Everything you need to understand or teach The Nutmeg of Consolation by Patrick O'Brian.
Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin, and the other survivors of the wreck of HMS Diane spend several weeks as castaways on an unnamed island in the South China Sea. They recover food, tools, supplies, lumber, and nails from the wreck and begin to construct a schooner that they hope will carry them the two hundred nautical miles to Batavia. While Aubrey oversees the construction efforts, Maturin hunts the island's game for food...
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