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Captains Courageous

By: Rudyard Kipling
Narrated by: George Guidall
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Captains Courageous is Rudyard Kipling’s classic fable of a boy’s initiation into the fellowship of men, played out on the high seas of the late 1800s. When he falls overboard from a luxury liner, Harvey Cheyne, the spoiled son of an American millionaire, is rescued by a small New England fishing schooner. To earn his keep, Harvey must prove his worth in the only way the skipper and his hardy crew will accept: through the grueling mastery of a fisherman’s skills. Brimming with salty dialogue, crackling adventure, and mesmerizing visions of the sea, Captains Courageous is one of this Nobel Prize-winning author’s most enduringly popular tales.

Public Domain (P)1995 Recorded Books, LLC Classics Fishing

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What a beautiful account of the days of sail. This book has a fantastic story and such detail about fishing under sail fabulously beautiful ❤️

Classic

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I loved this story and understand how it has lasted the test of time. great characters and details that really do carry the listener to the place

a great story of adversity and it's benefits

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I read Kim recently and thought I'd try another!

excellent story, beautiful narration and likable characters.

I'm trying to read 'classics' and have been pleasantly surprised by the quality of writing and how they have stood the test of time.

really enjoyable!

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I think this was made into a film with Freddie Bartholomew and Spencer Tracy but there is little similarity with the book. A tale of a spoiled kid being placed in an alien environment which forces him to overcome his failings and grow as a person. A little anti-climactic, but enjoyable nonetheless.

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