Project Gutenberg 2024-01-20 Public domain in the USA. 153 Sheppard, W. Crispin (William Crispin) 1871 Sheppard, William Henry Crispin The Rambler Club's house-boat $aPhiladelphia :$bPenn Publishing Company, $c1912. Illustrated by the author. Carla Foust, David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Rambler Club's House-boat" by W. Crispin Sheppard is an adventurous novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows a group of boys, led by Bob Somers and his friend Jack Lyons, as they embark on an exciting trip along the historic Hudson River aboard a houseboat named the "Gray Gull." Their journey is filled with challenges, friendships, and the exploration of the river's beauty, making it a delightful tale for younger readers and adventure enthusiasts alike. The opening of the novel introduces the central characters as they arrive in New York excited to meet Jack Lyons, who invites them to join his crew on the "Gray Gull." As they discuss their plans and previous adventures, they are informed about an important twist in their journey involving a former tutor in distress, leading to new friendships. The boys are enthusiastic about their upcoming trip, mingling humor with camaraderie, while also addressing minor misunderstandings that foreshadow the adventures ahead. Overall, the beginning sets a light and adventurous tone, suggesting a blend of friendship, excitement, and youthful energy as they navigate their way into new experiences on the water. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/ramblerclubshous00shep 20211031104941sheppard 1912 us Reading ease score: 84.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Houseboats -- Juvenile fiction Mystery and detective stories Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 393309 2025-07-28T15:51:16.522374 text/html 368160 2024-01-20T17:24:10 text/html 1737632 2025-07-28T15:51:24.901717 application/epub+zip 1734385 2025-07-28T15:51:18.273249 application/epub+zip 460726 2025-07-28T15:51:17.230199 application/epub+zip 2621482 2025-07-28T15:51:29.278647 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2587745 2025-07-28T15:51:23.888704 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 335887 2025-07-28T15:51:14.920219 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 315999 2024-01-20T17:24:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16294 2025-07-28T15:51:29.430642 application/rdf+xml 21728 2025-07-28T15:51:17.439215 image/jpeg 3099 2025-07-28T15:51:17.333208 image/jpeg 1690877 2025-07-28T15:51:16.579224 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