
A windswept shore and a modest fisher‑folk cabin set the stage for a quiet, introspective tale. The sea’s relentless rhythm and the shifting light of an April day create a landscape that feels both harsh and oddly beautiful, drawing listeners into a world where daily survival is measured against the tide’s whims.
At its heart is a thoughtful young boy, the son of a diligent net‑mender, who spends his days wandering the sand dunes and watching the waves. When his mother calls him home, he finds a frail sibling lying still, a mystery cloaked in the village’s whispered worries about health and fate. As he cares for the silent child, the boy’s gentle curiosity and the close‑knit community’s quiet resilience hint at deeper secrets waiting to surface, inviting listeners to share in a story of hope, belonging, and the search for identity.
Language
en
Duration
~6 hours (349K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
United States: Bradly and Woodruff, 1890.
Credits
MWS, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Release date
2023-02-20
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1856–1932
Known for a huge range of historical adventures, family stories, and books for young readers, this prolific Victorian and Edwardian novelist wrote with a gift for brisk plots and clear moral stakes. Her work remained popular enough to find new life in digital libraries long after her death.
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