Peter Trawl Or The Adventures of a Whaler

Peter Trawl Or The Adventures of a Whaler By William Henry Giles Kingston. Children eBook. 

Peter Trawl; Or, The Adventures of a Whaler" is a 19th-century juvenile adventure novel written by William Henry Giles Kingston (W. H. G. Kingston) about a young boy named Peter Trawl who becomes a whaler after a series of tragic events. The story follows Peter's journey at sea, focusing on themes of courage, resilience, adventure, and friendship as he navigates the challenges of whaling in a bygone era. 

Number of pages: 253

Format: PDF

Table of Contents: 
W H G Kingston "Peter Trawl" 

Chapter One. My early days at home. 
Chapter Two. How a true friend was gained. 
Chapter Three. A sad chapter in my life. 
Chapter Four. A fearful catastrophe. 
Chapter Five. A friend lost and a friend gained. 
Chapter Six. Turned out of house and home. 
Chapter Seven. Help comes when least expected. 
Chapter Eight. My first voyage. 
Chapter Nine. I experience the perils of the sea. 
Chapter Ten. Alone on the ocean. 
Chapter Eleven. Dangers multiply. 
Chapter Twelve. Port reached in an unexpected manner. 
Chapter Thirteen. A disastrous voyage. 
Chapter Fourteen. Jim and I carried off against our will. 
Chapter Fifteen. The voyage of the “Intrepid” begun. 
Chapter Sixteen. We cross the Line and attempt to round Cape Horn. 
Chapter Seventeen. Rounding Cape Horn. Chapter Eighteen. Our first whales caught—I hear news of Jack. 
Chapter Nineteen. Miles Soper’s narrative concluded. 
Chapter Twenty. A mutiny and its consequences. 
Chapter Twenty One. A cruise across the Pacific and the adventures I met with. 
Chapter Twenty Two. A typhoon, and how we got through it. 
Chapter Twenty Three. A fearful narrative—Doings at Strong’s Island. 
Chapter Twenty Four. Our life on an uninhabited island. 
Chapter Twenty Five. A perilous voyage in the whale-boat. 
Chapter Twenty Six. More startling adventures. 
Chapter Twenty Seven. The lost one found at last. 
Chapter Twenty Eight. Escape from the Island and the events which followed. 
Chapter Twenty Nine. On board our old ship—Her voyage through eastern seas. 
Chapter Thirty. The voyage home, and how it ended. 
The End.