Project Gutenberg 2015-05-09 Public domain in the USA. 146 Kellogg, Elijah 1813 1901 Arthur Brown, The Young Captain Pleasant Cove series Produced by Giovanni Fini, David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Young Captain" by Rev. Elijah Kellogg is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. This story follows Arthur Brown, the son of a shipmaster who perished at sea, as he navigates the challenges of life after being rescued from a shipwreck. The novel explores themes of gratitude, adventure, and the bonds formed through shared experiences, particularly as the characters confront the tumultuous backdrop of early American maritime history during a period filled with conflict and opportunity. The opening of the book introduces us to the context of Arthur Brown's story, highlighting the kindness of Captain Rhines, who saves Arthur from a precarious situation on a raft. It sets the tone for the narrative, emphasizing the concepts of gratitude and paying back debts of kindness, as Captain Rhines recognizes Arthur as the son of his benefactor, who had taken him in as a young boy. The beginnings of the plot establish intriguing elements that suggest a rich exploration of character development, as Arthur and the other young men gradually work towards their ambitions amid the historical context of maritime exploits and the relationships formed in their tight-knit community. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Natural history -- Juvenile fiction Maine -- Juvenile fiction Frontier and pioneer life -- Juvenile fiction Gratitude -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Diligence -- Juvenile fiction Success -- Juvenile fiction Temperance -- Juvenile fiction Self-reliance -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: American Literature 416701 2025-07-19T13:49:21.727734 text/html 401685 2024-10-24T17:23:35 text/html 475613 2025-07-19T13:49:28.349651 application/epub+zip 478781 2025-07-19T13:49:23.056687 application/epub+zip 235269 2025-07-19T13:49:22.367703 application/epub+zip 612029 2025-07-19T13:49:32.501686 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 567209 2025-07-19T13:49:27.695710 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325878 2022-09-22T07:44:04.310128 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365350 2025-07-19T13:49:20.969728 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 345385 2024-10-24T17:23:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19759 2025-07-19T13:49:32.648644 application/rdf+xml 35145 2025-07-19T13:49:22.453699 image/jpeg 4983 2025-07-19T13:49:22.411688 image/jpeg 445634 2025-07-19T13:49:21.793704 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