Captains Courageous
Registered by Stoepbrak of Cape Town, Western Cape South Africa on 7/24/2011
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-- Oxford World's Classics --
Synopsis (Credit: www.goodreads.com)
Captains Courageous endures as one of literature's most cherished and memorable sea adventures. Harvey Cheyne, spoiled millionaire's son, tumbles overboard from a luxury liner -- only to be rescued by the crew of a Gloucester schooner. Thus begins the boy's second voyage into the rugged rites and ways of sailors. Like all Kipling's masterworks, Captains Courageous is an interweaving of art and moral purpose. Angus Wilson has said that it shows "delicacy of craft and violence of feeling, exactitude and wile impressionism, subtlety and true innocence." A popular favourite since its first publication in 1897, the novel remains a classic story of youthful initiation, and a lively tribute to the author's famous code of bravery, loyalty, and honour among men.
This edition includes an introduction and extensive notes on the text.
(Bought second-hand at Mabu Vinyl, Rheede Street, Tamboerskloof.)
Synopsis (Credit: www.goodreads.com)
Captains Courageous endures as one of literature's most cherished and memorable sea adventures. Harvey Cheyne, spoiled millionaire's son, tumbles overboard from a luxury liner -- only to be rescued by the crew of a Gloucester schooner. Thus begins the boy's second voyage into the rugged rites and ways of sailors. Like all Kipling's masterworks, Captains Courageous is an interweaving of art and moral purpose. Angus Wilson has said that it shows "delicacy of craft and violence of feeling, exactitude and wile impressionism, subtlety and true innocence." A popular favourite since its first publication in 1897, the novel remains a classic story of youthful initiation, and a lively tribute to the author's famous code of bravery, loyalty, and honour among men.
This edition includes an introduction and extensive notes on the text.
(Bought second-hand at Mabu Vinyl, Rheede Street, Tamboerskloof.)
Kipling gives us a fascinating peek into the lives of professional fishermen in the second half of the nineteenth century. I was amazed at the amount of research and effort he put in to make it a realistic portrayal of life in those days.
With a general preface, introduction, notes on the text, select bibliography, chronology of Kipling's life and works, and extensive notes at the end, one cannot complain about a lack of additional and contextual information. However, I'd recommend that one reads the detailed introduction afterwards. It contains some spoilers and might distract from the enjoyment of reading the book itself.
With a general preface, introduction, notes on the text, select bibliography, chronology of Kipling's life and works, and extensive notes at the end, one cannot complain about a lack of additional and contextual information. However, I'd recommend that one reads the detailed introduction afterwards. It contains some spoilers and might distract from the enjoyment of reading the book itself.
Journal Entry 3 by Stoepbrak at Elsenburg in Stellenbosch, Western Cape South Africa on Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Released 12 yrs ago (8/10/2011 UTC) at Elsenburg in Stellenbosch, Western Cape South Africa
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Left in the lecture hall during tea break at the NEMA Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations Workshop.
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