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Ben Hadden, by W.H.G. Kingston
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Title: Ben Hadden or, Do Right Whatever Comes Of It
Author: W.H.G. Kingston
Release Date: May 15, 2007 [EBook #21451]
Language: English
Character set encoding: ASCII
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Ben Hadden; or, Do Right, Whatever Comes Of It, by W.H.G. Kingston.
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This small book, starts Ben off as the son of a fisherman on the east coast of England. The father is a pious Christian, and brings Ben up to be one too. Unfortunately various accidents befall the family, and they fall on hard times. Ben, in rescuing some children from a runaway horse, is injured, but is befriended by Lieutenant Charlton, who is able to arrange so that things go better for Ben's mother.
Ben and Charlton go to sea, where Ben has it in mind to find his long-lost brother Ned.
Many accidents befall Ned, culminating in a shipwreck in the Pacific. Eventually he is rescued, and, not long after, finds his brother Ned. They come home together, and set up a new life in support of their mother.
Throughout, Ben's morale is upheld by his Christian belief. We are told a great deal about the progress of missionaries among the Pa