Project Gutenberg 2010-11-29 Public domain in the USA. 90 Kingston, William Henry Giles 1814 1880 Kingston, W. H. G. Kingston, W.H.G. Alone on an Island Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "Alone on an Island" by William Henry Giles Kingston is a novel written during the Victorian era. Set in the midst of maritime adventures, the book largely revolves around themes of survival, faith, and personal growth as it tells the story of a young boy, Humphry Gurton, who finds himself stranded on a deserted island after a mutiny on the ship he serves. The narrative begins with Humphry’s troubled life as he boards the privateer ship "Wolf" to escape his hardships, but soon he is caught in a chaotic mutiny where the crew takes control of the ship. Choosing to avoid the crew's dangerous lifestyle, Humphry opts for solitude on an uninhabited island. Throughout the story, he learns to adapt by fishing, gardening, and utilizing his surroundings to survive. His isolation transforms his character as he reflects on spirituality and ultimately leads to a profound friendship with a fellow shipmate, Ned Hadow, who unexpectedly appears on the island after learning from his own harrowing experiences. This novel captures not only the physical challenges of surviving alone in nature but also explores themes of redemption and the value of companionship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Sea stories Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Islands -- Juvenile fiction Shipwrecks -- Juvenile fiction Robinsonades PZ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: British Literature 100481 2025-07-14T06:45:52.669127 text/html 97032 2010-11-29T10:37:10 text/html 326333 2025-07-14T06:45:58.138036 application/epub+zip 326537 2025-07-14T06:45:55.593053 application/epub+zip 94255 2025-07-14T06:45:54.419043 application/epub+zip 406471 2025-07-14T06:45:59.966047 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395433 2025-07-14T06:45:57.379045 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160108 2022-09-15T16:02:21.052778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 89483 2025-07-14T06:45:52.288045 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 89395 2010-11-29T10:37:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20396 2025-07-14T06:46:00.092004 application/rdf+xml 10242 2025-07-14T06:45:54.899033 image/jpeg 2647 2025-07-14T06:45:54.658030 image/jpeg 303524 2010-11-29T10:37:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 33842 2010-11-29T10:37:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 380774 2025-07-14T06:45:52.683040 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