Drifted ashore;  or, a child without a name

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Drifted ashore; or, a child without a name

by Evelyn Everett-Green

EN·~6 hours

Chapters

Description

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.

Details

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.

About the author

Evelyn Everett-Green

Evelyn Everett-Green

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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