A novel, 1897
Captains Courageous
Harvey Cheyne, the spoiled son of wealthy parents, falls from an ocean liner and is rescued by fishermen aboard Disko Troop’s schooner, the We’re Here.
How it begins
The weather door of the smoking-room had been left open to the North Atlantic fog, as the big liner rolled and lifted, whistling to warn the fishing-fleet.
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