025-08-09T06:11:19.777593 application/epub+zip 1321501 2025-08-09T06:11:14.832618 application/epub+zip 228687 2025-08-09T06:11:13.420171 application/epub+zip 1621486 2025-08-09T06:11:23.396583 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1611499 2025-08-09T06:11:18.821654 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 343001 2022-09-10T07:40:10.830526 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 444596 2025-08-09T06:11:10.122160 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 444313 2007-05-16T08:12:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19592 2025-08-09T06:11:23.528563 application/rdf+xml 26224 2025-08-09T06:11:13.930129 image/jpeg 4890 2025-08-09T06:11:13.676143 image/jpeg 1186138 2007-05-16T08:12:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 163434 2007-05-16T08:12:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 1294633 2025-08-09T06:11:11.015185 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia