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Title: A Sailor in Spite of Himself

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Summary: "A Sailor in Spite of Himself" by Harry Castlemon is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the lives of young boys at an academy in Elmwood, focusing particularly on the rivalry between two crews in a rowing competition. The main characters are Bob Nellis, who is more favored among his peers, and Gus Layton, who exhibits jealousy and treachery, orchestrating underhanded tactics to defeat Bob's team. The opening of the novel sets the stage for a thrilling and competitive atmosphere as two rival boat crews prepare for a much-anticipated race. Bob's crew, known as the Zephyr, faces off against Gus's crew, the Mist. Tension increases as it's revealed that Gus may have tampered with Bob's oar in an attempt to sabotage his chances of winning. Amidst this backdrop of competition, we also see elements of loyalty and friendships among the boys, with an intriguing subplot about a boy named Simpson, who is known for sharing secrets, hinting at underlying conflicts and choices that will shape the story ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 88.9 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Author: Castlemon, Harry, 1842-1915

EBook No.: 54741

Published: May 18, 2017

Downloads: 149

Language: English

Subject: Sea stories

Subject: Adventure stories

Subject: Friendship -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Boys -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Fathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Sailors -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Cousins -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Shipwrecks -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Success -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Courage -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Trust -- Juvenile fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:54741:2 2017-05-18T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Castlemon, Harry en 1
2025-08-09T00:08:00Z A Sailor in Spite of Himself

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Title: A Sailor in Spite of Himself

Credits: Produced by David Edwards, readbueno and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive)

Summary: "A Sailor in Spite of Himself" by Harry Castlemon is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the lives of young boys at an academy in Elmwood, focusing particularly on the rivalry between two crews in a rowing competition. The main characters are Bob Nellis, who is more favored among his peers, and Gus Layton, who exhibits jealousy and treachery, orchestrating underhanded tactics to defeat Bob's team. The opening of the novel sets the stage for a thrilling and competitive atmosphere as two rival boat crews prepare for a much-anticipated race. Bob's crew, known as the Zephyr, faces off against Gus's crew, the Mist. Tension increases as it's revealed that Gus may have tampered with Bob's oar in an attempt to sabotage his chances of winning. Amidst this backdrop of competition, we also see elements of loyalty and friendships among the boys, with an intriguing subplot about a boy named Simpson, who is known for sharing secrets, hinting at underlying conflicts and choices that will shape the story ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 88.9 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Author: Castlemon, Harry, 1842-1915

EBook No.: 54741

Published: May 18, 2017

Downloads: 149

Language: English

Subject: Sea stories

Subject: Adventure stories

Subject: Friendship -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Boys -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Fathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Sailors -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Cousins -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Shipwrecks -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Success -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Courage -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Trust -- Juvenile fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:54741:3 2017-05-18T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Castlemon, Harry en 1