Project Gutenberg 2021-04-05 Public domain in the USA. 147 Starbuck, Roger 1837 1908 Comstock, Augustus The Golden Harpoon; Or, Lost Among the Floes: A Story of the Whaling Grounds David Edwards, Susan Carr and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Northern Illinois University Digital Library at http://digital.lib.niu.edu/) "The Golden Harpoon; Or, Lost Among the Floes: A Story of the Whaling Grounds" by Roger Starbuck is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The story unfolds aboard the whale ship Montpelier, where Captain Howard and his niece Alice are about to embark on a whaling voyage. The narrative introduces various characters aboard the ship, including the strong-willed first mate, Mr. Briggs, and the ambitious young harpooner, Harry Marline, who captures Alice's attention. At the start of the story, we are introduced to the Montpelier as it anchors in a secluded bay off the coast of Kamschatka. Initial conversations reveal tension among the crew regarding the proximity of an ice floe and the potential dangers it poses. Alice, a spirited young girl, voices her excitement about being at sea, especially since Harry is part of the crew. However, underlying suspicions about some members of the crew hint at future conflict. A sense of urgency escalates when whales are sighted, prompting the crew to prepare for a hunt, while Alice’s growing concern for her uncle’s safety foreshadows complications ahead. Meanwhile, a subplot involving mutiny and potential danger from the crew lingers, setting the stage for the conflicts that are sure to unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Sea stories Women -- Fiction Sailors -- Fiction Mutiny -- Fiction Dime novels Whaling ships -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: Novels 253694 2025-07-25T14:22:05.889713 text/html 232434 2024-10-18T12:39:54 text/html 262139 2025-07-25T14:22:10.939667 application/epub+zip 260819 2025-07-25T14:22:07.173692 application/epub+zip 184940 2025-07-25T14:22:06.669700 application/epub+zip 339781 2025-07-25T14:22:13.977656 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317061 2025-07-25T14:22:10.440668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 241348 2022-09-29T08:54:40.184504 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230533 2025-07-25T14:22:05.409702 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 210436 2024-10-18T12:39:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17572 2025-07-25T14:22:14.121633 application/rdf+xml 27073 2025-07-25T14:22:06.783686 image/jpeg 4170 2025-07-25T14:22:06.725715 image/jpeg 244415 2025-07-25T14:22:05.913715 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