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 Project Gutenberg 2018-07-18 Public domain in the USA. 186 Overton, Grant M. (Grant Martin) 1887 1930 Overton, Grant Martin Botkin, Henry Albert 1896 1983 Botkin, Henry A. Mermaid E-text prepared by Mary Glenn Krause, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Mermaid" by Grant M. Overton is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a young girl named Mermaid, who is rescued after surviving the wreck of the ship "Mermaid" and adopted by a Coast Guard captain, John Smiley. The narrative explores themes of love, loss, family dynamics, and the complexities of nurturing a child in a rough and rugged environment. At the start of the novel, the reader is introduced to Keturah Smiley, Cap’n John’s sister, who has a contentious relationship with him. Their dialogue reveals a backstory filled with tension, jealousy, and a hint of familial love, particularly regarding the mysterious disappearance of John's wife and child. The young girl, Mermaid, is being cared for by the men at the Coast Guard station after being saved from the wreck. As the Coast Guard crew begins to bond with her, the novel hints at deeper adventures and conflicts that will unfold as they navigate their new roles and relationships, setting the stage for both heartfelt moments and impending challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Foundlings -- Fiction Long Island (N.Y.) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 464682 2025-07-23T04:54:59.054008 text/html 487665 2018-07-18T10:53:38 text/html 459352 2025-07-23T04:55:04.790975 application/epub+zip 462945 2025-07-23T04:55:00.018979 application/epub+zip 237828 2025-07-23T04:54:59.533004 application/epub+zip 589949 2025-07-23T04:55:08.436985 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 557818 2025-07-23T04:55:04.280004 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334771 2022-09-26T03:49:31.353316 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 431054 2025-07-23T04:54:58.232030 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 431007 2020-06-15T03:15:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19156 2025-07-23T04:55:08.573956 application/rdf+xml 17442 2025-07-23T04:54:59.625997 image/jpeg 2261 2025-07-23T04:54:59.578984 image/jpeg 163992 2020-06-15T03:15:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 457233 2018-07-18T10:56:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 499994 2025-07-23T04:54:59.104993 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia