Project Gutenberg 2007-10-17 Public domain in the USA. 176 Kingston, William Henry Giles 1814 1880 Kingston, W. H. G. Kingston, W.H.G. My First Cruise, and Other stories My first cruise / by W.H.G. Kingston -- The travelling tin-man / by Miss Leslie -- The beautiful gate -- The chimaera / by N. Hawthorne. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "My First Cruise, and Other Stories" by W.H.G. Kingston is a collection of short stories written in the mid-19th century. The first story, which shares the title of the collection, is told through the diary entries of a young midshipman named Pringle Rushforth detailing his experience on his first voyage at sea. This series of tales can be expected to explore themes of adventure, growth, and the adventures of youth in the naval context. The opening of the book introduces Pringle Rushforth as he writes a letter to his brother Harry from aboard a frigate. Filled with excitement, he describes his feelings about becoming a midshipman and details early incidents aboard, including the camaraderie amongst his fellow midshipmen and his initial challenges at sea. His excitement quickly turns to trepidation as he faces the harsh realities of naval life, including a sudden gale and the social dynamics within his crew. This introduction sets the stage for an array of youthful escapades and discoveries during his journey at sea, fascinating for readers interested in nautical adventures and coming-of-age stories. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fantasy literature Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Sailors -- Juvenile fiction Castaways -- Juvenile fiction Farm life -- Juvenile fiction South America -- Juvenile fiction Peddlers -- Juvenile fiction Pennsylvania -- Juvenile fiction Minstrels -- Juvenile fiction Blind -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Short Stories Category: Adventure 225050 2025-07-09T13:25:41.594207 text/html 224453 2007-10-19T16:55:22 text/html 286278 2025-07-09T13:25:48.197181 application/epub+zip 287148 2025-07-09T13:25:44.932198 application/epub+zip 139238 2025-07-09T13:25:43.705176 application/epub+zip 427604 2025-07-09T13:25:50.561144 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418460 2025-07-09T13:25:47.396376 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263596 2022-09-11T03:47:54.317799 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213828 2025-07-09T13:25:41.230212 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 213709 2007-10-19T16:55:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21666 2025-07-09T13:25:50.682118 application/rdf+xml 14161 2025-07-09T13:25:44.191141 image/jpeg 3553 2025-07-09T13:25:43.946168 image/jpeg 203826 2007-10-19T16:55:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 80920 2007-10-19T16:55:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 281430 2025-07-09T13:25:41.619173 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