"Capitaines Courageux: Une histoire du banc de Terre-Neuve" by Rudyard Kipling is a novel published in 1897. Fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne Jr., the spoiled son of a railroad tycoon, falls overboard from a steamship and is rescued by a fishing schooner off Newfoundland's Grand Banks. Unable to convince the crew of his wealth or persuade them to return him quickly to shore, Harvey must work alongside them through an entire fishing season. Through trials and adventures at sea, the arrogant boy transforms in unexpected ways. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
