Project Gutenberg 2010-10-31 Public domain in the USA. 220 Jessen, Burchard 1871 1925 S/S "Styggen" Produced by Tor Martin Kristiansen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "S/S 'Styggen'" by Burchard Jessen is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the lives of two sailors, Captain Jonas Ratje and the old machinist Dick Darling, who struggle to make a living at sea with their aging tugboat, "Styggen." The narrative explores their challenges, adventures, and the camaraderie that develops amidst their hardships on the water. The opening of the novel introduces readers to a hot summer day in a bustling harbor town, creating a vivid atmosphere with detailed descriptions of the surroundings. We encounter Captain Jonas Ratje, who has grown weary of the sea despite having spent many years sailing. Together with his compatriot Dick, they reminisce about past ventures while facing the current economic downturn. Their fortune takes an unexpected turn when they become involved in a minor altercation involving two fishermen, showcasing their unorthodox approach to business and their opportunistic nature. The stage is set for a saga that promises a mix of humor, hardship, and the unpredictability of life at sea. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 90.7 (5th grade). Very easy to read. no Fiction PT Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Adventure Category: Novels 218942 2025-06-14T05:36:06.934714 text/html 216278 2021-01-07T03:39:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 85702 2021-01-07T03:39:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 157524 2025-06-14T05:36:13.251665 application/epub+zip 158416 2025-06-14T05:36:09.146713 application/epub+zip 155934 2025-06-14T05:36:07.769699 application/epub+zip 279827 2025-06-14T05:36:16.260666 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263065 2025-06-14T05:36:12.433687 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230982 2022-09-15T14:08:34.724572 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 197425 2025-06-14T05:36:06.395717 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 193953 2021-01-07T03:39:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 76806 2021-01-07T03:39:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 17841 2025-06-14T05:36:16.398669 application/rdf+xml 11813 2025-06-14T05:36:08.391685 image/jpeg 3263 2025-06-14T05:36:08.097705 image/jpeg 151049 2025-06-14T05:36:06.959718 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