Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 103 Pearson, Edmund Lester 1880 1937 Pearson, E. L. (Edmund Lester) The Voyage of the Hoppergrass This eBook was produced by Robert Rowe, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Voyage of the Hoppergrass" by Edmund Lester Pearson is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story follows a group of boys led by Sam Edwards, along with their eccentric Captain Bannister, as they embark on a sailing adventure on the "Hoppergrass," encountering a blend of humor, pirates, and unexpected challenges along the way. At the start of the novel, the boys are excited to set sail from the wharf, their spirits buoyed by the promise of adventure. They gather supplies, observe their quirky captain’s antics, and enjoy a comical mishap as they chase after a dropped watermelon. As they navigate the river and set out, the crew consists of Sam, Ed Mason, and Jimmy Toppan, with the captain being a colorful character filled with tall tales and nautical wisdom. The story quickly introduces the potential for adventure with the mention of various uninhabited islands they might explore, setting the stage for a mix of camaraderie and daring exploits against the backdrop of their youthful imaginations and natural curiosity about the world around them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 91.7 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Pirates -- Juvenile fiction Boats and boating -- Juvenile fiction PZ PS Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Humour Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 333391 2025-07-02T13:13:35.648905 text/html 333212 2025-01-09T17:52:40.172662 text/html 198008 2025-07-02T13:13:42.550845 application/epub+zip 202136 2025-07-02T13:13:38.384912 application/epub+zip 188211 2025-07-02T13:13:37.308937 application/epub+zip 383565 2025-07-02T13:13:45.611847 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 359610 2025-07-02T13:13:41.873918 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317893 2022-09-03T05:40:10.506996 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293689 2025-07-02T13:13:35.313035 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 288691 2020-12-28T13:42:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17589 2025-07-02T13:13:45.729849 application/rdf+xml 14769 2025-07-02T13:13:37.782931 image/jpeg 3609 2025-07-02T13:13:37.544872 image/jpeg 111277 2020-12-28T13:42:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 195004 2025-07-02T13:13:35.674029 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