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Sixteen-year-old Stephen Young joins an Arctic expedition with a personal purpose: Captain Marsham hopes to find the boy’s uncle, whose schooner has been unheard of since sailing north. At a Norwegian port, an experienced sailor first warns against the risks, then offers help when he learns the reason for the voyage. Dr Handscombe brings scientific curiosity to a party preparing for ice, cold and uncertain waters.

George Manville Fenn’s adventure novel gives readers both the bustle of departure and the practical problems of polar navigation. Steve watches seals and a bear while Johannes, a Norwegian crewman, searches for channels through drifting ice. Their exchanges show the gap between a boy’s confidence and a sailor’s knowledge of changing conditions. The appeal lies in that close attention to seamanship, alongside the urgency of a search for missing people.

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George Manville Fenn

George Manville Fenn (1831-1909) was an English novelist, journalist, editor and educationalist. Many of his novels were written with young readers in mind, among them "The Black Tor" and "Devon Boys". His last book was a biography of George Alfred Henty, another writer for the young.

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Author: George Manville Fenn
Reading time: About 8 hours
Pages: 332
Language: English
Genre: Nautical and Sea Stories
Formats: PDF, EPUB, Read online