Project Gutenberg 2007-11-06 Public domain in the USA. 115 Kingston, William Henry Giles 1814 1880 Kingston, W. H. G. Kingston, W.H.G. Robertson, T. Miller, Stephen Tales of the Sea, and of Our Jack Tars Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "Tales of the Sea" by W.H.G. Kingston is a collection of short stories written in the mid-19th century. The book explores maritime themes and adventures, centering primarily around the character "Happy Jack," a spirited young boy who defies his father's wishes to pursue a seafaring life. Throughout the stories, readers can expect a blend of adventure, camaraderie, and the harsh realities of life at sea. At the start of the collection, the first story, "Happy Jack," introduces the titular character as he embarks on a voyage aboard the brig "Naiad". Despite his father's ambition for Jack to enter a respectable profession, Jack yearns for adventure and joyfully heads to sea. The opening chapters illustrate his experiences on the ship, including his adjustment to the rough life of a sailor and the camaraderie he forms with the crew. As the story progresses, readers witness Jack's resilience and humor in the face of adversity, particularly during a harrowing storm that endangers the ship and crew, setting the stage for his character's development and adventures that follow in the other tales. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction Sea stories, English PZ Text Category: Short Stories Category: Adventure 437642 2025-07-09T14:37:03.354063 text/html 441134 2007-11-06T15:14:02 text/html 552924 2025-07-09T14:37:11.113983 application/epub+zip 559846 2025-07-09T14:37:06.608019 application/epub+zip 235782 2025-07-09T14:37:05.342061 application/epub+zip 767402 2025-07-09T14:37:14.503043 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 756502 2025-07-09T14:37:10.287024 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419629 2022-09-11T05:15:37.076552 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 425427 2025-07-09T14:37:02.864066 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 425272 2007-11-06T15:13:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19963 2025-07-09T14:37:14.634988 application/rdf+xml 16544 2025-07-09T14:37:05.828025 image/jpeg 3932 2025-07-09T14:37:05.584019 image/jpeg 463499 2007-11-06T15:14:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 160922 2007-11-06T15:14:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 543718 2025-07-09T14:37:03.403091 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