Personal Narrative of Events, From 1799 to 1815 by William Stanhope Lovell

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63405.html.images 364 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63405.epub3.images 359 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63405.epub.images 357 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63405.epub.noimages 216 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63405.kf8.images 450 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63405.kindle.images 414 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63405.txt.utf-8 324 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/63405/pg63405-h.zip 309 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Lovell, William Stanhope, 1788-1859
Title Personal Narrative of Events, From 1799 to 1815
Note Reading ease score: 58.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Credits Produced by Paul Clark and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive)
Summary "Personal Narrative of Events, From 1799 to 1815" by William Stanhope Lovell is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book recounts the author’s experiences as a young midshipman in the British Royal Navy during significant naval engagements and adventures, highlighting events from the Napoleonic Wars." The narrative likely encompasses battles, voyages, and personal anecdotes that paint a vivid picture of naval life during that tumultuous period. "The opening of the memoir introduces the author’s early experiences at sea, beginning at the age of ten aboard H.M. ship "Renown". Lovell reflects on his emotions upon leaving home and meeting his shipmates, capturing the youthful innocence and camaraderie among the boys. He paints a lively picture of life aboard, filled with playful antics, rigorous naval discipline, and the trials of adapting to life at sea, all while laying the groundwork for the adventures that will follow. The narrative sets a tone of nostalgia mixed with humor, inviting readers into the vibrant world of naval endeavors during the late 18th and early 19th centuries." (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe
Subject Great Britain. Royal Navy -- Sea life
Category Text
EBook-No. 63405
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 48 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!