Project Gutenberg 2020-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 150 Russell, William Clark 1844 1911 Russell, W. Clark (William Clark) Browne, Gordon 1858 1932 Browne, Gordon Frederick Master Rockafellar's Voyage Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Master Rockafellar's Voyage" by W. Clark Russell is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows a young boy named Thomas "Tommy" Rockafellar who desires to become a sailor and is eventually sent on his first sea voyage aboard the merchant ship "Lady Violet". Through his journey, the novel explores themes of adventure, self-discovery, and the trials of maritime life as Tommy adjusts to life at sea and the challenges he faces. The opening of the narrative introduces us to Tommy Rockafellar, whose strong desire to go to sea is met with some resistance from his parents, particularly his mother, who finds the Merchant Service too vulgar for their esteemed family name. After much discussion, it is agreed that a single voyage could be beneficial for Tommy. The initial chapters detail his preparation, the excitement and apprehension of setting out from Gravesend, his experiences onboard the ship, the colorful crew, and the bustling activity at sea. As Tommy begins to adapt to his new environment, he faces the realities of ship life, including the confusion and camaraderie among the midshipmen and the various challenges of sailing, setting the stage for deeper experiences to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Adventure stories Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction Sailors -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: British Literature 372049 2025-07-24T14:47:21.629773 text/html 351466 2024-10-18T03:48:47 text/html 1998658 2025-07-24T14:47:27.353729 application/epub+zip 2002705 2025-07-24T14:47:22.753731 application/epub+zip 200643 2025-07-24T14:47:22.167740 application/epub+zip 2112628 2025-07-24T14:47:30.917701 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2072431 2025-07-24T14:47:26.745717 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273483 2022-09-28T05:19:54.300913 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342349 2025-07-24T14:47:20.934761 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 322500 2024-10-18T03:48:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18586 2025-07-24T14:47:31.061686 application/rdf+xml 21169 2025-07-24T14:47:22.260724 image/jpeg 3139 2025-07-24T14:47:22.214732 image/jpeg 1837903 2025-07-24T14:47:21.742764 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 en.wikipedia