Project Gutenberg 2020-04-10 Public domain in the USA. 252 Bingley, Thomas Tales of Shipwrecks and Other Disasters at Sea Uncle Thomas tells about the adventures of Captain Richard Falconer -- Uncle Thomas continues his narrative of Captain Falconer's adventures -- Uncle Thomas tells about the wreck of the Vryheid -- Uncle Thomas tells about the mutiny of the Bounty -- Uncle Thomas tells about the loss of the Kent East Indiaman -- Uncle Thomas tells about the wreck of the Medusa -- Uncle Thomas tells about the loss of the Winterton East Indiaman -- Uncle Thomas tells about the loss of the Royal George -- Uncle Thomas tells about the wreck of the steamers Killarney and Forfarshire -- Uncle Thomas tells about the wreck of the Albion New York packet -- Uncle Thomas tells of the loss of the Doddington East Indiaman. E-text prepared by Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Tales of Shipwrecks and Other Disasters at Sea" by Thomas Bingley is a collection of narratives written in the early 19th century. The book is framed as a series of engaging stories told by a character named Uncle Thomas to entertain a group of children. Each tale recounts infamous maritime disasters, featuring figures like Captain Richard Falconer and the harrowing experiences faced by sailors and passengers in times of peril. At the start of the book, Uncle Thomas introduces the children to the thrilling yet perilous life at sea through his first story, which centers on Captain Richard Falconer. Falconer's early aspirations to become a sailor are entwined with family troubles, leading him to sea against the wishes of his father. The narrative foreshadows the many adventures and misfortunes that await him, as the children eagerly anticipate tales of shipwrecks and survival on deserted islands. This opening sets the stage for a series of captivating maritime tales filled with resilience, danger, and the unpredictable nature of the sea. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Shipwreck survival -- Juvenile fiction Adventure stories Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction Children and death -- Juvenile fiction Robinsonades Glory of God -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 213648 2025-09-24T11:48:12.712154 text/html 194149 2024-10-17T17:28:13 text/html 472842 2025-09-24T11:48:15.929149 application/epub+zip 473512 2025-09-24T11:48:13.340144 application/epub+zip 142155 2025-09-24T11:48:13.015186 application/epub+zip 540831 2025-09-24T11:48:18.168179 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 514923 2025-09-24T11:48:15.584173 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184380 2022-09-27T22:37:47.813826 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188670 2025-09-24T11:48:12.438151 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 168673 2024-10-17T17:28:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18213 2025-09-24T11:48:18.299146 application/rdf+xml 8787 2025-09-24T11:48:13.081172 image/jpeg 1762 2025-09-24T11:48:13.048162 image/jpeg 487577 2025-09-24T11:48:12.743167 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