Lex

Browse

GenresShelvesPremiumBlog

Company

AboutJobsPartnersSell on LexAffiliates

Resources

DocsInvite FriendsSupport

Legal

Terms of ServicePrivacy Policygeneral@lex-books.com(215) 703-8277

© 2026 LexBooks, Inc. All rights reserved.

By the Sea: 1887

Heman White Chaplin

Read

By the Sea: 1887

Heman White Chaplin

American Literature, Novels

Written in 1887, 'By the Sea' by Heman White Chaplin is a novel set in a seaside village in Massachusetts that explores the intertwined lives of two families. The story follows James Parsons, a jovial fisherman, and Captain Joseph Pelham, a retired sea captain, as they navigate tragedy and the battle for guardianship of young Joe Pelham after the death of his mother. The narrative highlights themes of community, loss, and the impact of maritime life on personal identities, ultimately reflecting on how past choices shape present lives.

Project Gutenberg

A novel written in the late 19th century, exploring the lives of two families intertwined by kinship and tragedy. Set in...

Goodreads

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it fo...

3.0(1)

X-Ray

Ebooks1
By the Sea: 1887
By the Sea: 1887
Project Gutenberg · 45 pages
EPUB

More books from this author

right arrow

Five HundredDollars:FirstPublished...

Heman White Chaplin

In MadeiraPlace: 1887

Heman White Chaplin

Eli: FirstPublished inthe "centuryMagazine

Heman White Chaplin

SaintPatrick:1887

Heman White Chaplin

The VillageConvict:FirstPublished...

Heman White Chaplin

The NewMinister'sGreatOpportuni...

Heman White Chaplin

More books like this

right arrow

Roughing It

1872

Mark Twain

Roughing It

Tarzan ofthe Apes

1912

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Tarzan of the Apes

Bidwell'sTravels,from WallStreet to...

Austin Bidwell

Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison: Fifteen Years in Solitude

The PiazzaTales

1856

Herman Melville

Wieland; Or,theTransforma...An Americ...

Charles Brockden Brown

TheLandloper:The Romanceof a Man ...

Holman Day

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

The PromisedLand

1912

Mary Antin

Outlines ofEnglish andAmericanLiteratur...

William J. Long

Oh, You Tex!

William MacLeod Raine

Translationsof GermanPoetry inAmerican...

Edward Ziegler Davis

Sixes andSevens

1911

O. Henry

Nick CarterStories No.147, July 3,1915: On...

Nicholas Carter

Nick Carter Stories No. 147, July 3, 1915: On Death's Trail; Or, Nick Carter's Strangest Case

True to HisHome: A Taleof theBoyhood o...

Hezekiah Butterworth

True to His Home: A Tale of the Boyhood of Franklin

Farm Ballads

1874

Will Carleton

Farm Ballads

The MasterKey: AnElectricalFairy Tal...

L. Frank Baum