Project Gutenberg 2005-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 587 Melville, Herman 1819 1891 Melville, Hermann Redburn. His First Voyage Being the Sailor Boy Confessions and Reminiscences of the Son-Of-A-Gentleman in the Merchant Navy Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redburn Project Gutenberg volunteers and Blackmask Online "Redburn. His First Voyage" by Herman Melville is a novel written during the mid-19th century. The narrative follows the adventures of Wellingborough Redburn, a young man from a respectable family who sets out to explore the world by becoming a sailor in the merchant navy. The story delves into his experiences, challenges, and the stark realities of life at sea as he embarks on his first voyage, grappling with sea sickness, hardship, and the camaraderie of sailors. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Redburn as he prepares to leave his childhood home. He receives a shooting jacket and a fowling piece from his brother to aid his passage. With a vivid imagination fueled by romantic notions of the sea, he boards a boat to New York, where he encounters the harsh realities of urban life and the difficulties of securing a position on a ship. As he tries to navigate these new experiences, Redburn must confront his insecurities and the camaraderie of the sailors, all while he struggles with homesickness and the challenges of his new life at sea. The opening chapters set the stage for a coming-of-age story that intertwines themes of adventure, identity, and the contrasts between dreams and reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Sea stories Autobiographical fiction Bildungsromans Young men -- Fiction Americans -- England -- Fiction Sailors -- Fiction Seafaring life -- Fiction Merchant mariners -- Fiction Liverpool (England) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 732315 2025-07-04T04:39:20.209276 text/html 745737 2021-03-25T17:40:37 text/html 432900 2025-07-04T04:39:31.482162 application/epub+zip 433939 2025-07-04T04:39:23.332226 application/epub+zip 419017 2025-07-04T04:39:22.049178 application/epub+zip 673212 2025-07-04T04:39:37.667137 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 620919 2025-07-04T04:39:30.644154 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 508564 2022-09-04T08:57:10.755347 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 698413 2025-07-04T04:39:19.292208 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 698366 2021-03-25T17:51:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20850 2025-07-04T04:39:37.804085 application/rdf+xml 14674 2025-07-04T04:39:22.572170 image/jpeg 3997 2025-07-04T04:39:22.305171 image/jpeg 277655 2021-03-25T17:51:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 282743 2021-06-14T14:03:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 354581 2025-07-04T04:39:20.266190 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