"Admiral's Light" by Henry Milner Rideout is a story set along a vibrant coast, showing the life of a young boy named Miles Bissant as he manages the lighthouse. The story explores how carrying on traditions, discovering who you are, and growing up change a person. The readers first meet Miles as he does his lighthouse jobs each night, showing he is both childlike and serious. His grandfather is a strong, powerful figure, and Captain Florio, a mysterious sailor, brings excitement into Miles's life. When a traveling magician and his daughter, Anna Hilliard, arrive, Miles’s curiosity and youthful need for adventure increase. These relationships show hard family expectations, and a young person’s wish to be independent so as to shape Miles's life.
Admiral's Light
By Henry Milner Rideout
A boy's simple life tending a lighthouse becomes an exciting, and complex journey filled with stern figures, mysterious sailors, and a wandering magician.
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About the AuthorHenry Milner Rideout (1877–1927) was an American writer. A native of Calais, Maine, he was the author of sixteen novels, twenty-three short stories and novellas and a biographical memoir. He also edited one college textbook and was co-editor of three others. Many of his stories appeared in The Saturday Evening Post.
Henry Milner Rideout (1877–1927) was an American writer. A native of Calais, Maine, he was the author of sixteen novels, twenty-three short stories and novellas and a biographical memoir. He also edited one college textbook and was co-editor of three others. Many of his stories appeared in The Saturday Evening Post.
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