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Jeff Benson

Or, The Young Coastguardsman

by R. M. Ballantyne

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After his father's death, Jeff Benson chooses the sea over a place in his uncle's law office. Six years aboard a coasting schooner give the cheerful, athletic young man experience before a wreck and a rescue lead him into the coastguard service near his home town of Cranby. His return brings a wrestling contest with a boastful blacksmith and a reunion with Miss Millet, an elderly friend who knits socks for the poor despite her small income.

R. M. Ballantyne's children's sea story joins physical courage to questions of generosity and responsibility. In a later scene, Jeff and a captain receive dry clothes and tea at Miss Millet's house after a wreck. Their conversation moves from personal choices about drink to the losses caused by owners who neglected their ship's condition.

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R. M. Ballantyne

R. M. Ballantyne (1825-1894) was a Scottish author of adventure fiction for the young. His years as a clerk for the Hudson's Bay Company in Canada gave him a taste for wild places, and he went on to write more than a hundred spirited tales of travel and survival.

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About 90 minutes
Pages
56
Language
English
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