Captains Courageous
Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling is a novel first published in 1897, now available in a 2017 edition from CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. This 232-page work is presented in English and follows the adventures of fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne Jr., the son of a railroad tycoon, who is rescued from drowning by a Portuguese fisherman in the North Atlantic. The story explores themes of growth and resilience as Harvey navigates his new circumstances.
Readers will find a narrative that delves into the transformation of a spoiled boy into a more responsible individual through his experiences at sea. The novel’s setting and character interactions provide insight into the challenges faced by those in maritime life. Captains Courageous is categorized under literary collections, making it a notable addition for those interested in classic literature and character-driven stories.
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Captains Courageous is an 1897 novel, by Rudyard Kipling, that follows the adventures of fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne Jr., the spoiled son of a railroad tycoon, after he is saved from drowning by a Portuguese fisherman in the north Atlantic. The novel originally appeared as a serialisation in McClure’s, beginning with the November 1896 edition. In 1900, in his essay “What We Can Expect of the American Boy,” Teddy Roosevelt extolled the book and praised Kipling for describing “in the liveliest way just what a boy should be and do.” The book’s title comes from the ballad Mary Ambree, which starts, “When captains courageous, whom death could not daunt”. Kipling had previously used the same title for an article on businessmen as the new adventurers, published in The Times of 23 November 1892.
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