by Rudyard Kipling · Penguin Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140621884
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«Captains Courageous» is Rudyard Kipling's adventure novel, published by Penguin Classics in paperback (176 pages, in English).
The story follows Harvey Cheyne Jr., a spoiled boy, son of a railway magnate, who falls overboard from an ocean liner and is rescued by a Portuguese fishing boat. Forced to serve as a cabin boy, he encounters the superstitious world of the sea and the crew's harsh discipline, an experience that makes him mature.
«Captains Courageous» was originally published in 1897. The Penguin Popular Classics edition was released on August 31, 1995.
A read for those who enjoy adventure classics and coming-of-age stories set at sea.
Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English journalist, novelist, poet and short-story writer. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work.
