"Will Weatherhelm: The Yarn of an Old Sailor" by William Henry Giles Kingston is an adventure on the high seas that teaches children about the importance of endurance and fortitude. The sun of a sailor, Will Wetherhelm was destined to fall in love with the water. However, no matter how much time you spend aboard ships, you can never predict what a voyage will bring and, at times, the only thing standing between you and a shipwreck is your resourcefulness.

Old Sailor's Yarns is a collection of nautical tales focusing on Captain Robert Bowline's life with his daughter, an experienced and wizened sailor by the name of Old Cuff, two rival captains, and much more. Excerpt: "Captain Robert Bowline, a retired sea-captain, occupied a snug little farm in the town of B——, one of the many pleasant villages on the coast of New England. He had followed the sea for many years, acquired considerable property, married, and had a family. When he had attained his forty-fifth year, a relation of his wife died, leaving her heiress to a very handsome estate..."