Nautilus
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A river wharf gives the boy John room to imagine the sea he longs to hear. He turns a drifting log into a stranded ship and invents a rescue, then watches a white schooner emerge from the evening fog. Its strange figure on deck seems almost supernatural to him. At home, his shell and china dog offer small comforts under the stern rule of Mr. Endymion Scraper.
Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards builds this children's adventure around an orphan's hopes and the adults who hold power over his future. In a conversation with the Skipper, Mr. Bill Hen explains John's family history and suspects that Scraper wants control of the child's property. His account brings a sharper concern beneath the opening's play and wonder.
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- Reading time
- About 2 hours
- Pages
- 78
- Language
- English
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