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Paperback Jim Davis Book

ISBN: 1023129590

ISBN13: 9781023129596

Jim Davis

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"Jim Davis" is a classic tale of adventure on the high seas, penned by master storyteller John Masefield. This historical fiction, categorized as juvenile fiction, plunges readers into a world of sailing ships and daring exploits. Experience a thrilling journey filled with the dangers and intrigue of smuggling, capturing the spirit of a bygone era. This meticulously prepared print edition preserves the timeless quality of Masefield's work. Perfect for anyone who enjoys action, adventure, and stories of historical significance.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.

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Customer Reviews

3 ratings

Traditional English high adventure literature

If you like Robert Louis Stevenson, you will thoroughly enjoy Masefield's Jim Davis. I first read this at age 14 (with some vocab help from dear old dad) and it remains one of the best books I have read in a long while. Being a history major and an english minor I found the prose of this book delightful and the historical significance astounding. If you are an adult who has read and re-read Stevenson too much and want the same genre but a different author/plot Jim Davis is the novel for you. If you have a child whom you wish to turn onto fine literature Jim Davis will grab your child's imagination and illustrate a grand adventure of pirates, smugglers, soldiers and gypsies for it. Any child (old or young) can relate to the stories narrator, this is a jewel of English literature. Another great Stevenson alternate is J. Meade Falkner's Moonfleet, it is a bit of an easier read than Jim Davis, but contains just as much adventure.

A Boy's Adventures Along the Devon Coast

This story is set in early 19th century Devon, during the Napoleonic Wars. The narrator is a boy in his early teens, who by chance and high spirits falls in with a gang of smugglers bringing contraband by sea from France to England. It's a fast-moving story, in the tradition of R. L. Stevenson, and a good look at the history of the period along England's south coast too.

This is a very good book.

It is appropriate for anyone who loves action and adventure
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