Little Mr. Van Vere of China

By Harriet A. Cheever

Subjects: Boys, Fathers and sons, Seafaring life, Poverty, Grandmothers, Adventure stories, Uncles, Respect, Ship captains, Generosity, Gratitude, Children, Voyages and travels, Christian life, Social life and customs, Animals, Description and travel, Conduct of life, Juvenile fiction, Ships, Abandoned children, Castaways

Description: A tale of a young orphan from New York, who stows away on a ship to Canton, and discovers his lost father, written in dialect and pidgin Chinese of the period