The Young Trawler

Reproduction of the original, first published in 1884. Late 19th-century novel following Billy Bright, a fisher-boy from Yarmouth, on his first voyage aboard the "Evening Star" under his father David and mate Joe Davidson. It portrays the labor, perils, and camaraderie of the fishing community, the emotional partings of fisher-folk, and Billy's growth amid the challenges of sea life, with themes of resilience, adventure, conduct, rescue, shipwreck, and temperance.