Bodelsen terms 'Kipling's brilliant impressionism. The boy in question is Harvey Cheyne, pampered son of an American millionaire his initiation commences when he is saved from drowning by a New England fishing schooner and forced to prove his worth in the only way the captain and crew will accept: through the slow and arduous mastery of skills upon which common survival depends. Synopsis: One of Rudyard Kipling's most enduringly popular works, Captains Courageous is both a stirring tale of the sea and a fable of a boy's initiation into the world of men. Heavy or very extensive browning, tanning, foxing or discoloration on pages. A perfectly acceptable study or work or reading or research copy! Well bound copy with extensive overall wear and use. Bodelsen goes on to write: 'Kipling is making the same point here as he did in The Jungle Books: that the basic conditions of human life are those of Nature, and that the civilization we have created is only a thin screen between us and immutable forces only disregarded at our peril.' inventory #33665 Previous Owner's Name Penned in Front,Otherwise Good in Slightly Worn Wrappers With Some Tears. his almost infallible sense of the right word,' the voyage of the We're Here is one of both physical and moral adventure it serves to give memorable, dramatic definition to the author's rigorous concept of the laws governing human existence. FROM THE PUBLISHER - One of Rudyard Kipling's most enduringly popular works, Captains Courageous is both a stirring tale of the sea and a fable of a boy's initiation into the world of men. Previous Owner's Name Penned in Front,Otherwise Good in Slightly Worn Wrappers With Some Tears.
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