The Powder Monkey

Fiction & Literature, Classics, Kids, Teen, General Fiction, Fiction
Cover of the book The Powder Monkey by Fenn, George Manville, B&R Samizdat Express
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Fenn, George Manville ISBN: 9781455393923
Publisher: B&R Samizdat Express Publication: June 10, 2015
Imprint: Quench Editions Language: English
Author: Fenn, George Manville
ISBN: 9781455393923
Publisher: B&R Samizdat Express
Publication: June 10, 2015
Imprint: Quench Editions
Language: English
This is a very short book, probably intended for a younger market than most of Fenn's books. An old seaman finds a ragged and hungry young boy, to whom he talks, finding out that the boy was being brought up by an aunt and her brother. The uncle used to beat the boy too severely to bear, and he had run away from home. The seaman, Jack Jeens, decides to take charge of the boy, but both of them are taken by the press-gang, and end up serving on HMS Victory. The boy, Phil Leigh, gets on well with the other seamen, but is especially fond of Jack. At first hedoesn't get on well with the other ship's boys, but one day they are chasing each other round the rigging, and one of the boys, Tom Dodds, falls. Phil is made, as a punishment for causing the fall, to be Tom's nurse, for Tom has broken his leg badly. In the next scene we find ourselves in the midst of the Battle of Trafalgar, and Phil's protector, Jack, is very badly wounded, so now Phil has a second person to nurse. In the final scene we are back in Portsmouth, where the Aunt appears, and tells Phil that the Uncle has gone away, and that he should come home. Phil is unwilling to leave Jack, but the Aunt promises to have him come with them, and be nursed at her house, so that is where the story is complete. According to Wikipedia: "George Manville Fenn (January 3, 1831, Pimlico - August 26, 1909, Isleworth) was a British writer. He worked as a teacher in Lincolnshire, until he became printer, editor and publisher of various magazines. He had eight children with his wife Susanna Leake, whom he had married in 1855. Most of his work consists of adventure stories for young readers, featuring Explorers, Smugglers, young Adventurers and Seamen. His adult novels offer critical social commentary on Victorian England, especially reconsidering economic questions."
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
This is a very short book, probably intended for a younger market than most of Fenn's books. An old seaman finds a ragged and hungry young boy, to whom he talks, finding out that the boy was being brought up by an aunt and her brother. The uncle used to beat the boy too severely to bear, and he had run away from home. The seaman, Jack Jeens, decides to take charge of the boy, but both of them are taken by the press-gang, and end up serving on HMS Victory. The boy, Phil Leigh, gets on well with the other seamen, but is especially fond of Jack. At first hedoesn't get on well with the other ship's boys, but one day they are chasing each other round the rigging, and one of the boys, Tom Dodds, falls. Phil is made, as a punishment for causing the fall, to be Tom's nurse, for Tom has broken his leg badly. In the next scene we find ourselves in the midst of the Battle of Trafalgar, and Phil's protector, Jack, is very badly wounded, so now Phil has a second person to nurse. In the final scene we are back in Portsmouth, where the Aunt appears, and tells Phil that the Uncle has gone away, and that he should come home. Phil is unwilling to leave Jack, but the Aunt promises to have him come with them, and be nursed at her house, so that is where the story is complete. According to Wikipedia: "George Manville Fenn (January 3, 1831, Pimlico - August 26, 1909, Isleworth) was a British writer. He worked as a teacher in Lincolnshire, until he became printer, editor and publisher of various magazines. He had eight children with his wife Susanna Leake, whom he had married in 1855. Most of his work consists of adventure stories for young readers, featuring Explorers, Smugglers, young Adventurers and Seamen. His adult novels offer critical social commentary on Victorian England, especially reconsidering economic questions."

More books from B&R Samizdat Express

Cover of the book Starlight Ranch and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier by Fenn, George Manville
Cover of the book The Country Housewife and Lady's Director (c. 1900), in the management of a house and the delights and profits of a farm by Fenn, George Manville
Cover of the book The Homesteaders: A Novel of the Canadian West by Fenn, George Manville
Cover of the book Cyrano de Bergerac, play in French by Fenn, George Manville
Cover of the book Picked up at Sea or The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek by Fenn, George Manville
Cover of the book Chinese Literature: Analects of Confucius, Saying of Mencius, Shih-King, Travels of Fa-Hien and Sorrows of Han by Fenn, George Manville
Cover of the book Down South or Yacht Adventures in Florida by Fenn, George Manville
Cover of the book Bibliotheque Contemporaine: Memoires de Hector Berlioz by Fenn, George Manville
Cover of the book The Nurnberg Stove, a long short story by Fenn, George Manville
Cover of the book The Forest Exiles by Fenn, George Manville
Cover of the book Clematis by Fenn, George Manville
Cover of the book The Little Savage by Fenn, George Manville
Cover of the book The Rover Boys on the River or The Search for the Missing Houseboat by Fenn, George Manville
Cover of the book Pink and White Tyranny: a Society Novel by Fenn, George Manville
Cover of the book The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake, Or the Stirring Cruise of the Motor Boat Gem by Fenn, George Manville
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy