Dick Sands the Boy Captain by Jules Verne
The story follows Dick Sand, a young African-American boy who becomes the captain of a ship after his master's death. He navigates through various challenges and adventures while trying to find his way back home. Along the way, he faces mutiny, slavery, and other obstacles that test his courage and leadership skills.
By Jules Verne · First published 1872 · Genre: Adventure, Science Fiction, Children's Literature · 38 chapters · 117,974 words
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On the 2nd of February, 1873, the "Pilgrim," a tight little craft of 400 tons burden, lay in lat. 43 deg. 57', S. and long. 165 deg. 19', W. She was a schooner, the property of James W. Weldon, a wealthy Californian ship-owner who had fitted her out at San Francisco, expressly for the whale-fisheries in the southern seas.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Jules Verne
- Date: 1872 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction, Children's Literature, Maritime Fiction, Coming-of-Age
- Length: 117,974 words
- Structure: 38 chapters, 2,060 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)
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Genres
- Adventure — The plot centers around a young boy's journey filled with exploration, danger, and survival.
- Science Fiction — Incorporates elements of technology and exploration of uncharted territories.
- Children's Literature — Targeted towards a younger audience, featuring a young protagonist and moral lessons.
- Maritime Fiction — Set primarily on a ship, focusing on nautical themes and life at sea.
Tags
Adventure · Science Fiction · Pirate Novel · Coming-of-Age · Nautical Fiction · Young Adult · Historical Fiction · 19th Century Literature · French Literature · Classic Novel · Boy's Own Story · Sea Adventure
Contents
- The "Pilgrim."
- The Apprentice
- A Rescue
- The Survivors of the "Waldeck."
- Dingo's Sagacity
- A Whale in Sight
- Preparations for an Attack
- A Catastrophe
- Dick's Promotion
- The New Crew
- Rough Weather
- Hope Revived
- Land at Last
- Ashore
- A Stranger
- Through the Forest
- Misgivings
- A Terrible Discovery
- The Dark Continent
- Accomplices
- On the March again
- Rough Travelling
- White Ants
- A Diving-Bell
- A Slave Caravan
- Notes by the Way
- Kazonnde
- Market-Day
- A Bowl of Punch
- Royal Obsequies
- In Captivity
- A Ray of Hope
- An Exciting Chase
- A Magician
- Drifting down the Stream
- An Anxious Voyage
- An Attack
- A Happy Reunion
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- An Express of the Future (1905)
- Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1870)
- Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1864)
- The Mysterious Island (1875)
- Alrededor de la luna (1870)
- Cinco semanas en globo (1863)
- Dueño del mundo (1904)
- La jornada de un periodista americano en el 2889 (1889)
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