Excerpt from Harry Winter: The Shipwrecked Sailor Boy; To Which Is Added the Oak at Home The account says, that in a small village near Hanborough Castle, in Northumberland, lived the respected Mr. Winter. One so'n and a daughter were all the children Mrs. Winter, who had been dead some years, had. Left him. -hi's son Harry was an ami able youth; but unfortunately for himself, and the peace of an affectionate parent, he early con tracted a liking for a sea-faring life. Mr. Winter endeavored to. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Cautionary tale for errant boys wishing for a life at sea, telling the tale of Harry Winter who ships aboard the Nancy for New Holland and is wrecked upon a hostile shore.