The novel portrays the life of a young millionaire's son, Harvey Cheyne Jr., who is treated badly by his father, and following a quarrel, he falls off a steamer. He is picked up by a fishing boat, and he learns the tough life of the Grand Banks fishermen. The story highlights the importance of manual labor and hard work, and how it can change a person's character. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and...