Project Gutenberg 2012-06-22 Public domain in the USA. 188 Henty, G. A. (George Alfred) 1832 1902 Henty, George Alfred Henty, G.A. Yule Logs: Longmans' Christmas Annual for 1898 A fighting mermaid / by Kirk Munroe -- The venture of the "Bertha" whaler / by Henry Frith -- A Frenchman's gratitude / by Percy Groves -- The badge of the fourth foot / by Robert Leighton -- A dangerous game / by G. Manville Fenn -- By default of the engineer / by Franklin Fox -- The King of Spain's will / by John Bloundelle-Burton -- A New England raid / by E.F. Pollard -- Sir Richard's squires / by Charles W. Whistler -- The slaver's revenge / by Harry Collingwood -- On a Mexican ranche / by G.A. Henty. Produced by David Edwards, Demian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Yule Logs: Longmans' Christmas Annual for 1898" by G. A. Henty is a collection of stories and articles compiled for the Christmas season, written during the late 19th century. This anthology features tales of adventure and imaginative exploits, capturing the spirit of the holiday while providing entertainment for readers of all ages. The opening story, "A Fighting Mermaid," sets the stage for thrilling narratives around themes of innovation and daring adventures, particularly focusing on a submarine named the "Mermaid" and its hopeful potential to change the tide of maritime warfare. The beginning of the collection introduces readers to Professor Rivers, who has developed a new submarine, the "Mermaid", promising to revolutionize naval warfare. We meet his young assistants, Carlos Moranza and Carl Baldwin, who are particularly enthusiastic about the submarine's potential, especially in light of the struggles for Cuban independence. As they celebrate the successful trial of the "Mermaid", Carlos expresses a heartfelt desire to use it to aid his father's fight against Spanish oppression in Cuba. However, a telegram brings alarming news of his father's capture, setting the stage for a daring rescue mission that intertwines personal stakes with larger geopolitical conflicts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories Children's stories Adventure stories Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction Outdoor life -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Short Stories Category: Adventure 754666 2025-07-16T09:19:50.729721 text/html 739352 2024-10-23T09:17:28 text/html 11007841 2025-07-16T09:20:07.484569 application/epub+zip 10994543 2025-07-16T09:19:55.216676 application/epub+zip 358328 2025-07-16T09:19:53.184644 application/epub+zip 11273175 2025-07-16T09:20:16.248544 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 11202300 2025-07-16T09:20:04.196610 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528964 2022-09-18T10:41:35.358414 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 674473 2023-09-17T12:07:57.580306 text/plain 654552 2024-10-23T09:17:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18087 2025-07-16T09:20:16.449532 application/rdf+xml 18368 2025-07-16T09:19:53.744672 image/jpeg 4054 2025-07-16T09:19:53.462629 image/jpeg 11634975 2025-07-16T09:19:51.101697 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