Project Gutenberg 2009-06-15 Public domain in the USA. 292 Duncan, Norman 1871 1916 10022535 Billy Topsail & Company: A Story for Boys Billy Topsail and Company: A Story for Boys E-text prepared by Roger Frank and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "Billy Topsail & Company: A Story for Boys" by Norman Duncan is a fictional adventure tale likely written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around young Jimmie Grimm, who navigates life in the rugged wilderness of Newfoundland, encountering various characters like Billy Topsail and Tog, the wolf-dog. The narrative promises a blend of excitement, exploration, and the challenges of growing up in a harsh yet beautiful setting. The opening of the book introduces us to Jimmie Grimm's unexpected arrival into the world at Buccaneer Cove, where he quickly learns about survival and danger. Jimmie's early experiences involve a tumultuous relationship with Tog, the fierce dog, which sets the stage for his character development. Tog's menacing presence looms large as Jimmie learns painful lessons about courage and fear, culminating in a dramatic and violent confrontation that leaves lasting scars on the young boy. As Jimmie's family moves to Ruddy Cove for better opportunities, we also begin to see hints of camaraderie with new friends and the adventure that awaits them in their fishing community. This opening section lays a compelling foundation for the tales of friendship, bravery, and the conquests of youth in the face of nature’s challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Sailing -- Juvenile fiction Newfoundland and Labrador -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 414261 2025-06-12T07:03:38.662212 text/html 440871 2009-06-15T14:29:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 889872 2009-06-15T14:41:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 954745 2025-06-12T07:03:50.289189 application/epub+zip 962692 2025-06-12T07:03:42.647188 application/epub+zip 219852 2025-06-12T07:03:41.021216 application/epub+zip 1229090 2025-06-12T07:03:56.231155 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1205346 2025-06-12T07:03:48.892178 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 380583 2022-09-13T13:44:38.423447 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346657 2025-06-12T07:03:37.219214 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 346366 2009-06-15T14:22:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 128825 2009-06-15T14:22:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 346373 2009-06-15T14:22:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 128807 2009-06-15T14:22:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20937 2025-06-12T07:03:56.500127 application/rdf+xml 18102 2025-06-12T07:03:41.621191 image/jpeg 4070 2025-06-12T07:03:41.317195 image/jpeg 937993 2025-06-12T07:03:38.734228 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