{"product_id":"captains-courageous-9780553211900","title":"Captains Courageous","description":"The only one of Kipling's novels to be cast in an American setting, \u003cb\u003eCaptains Courageous\u003c\/b\u003e endures as one of literature's most cherished and memorable sea adventures. Harvey Cheyne, spoiled millionaire's son, tumbles overboard from a luxury liner--only to be rescued by the crew of a Gloucester schooner. Thus begins the boy's second voyage into the rugged rites and ways of sailors. Like all Kipling's masterworks, \u003cb\u003eCaptains Courageous \u003c\/b\u003eis an interweaving of art and moral purpose. Angus Wilson has said that it shows \"delicacy of craft and violence of feeling, exactitude and wile impressionism, subtlety and true innocence.\" A popular favorite since its first publication in 1897, the novel remains a classic story of youthful initiation--and a lively tribute to the author's famous code of bravery, loyalty, and honor among men.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16153299\"\u003eRudyard Kipling\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bantam Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Mass Market Paperbound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.11h x 4.06w x 0.42d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780553211900\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0553211900\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC004000\"\u003eClassics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC047000\"\u003eSea Stories\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC002000\"\u003eAction \u0026amp; Adventure\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRUDYARD KIPLING was born in Bombay, India, to British parents on December 30, 1865. In 1871 Rudyard and his sister, Trix, aged three, were left to be cared for by a couple in Southsea, England. Five years passed before he saw his parents again. His sense of desertion and despair were later expressed in his story Baa Baa, Black Sheep (1888), in his novel The Light That Failed (1890), and in his autobiography, Something of Myself (1937). As late as 1935 Kipling still spoke bitterly of the House of Desolution at Southsea: \"I should like to burn it down and plough the place with salt.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKipling and his wife settled in Brattleboro, Vermont, where Kipling wrote \u003cb\u003eThe Jungle Book \u003c\/b\u003e(1894), The \u003ci\u003eSecond Jungle Book\u003c\/i\u003e (1895), and most of \u003cb\u003eCaptains Courageous\u003c\/b\u003e (1897). By this time Kipling's popularity and financial success were enormous. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1899 the Kiplings settled in Sussex, England, where he wrote some of his best books: \u003cb\u003eKim \u003c\/b\u003e(1901), \u003ci\u003eJust So Stories\u003c\/i\u003e (1902), and\u003ci\u003e Puck of Pook's Hill \u003c\/i\u003e(1906). In 1907 he received the Nobel Prize for literature. By the time he died, on January 18, 1936, critical opinion was deeply divided about his writings, but his books continued to be read by thousands.","brand":"Bantam Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44297092759789,"sku":"9780553211900","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_c953d21d-6620-4e2d-bec7-5932c7e73f39.jpg?v=1754396235","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/captains-courageous-9780553211900","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}