Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 100 Cranch, Christopher Pearse 1813 1892 The Last of the Huggermuggers Produced by Steve Schulze, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Digital & Multimedia Center, Michigan State University Libraries. "The Last of the Huggermuggers" by Christopher Pearse Cranch is a children's fantasy novel likely written in the mid-19th century, during a time when imaginative literature for young readers was gaining popularity. The story follows the adventures of a young sailor named Jacky Cable, affectionately called Little Jacket, who finds himself shipwrecked on an island inhabited by giants. The theme revolves around exploration, friendship, and the contrast between the worlds of giants and small humans. In the narrative, Little Jacket embarks on a journey after leaving home to pursue his love of the sea. Following a turbulent storm, he ends up stranded on a mysterious island that houses the gentle giant Huggermugger and his wife. As Jacky navigates the challenges of giant-sized obstacles, he befriends the giant and learns about their sorrowful existence as the last of their kind. When the giantess falls ill, their lives intertwine with those of Jacky and his companions, leading to a poignant conclusion as Huggermugger grapples with his loneliness and ultimately dies, leaving behind a legacy that evokes both wonder and sadness. The story uniquely combines elements of adventure and morality, emphasizing the value of kindness and understanding across different worlds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Children's stories Adventure stories Giants -- Juvenile fiction PZ PS Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure Category: Novels 119982 2025-07-03T09:25:20.945721 text/html 98327 2015-01-04T21:39:54 text/html 522017 2025-07-03T09:25:27.059702 application/epub+zip 523833 2025-07-03T09:25:23.941675 application/epub+zip 101197 2025-07-03T09:25:22.549705 application/epub+zip 703278 2025-07-03T09:25:28.962679 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 687220 2025-07-03T09:25:26.096677 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185218 2022-09-04T03:34:07.551497 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 87696 2025-07-03T09:25:20.488741 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 87979 2015-01-04T21:39:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19215 2025-07-03T09:25:29.089681 application/rdf+xml 15852 2025-07-03T09:25:23.046705 image/jpeg 3952 2025-07-03T09:25:22.798694 image/jpeg 498860 2015-01-04T21:42:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 33230 2015-01-04T21:42:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 564628 2025-07-03T09:25:20.990736 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