Project Gutenberg 2011-08-29 Public domain in the USA. 135 Kingston, William Henry Giles 1814 1880 Kingston, W. H. G. Kingston, W.H.G. Harral, Horace Harral, H. (Horace) Jack Buntline Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "Jack Buntline" by William Henry Giles Kingston is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story follows the life of Jack Buntline, a sailor boy who faces hardship early in life, losing his mother and entering a workhouse before running away to sea. The novel explores themes of adventure, resilience, and the moral dilemmas faced by sailors during this period. At the start of the story, the preface discusses the contrasting images of sailors, highlighting both the gallant heroes and the brutal realities of life at sea. Jack Buntline, introduced as an orphaned boy, is taken on board a ship after expressing his desire to escape the harsh conditions of the workhouse. The narrative then follows his struggles aboard the ship, detailing the perils of stormy seas, the dangers of a harsh crew, and the tumultuous experiences of seafaring life. As Jack navigates through these challenges, he discovers the importance of kindness and faith amidst trials, setting the stage for his growth as a character throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction Sailors -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: British Literature 171097 2025-08-15T07:53:05.579271 text/html 168165 2011-08-29T12:18:10 text/html 389599 2025-08-15T07:53:11.605267 application/epub+zip 391830 2025-08-15T07:53:08.502311 application/epub+zip 119648 2025-08-15T07:53:07.323284 application/epub+zip 514434 2025-08-15T07:53:13.968260 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496657 2025-08-15T07:53:10.857251 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212951 2022-09-17T06:36:10.054414 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155411 2025-08-15T07:53:05.221277 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 155318 2011-08-29T12:18:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18850 2025-08-15T07:53:14.183285 application/rdf+xml 12885 2025-08-15T07:53:07.818289 image/jpeg 3450 2025-08-15T07:53:07.567318 image/jpeg 296753 2011-08-29T12:18:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 60144 2011-08-29T12:18:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 369488 2025-08-15T07:53:05.600271 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