Project Gutenberg 2022-02-03 Public domain in the USA. 113 Bedford-Jones, H. (Henry) 1887 1949 Bedford-Jones, Henry James O'Brien Wycliffe, John Hawkwood, Allan The Cruise of the Pelican $aUnited Kingdom :$bHurst & Blackett, Ltd.,$c1924. Al Haines "The Cruise of the Pelican" by H. Bedford-Jones is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story introduces Tom Dennis, a defeated newspaper owner who contemplates his failures while wrestling with difficult decisions about his future and the life of Florence Hathaway, a woman he cares for deeply. The overarching theme revolves around adventure and mystery, set in both small-town America and the vast Pacific, as characters navigate personal struggles and the uncovering of hidden truths. The opening of "The Cruise of the Pelican" sets a somber tone as Tom Dennis reflects on the demise of his newspaper and the challenges he faces, including his feelings for Florence Hathaway, who has just left to accept a teaching opportunity in Chicago. The narrative soon shifts to the introduction of Boatswain Joe, a mysterious sailor who enters Dennis's life with news that could change everything for him and Florence. The chapter reveals Dennis's inner turmoil and ambitions, as well as hints of the upcoming adventures related to his and Florence's family ties and secrets surrounding her father, Captain Hathaway. As the story unfolds, issues of loyalty, love, and the call of the sea take center stage, promising excitement and intrigue as the narrative progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/cruiseofpelican00bedf 20220120203059bedfordjon 1924 GB Reading ease score: 83.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Sea stories Married people -- Fiction Adventure stories Salvage -- Fiction PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 267480 2025-06-26T12:21:09.913760 text/html 247951 2024-10-18T19:10:17 text/html 366400 2025-06-26T12:21:13.773645 application/epub+zip 369010 2025-06-26T12:21:10.519645 application/epub+zip 167655 2025-06-26T12:21:10.201671 application/epub+zip 450473 2025-06-26T12:21:16.241625 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436369 2025-06-26T12:21:13.325673 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235001 2022-09-30T09:14:18.923392 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245233 2025-06-26T12:21:09.461702 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 225429 2024-10-18T19:10:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17303 2025-06-26T12:21:16.368661 application/rdf+xml 10219 2025-06-26T12:21:10.291663 image/jpeg 1491 2025-06-26T12:21:10.245675 image/jpeg 352901 2025-06-26T12:21:09.940659 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