Project Gutenberg 2012-12-26 Public domain in the USA. 229 Otis, James 1848 1912 Kaler, James Otis Orton, James K. Jack the Hunchback: A Story of Adventure on the Coast of Maine Produced by David Edwards, David K. Park and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Jack the Hunchback: A Story of Adventure on the Coast of Maine" by James Otis is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a young hunchback named Jack Dudley, who becomes embroiled in a series of adventures after he and a baby, Louis, escape a catastrophic incident at sea. With themes of friendship, resilience, and loyalty, Jack’s journey emphasizes his determination to care for Louis while navigating the challenges that arise from his appearance and social status. The opening of the book presents an intriguing scenario where Jack and the baby are found adrift in a lifeboat off the coast of Maine after a ship explosion. Farmer Pratt and his son Tom discover them on the beach. While Farmer Pratt initially contemplates taking them to the poorhouse, Jack's quick thinking and bravery lead him to escape from that fate. The introduction sets the stage for Jack's adventures, highlighting his strong sense of responsibility for little Louis and establishing the conflict with Farmer Pratt, who is determined to return them to a life devoid of freedom. As Jack seeks shelter with Aunt Nancy, they develop a bond, but the ongoing threat from Farmer Pratt looms over them, creating tension and interest in their uncertain future. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41708/41708-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 76.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Animals -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Adventure stories Farmers -- Juvenile fiction Maine -- Juvenile fiction Shipwrecks -- Juvenile fiction Missing children -- Juvenile fiction Aunts -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Sick -- Juvenile fiction Invalids -- Juvenile fiction Youth with disabilities -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 438342 2025-07-17T04:07:30.766762 text/html 422257 2024-10-23T13:11:54 text/html 782702 2025-07-17T04:07:37.001714 application/epub+zip 786674 2025-07-17T04:07:31.704812 application/epub+zip 230114 2025-07-17T04:07:31.221781 application/epub+zip 940270 2025-07-17T04:07:41.051731 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 898214 2025-07-17T04:07:36.450720 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 343104 2022-09-19T05:55:07.780620 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393141 2023-09-18T07:56:32.853078 text/plain 373163 2024-10-23T13:11:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20272 2025-07-17T04:07:41.178683 application/rdf+xml 28457 2025-07-17T04:07:31.314732 image/jpeg 3464 2025-07-17T04:07:31.267766 image/jpeg 793384 2025-07-17T04:07:30.823793 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 More titles under Prentice, Harry en.wikipedia