A Boy's Adventures Round the World
About This Book
A boy raised in a seaport household chooses life at sea and joins a clipper, learning shipboard work and forming friendships while voyaging through tropical and southern oceans. The narrative follows his practical training, encounters with storms, dangerous straits, and a pirate stronghold, and visits to ports across Asia and the Pacific. Episodes combine maritime routine, narrow escapes, cultural glimpses, and moral reflection as he matures through successive passages and ultimately hurries homeward.
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