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Wreck of the Grosvenor, Vol.3 (of 3)
The Wreck of the Grosvenor (1877) is a nautical novel by William Clark Russell first published in 3 volumes by Sampson Low. According to John Sutherland, it was "e;the most …
Frozen Pirate
The Frozen Pirate is the story of Paul Rodney, a sailor who narrowly escapes death by shipwreck and exposure in the Straits of Magellan. Surmounting that peril, he faces another: …
Wreck of the Grosvenor, Vol.2 (of 3)
The Wreck of the Grosvenor (1877) is a nautical novel by William Clark Russell first published in 3 volumes by Sampson Low. According to John Sutherland, it was "e;the most …
Marriage at Sea
Excerpt: "e;My dandy-rigged yacht, the Spitfire, of twenty-six tons, lay in Boulogne harbour, hidden in the deep shadow of the wall against which she floated. It was a …
Book for the Hammock
Excerpt: "e;It was a brilliant afternoon. The sunshine in the water seemed to hover there like some flashful veil of silver, paling the azure so that it showed through it in a …
John Holdsworth, Chief Mate
Excerpt: "e;In a period of English history which graybeards call the good old times - the fine old times; that is to say, when Parliament was horribly corrupt, and the Poor …
Phantom Death, etc.
"e;No other writer so effectually carries his readers down to the sea in ships, and even in steamers he never fails to give us the true salt atmosphere.... 'The Lazarette of …
Stories by English Authors, The Sea
Excerpt from THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURE OF A CHIEF MATE BY W. CLARK RUSSELL: "e;In the newspapers of 1876 appeared the following extracts from the log of a merchantman: …
My Danish Sweetheart, A Novel Vol.2 (of 3)
Excerpt: "e;I told my story, and the three fellows listened attentively. Their eyes glowed in the lamplight as they stared at me. The weak wind raised a pleasant buzzing noise …
Death Ship, A Strange Story, Vol.3 (of 3)
Excerpt: "e;I had passed from the deck, where I slept, to the cabin in too great a hurry to notice the weather. Now, reaching the poop, I stood a moment or two to look around, …
Tale of Two Tunnels, A Romance of the Western Waters
A tale of intrigue, deceit an villainy set on the rugged coast of Cornwall. It is also a story of a father's love for his daughter who is swept off her feet by an audacious and …
Wreck of the Corsaire
Excerpt: "e;All day long there had been a pleasant breeze blowing from abeam; but as the sun sank into the west the wind fined into light, delicate curls of shadow upon the sea …