\u201cAccustomed to judging people, his father watched him curiously. He compared the boy of today with the bored and impertinent brat from before, who enjoyed annoying \u201cthe old man\u201d and making his mother cry\u2026 The young and robust fisherman standing before him did not lower his eyes, but looked at him frankly and serenely, speaking to him with a respectful and absolutely surprising tone. And the change seemed lasting, definitive. The new Harvey would always remain this way.\u201d Published in 1897, the novel Captains Courageous tells the story of Harvey Cheyne, the spoiled and pampered son of a wealthy American businessman who, after falling overboard from a steamer navigating the ocean, is rescued and adopted by the crew of a schooner fishing in the North Atlantic. After a season on board, learning much about discipline and life at sea, the boy returns to his family profoundly changed and matured.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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