Project Gutenberg 2005-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 203 Masefield, John 1878 1967 Jim Davis Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Tiffany Vergon, Eric Casteleijn, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Jim Davis" by John Masefield is a semi-autobiographical novel written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the life and adventures of Jim Davis, a young boy growing up in 19th-century England, navigating the complexities of childhood against a backdrop of rural life, family loss, and early encounters with a world of adventure and danger. At the start of "Jim Davis," the narrator introduces himself and recalls his early life in Newnham-on-Severn, beginning with the story of his birth in 1800. As he recounts memories of his childhood, readers learn of his close, albeit tragic, family dynamics following the death of his parents and his eventual relocation to live with his uncle and aunt. Through a vivid description of his first journey to Devon, Jim shares his youthful wonder at the world around him, including encounters with sailors and his imagination fueled by tales of pirates and treasures. The opening chapters set the tone for Jim's adventures while highlighting key themes of loss, longing, and the quest for connection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 88.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Pirates -- Juvenile fiction Sailing ships -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: British Literature 328141 2025-08-03T11:11:59.729090 text/html 325186 2013-02-12T15:21:58 text/html 187537 2025-08-03T11:12:06.293092 application/epub+zip 190441 2025-08-03T11:12:02.553084 application/epub+zip 180332 2025-08-03T11:12:01.422109 application/epub+zip 336053 2025-08-03T11:12:09.350089 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305491 2025-08-03T11:12:05.620044 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275720 2022-09-04T05:43:05.859122 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277805 2025-08-03T11:11:59.179144 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 277617 2013-02-12T15:21:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18464 2025-08-03T11:12:09.531050 application/rdf+xml 12204 2025-08-03T11:12:01.933080 image/jpeg 3241 2025-08-03T11:12:01.685063 image/jpeg 110684 2013-02-12T15:22:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 105569 2013-02-12T15:22:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 185529 2025-08-03T11:11:59.754110 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