Ready About; or, Sailing the Boat by Oliver Optic
Read now or download (free!)
| Choose how to read this book | Url | Size | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read online (web) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55557.html.images | 404 kB | ||||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55557.epub3.images | 601 kB | ||||
| EPUB (older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55557.epub.images | 598 kB | ||||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55557.epub.noimages | 245 kB | ||||
| Kindle | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55557.kf8.images | 682 kB | ||||
| older Kindles | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55557.kindle.images | 647 kB | ||||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55557.txt.utf-8 | 346 kB | ||||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/55557/pg55557-h.zip | 559 kB | ||||
| There may be more files related to this item. | ||||||
About this eBook
| Author | Optic, Oliver, 1822-1897 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 12037551 |
| Title | Ready About; or, Sailing the Boat |
| Note | Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Credits |
Produced by Chris Curnow, readbueno and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Summary | "Ready About; or, Sailing the Boat" by Oliver Optic is a novel written in the late 19th century. This book is part of "The Boat-Builder Series" and focuses on themes of adventure and personal growth among young men. The main character, Matt Randolph, a student at the Beech Hill Industrial School, faces challenges as he navigates his duties and relationships, particularly with a former friend who embodies recklessness. The opening of the story introduces Matt Randolph, who refuses to abandon his responsibilities to join a newly arrived group of reckless peers led by Michael Angelo Spickles, an old acquaintance from New York. Matt is resolute in maintaining his commitments at the school, emphasizing the importance of personal discipline and avoiding bad influences. The scene shifts to a brewing conflict between the disciplined students of the Beech Hill Industrial School and the members of the Nautifelers Club, characterized by their indulgence in drinking and aimless adventure. As Matt engages with Spickles, a sense of moral tension is established that hints at further challenges ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Boats and boating -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 55557 |
| Release Date | Sep 16, 2017 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 53 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |
