

S'està carregant… Capitanes intrépidos (1896)de Rudyard Kipling
![]() No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. I had some difficulty with this book because much of it is written in a sailor's dialect. As I got into the book, the dialect became less and less of a problem. I enjoyed reading it despite not taking the time to understand the dialect. This is a delightful coming of age story. a fun story of the sea. stuck in an airport with time to kill type reading. there was also some ayn rand flavor captains of industry worship as a bonus at the end. plus the sexism and racism that seems common among adventure type authors of that era. dropped because of wording. Why are there so many not understandable accents? Igh. No thanks. Beautifully illustrated unabridged hardcover with definitions of hard words in the margins, as well as pictures of the many dated things mentioned in the book. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
Pertany a aquestes col·leccions editorialsAirmont Classics (CL27) Bantam Pathfinder Edition (FP10) — 20 més El País. Aventuras (44) Laurel-Leaf Library (1050) I Libri dell'Unità (Storie di mare, 7) Nuorten toivekirjasto (102) The Pocket Kipling (Macmillan) Contingut aTé l'adaptacióHa inspiratTé una guia de referència/complement
After being washed overboard from an ocean liner, fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne, spoiled son of a millionaire, is rescued by New England fishermen who put him to work on their boat. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Quote from one of my favorite and important books I have read:
“Like many other unfortunate young people, Harvey had never in all his life received a direct order—never, at least, without long, and sometimes tearful, explanations of the advantages of obedience and the reasons for the request.” (