Project Gutenberg 2010-10-18 Public domain in the USA. 217 Paine, Albert Bigelow 1861 1937 Fogarty, Thomas 1873 1938 Fogarty, Thomas J. 10011536 The Ship-Dwellers: A Story of a Happy Cruise E-text prepared by Annie McGuire from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org) "The Ship-Dwellers: A Story of a Happy Cruise" by Albert Bigelow Paine is a novel written in the early 20th century. This book captures the adventures of a group of travelers embarking on a cruise to the Mediterranean, drawing parallels with the earlier journey of Mark Twain and others in "The Innocents Abroad." The narrator reflects on the long-held dreams of traveling to distant lands, intertwined with childhood memories of family gatherings around books full of adventure and exploration. At the start of the story, the narrator remembers his youthful dreams and the initial impulse to embark on a voyage reminiscent of the "Innocents Abroad." He recounts the lead-up to the cruise, detailing his anticipation and excitement, which is mixed with trepidation as he prepares to leave his familiar life behind. The opening sets a tone rich with nostalgia and humor, introducing the characters aboard the ship, including a young girl named Laura and an assortment of colorful passengers. The narrative is imbued with light-hearted observations about the quirks of ship life and the various personalities they encounter, creating a lively and whimsical backdrop for the journey that lies ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Middle East -- Description and travel DS Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: Travel Writing Category: American Literature 665988 2025-07-14T04:51:13.839473 text/html 673317 2010-10-18T14:12:26 text/html 2312056 2025-07-14T04:51:25.503425 application/epub+zip 2318471 2025-07-14T04:51:17.837448 application/epub+zip 339731 2025-07-14T04:51:16.246455 application/epub+zip 2602474 2025-07-14T04:51:31.604398 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2534502 2025-07-14T04:51:24.216424 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 520635 2022-09-15T13:34:30.879259 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 598985 2025-07-14T04:51:12.533499 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 598626 2010-10-18T14:05:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 598665 2010-10-18T14:05:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21788 2025-07-14T04:51:31.755365 application/rdf+xml 16780 2025-07-14T04:51:16.768439 image/jpeg 3897 2025-07-14T04:51:16.505449 image/jpeg 235063 2010-10-18T14:05:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 2135678 2010-10-18T14:18:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 234986 2010-10-18T14:05:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 2226652 2025-07-14T04:51:13.997508 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