Project Gutenberg 2017-11-12 Public domain in the USA. 152 Bates, Oric 1883 1918 A Madcap Cruise Produced by Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Madcap Cruise" by Oric Bates is a novel written in the early 20th century. It narrates the adventurous escapades of two young men, Jerrold Taberman and John Castleport, who embark on a daring and impulsive sea voyage aboard a yacht named the Merle. The crux of the story revolves around their quest for adventure as they seek to assert their independence, explore new horizons, and perhaps navigate complicated backstories involving familial expectations and romantic interests. The opening of the book introduces us to the setting on a picturesque jetty overlooking East Penobscot Bay, where Taberman and Castleport exchange light-hearted banter as they prepare for their cruise. Castleport is characterized as thoughtful and earnest, while Taberman brings a jovial and carefree spirit to their dynamic. As they discuss their plans, readers glean both the excitement and the underlying tension of their scheme, which involves taking the Merle on an unsanctioned journey across the Atlantic, amidst hints of a deeper personal conflict regarding Castleport's relationship with a girl named Katrine Marchfield and the disapproval of his uncle, a powerful figure. Through vivid imagery and clever dialogue, the narrative sets the stage for their impending adventure, promising a blend of humor, peril, and youthful exuberance as they set sail into the unknown. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Young men -- Fiction Yachts -- Fiction Ocean travel -- Fiction PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 441629 2025-07-22T09:49:59.378806 text/html 427791 2024-10-23T02:53:28 text/html 335118 2025-07-22T09:50:05.354815 application/epub+zip 339425 2025-07-22T09:50:00.252793 application/epub+zip 242269 2025-07-22T09:49:59.797831 application/epub+zip 474320 2025-07-22T09:50:09.224749 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433134 2025-07-22T09:50:04.860772 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340585 2022-08-25T08:34:03.441945 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401007 2025-07-22T09:49:58.421820 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 381191 2024-10-23T02:53:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16733 2025-07-22T09:50:09.354771 application/rdf+xml 17416 2025-07-22T09:49:59.889813 image/jpeg 3010 2025-07-22T09:49:59.843795 image/jpeg 299469 2025-07-22T09:49:59.431835 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