Captains Courageous - Couverture rigide

Kipling, Rudyard

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1163336610 ISBN 13 : 9781163336618

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Captains Courageous is a novel written by Rudyard Kipling, first published in 1897. The story revolves around a wealthy young boy named Harvey Cheyne Jr., who falls overboard while traveling on a steamship from New York to Europe. He is rescued by a fishing boat from the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, where he is forced to work as a crew member for several months.During his time on the fishing boat, Harvey learns the value of hard work, perseverance, and the importance of community. He befriends the captain, Disko Troop, and his crew, including the young and resilient Manuel, who becomes Harvey's closest friend.The novel explores themes of class, social hierarchy, and the struggle for survival in harsh conditions. It also highlights the beauty and danger of the sea, as well as the strength of human bonds.Captains Courageous is considered a classic of American literature and has been adapted into several films and stage productions. Kipling's vivid descriptions of the sea and the characters' experiences on the fishing boat make this a timeless and engaging read for all ages.1924. Kipling, English short-story writer, novelist and poet, who celebrated the heroism of British colonial soldiers in India and Burma, he was the first Englishman to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907. Harvey Cheyne is the overindulged son of a millionaire. When he falls overboard from an ocean liner he is rescued by a Portuguese fisherman and, initially against his will, joins the crew of the We're Here for a summer. An exciting adventure story, Captains Courageous follows the trials of a boy who is thrown into an entirely alien environment. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This collector-quality edition includes the complete text of Rudyard Kipling's classic tale of a spoiled, self-centered boy unexpectedly thrust into the working crew aboard a Grand Banks fishing schooner in a freshly edited and newly typeset edition.

With an ample 5.5"x8.5" page size, this Summit Classic edition is printed on heavyweight bright white paper with a fully laminated cover featuring an original full color design. Page headers, proper placement of footnotes, and modern page design that retains the flavor of traditional book printing exemplify the attention to detail given this volume.

"Captains Courageous" was first published in serial form in 1896 while Kipling and his family were living in Vermont and published in novel form the following year. It tells the story of Harvey Cheyne, Jr., the arrogant and utterly self-absorbed son of a railroad tycoon who finds himself overboard during an ocean crossing. Rescued by a fishing schooner working the Grand Banks, Harvey, stranded as a member of the crew for the season, learns a series of lessons about life and manhood in this classic coming-of-age tale.

Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was a prolific writer of short stories, poems, novels, travelogues and other commentary who is best known for his tales and poems about British soldiers in India and his children's stories. The first English-language recipient of the Nobel Prize for literature in 1907, Kipling declined knighthood and appointment as Poet Laureate of Britain. Kipling's parents met and courted at Rudyard Lake in Staffordshire before moving to India, and when their son was born in Bombay they recalled the lake in giving him the middle name by which he would be known as a writer.

In keeping with the custom of the times Kipling's parents sent him to England when he was five - it was a horrifying experience for the boy - and at the age of 16 he returned to India to a job as a writer at a British-run newspaper in Lahore, now in Pakistan, a job arranged by his schoolteacher father. Kipling would always think of himself as "Anglo-Indian", even though he lived most of his life elsewhere, including a very productive four years spent in Vermont.

Kipling published his first collection of poetry, "Departmental Ditties", in 1886. Between November 1886 and June 1887 he published an incredible thirty-nine short stories, and in 1888 volumes containing a total of forty-one stories were published in book form. He continued to write throughout his life, at a frenetic pace that did not slow until after World War I, and his work remains popular today. Regarded as a major innovator in the development of the short story, many of his works have become enduring classics and have never been out of print.

Présentation de l'éditeur

The adventures of Harvey Chaney Jr., an arrogant and spoiled son of a railroad tycoon. Washed overboard from a transatlantic steamship and rescued by fishermen on the Grand Banks, Harvey cannot persuade them to take him ashore, nor convince them of his wealth. However, the captain of a passing schooner offers him a job as crew until they return to port.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1163336610
• ISBN 13: 9781163336618
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 330
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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