Said to be the first-ever gay youth novel, this 1891 story follows the adventures of 12-year-old Gerald Saxton embarking on a trip from New York, to meet his father in Nova Scotia. He is chaperoned by 17-year-old Philip Touchtone. During the trip, their steamer sinks, they are shipwrecked, and marooned on an island. In addition, a shady antagonist is stalking the two. And while all this is happening, a friendship of mutual affection develops between the boys (nothing explicit). (Summary by Donald Cummings)
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Genres for the project: Children's Fiction/Action & Adventure
Keywords that describe the book: fiction, adventure, youth, friendship, voyage, juvenile, shipwrecked, LGBT
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I just happen to have an MC project finishing soon so I'll take this one on. MW will be up this afternoon.
Bev There's nothing you can't prove if your outlook is only sufficiently limited. - Lord Peter Wimsey I yam what I yam, and that's all what I yam - Popeye, the sailor man If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice - Neil Peart
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I'll leave this in the launchpad for a day or so to hopefully attract a prooflistener.
As usual, any questions or errors on my part, let me know!
Have fun!
Bev There's nothing you can't prove if your outlook is only sufficiently limited. - Lord Peter Wimsey I yam what I yam, and that's all what I yam - Popeye, the sailor man If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice - Neil Peart
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Time to move. I had hoped we would acquire a DPL over the weekend.
When you have a file uploaded for listening, if a DPL hasn't found us yet, you can advertise in Listeners Wanted.
Bev There's nothing you can't prove if your outlook is only sufficiently limited. - Lord Peter Wimsey I yam what I yam, and that's all what I yam - Popeye, the sailor man If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice - Neil Peart
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Ok, found it, and locked and stickied it. I hope somebody jumps on board!
Bev There's nothing you can't prove if your outlook is only sufficiently limited. - Lord Peter Wimsey I yam what I yam, and that's all what I yam - Popeye, the sailor man If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice - Neil Peart
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Bev There's nothing you can't prove if your outlook is only sufficiently limited. - Lord Peter Wimsey I yam what I yam, and that's all what I yam - Popeye, the sailor man If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice - Neil Peart
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Chapter 1 has been recorded and I'm about 1/2 way through editing. RL and that I'm a slow editor has caused the delay. I expect this to be available in about a week.
Thanks for your patience,
Don
Don (DACSoft)
Bringing the Baseball Joe series to audio!
Bev There's nothing you can't prove if your outlook is only sufficiently limited. - Lord Peter Wimsey I yam what I yam, and that's all what I yam - Popeye, the sailor man If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice - Neil Peart
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