Adrift on the Pacific: A Boys [sic] Story of the Sea and its Perils

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Adrift on the Pacific: A Boys [sic] Story of the Sea and its Perils

by Edward Sylvester Ellis

EN·~5 hours·39 chapters

Chapters

39 total

Adrift on the Pacific

0:19

Adrift on the Pacific

0:01

CHAPTER I - CAPTAIN STRATHMORE’S PASSENGER

5:03

CHAPTER II - THE CAPTAIN AND INEZ

5:35

CHAPTER III - AN ACCIDENT

11:50

CHAPTER IV - MISSING

5:41

CHAPTER V - THE NEW PASSENGER

6:59

CHAPTER VI - “PORT YOUR HELM!”

11:56

CHAPTER VII - THE REASON WHY THE VOYAGE WAS UNDERTAKEN

10:31

CHAPTER VIII - VOYAGING SOUTHWARD

7:29

Description

A seasoned sea captain prepares the steamer Polynesia for its long trek across the Pacific, still haunted by the memory of a daughter he once lost to the ocean’s depths. As passengers bustle on deck, a nervous stranger appears with a small, bright‑eyed girl whose striking resemblance to the captain’s child stirs old grief and unexpected tenderness.

The man explains that his niece must reach Japan urgently, yet the only way is through the captain’s own cabin after a sudden tragedy leaves her without a guardian. Torn between duty and compassion, the old sailor agrees, setting the stage for a voyage that soon tests his resolve. Along the endless blue, the pair will encounter the sea’s hidden dangers, from sudden storms to uncharted reefs, while the child’s innocence offers a fragile hope that may guide them through the perils ahead.

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Language

en

Duration

~5 hours (310K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2009-08-11

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Edward Sylvester Ellis

Edward Sylvester Ellis

1840–1916

Best known for fast-moving frontier adventures, this prolific 19th-century writer also built a career in education and journalism. His stories helped shape the early American dime novel and introduced generations of young readers to action, history, and invention.

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