Great Sea StoriesJoseph Lewis French The Floating Press, 1. jun. 2010 - 454 sider "The theme of the sea is heroic--epic. Since the first stirrings of the imagination of man the sea has enthralled him; and since the dawn of literature he has chronicled his wanderings upon its vast bosom." Joseph Lewis French collected what he considered the best sea stories of literature into this volume. |
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Side 7
... Amyas, and have Frank too, yet," cried Cary; but Amyas shook his head. He knew, and knew not why he knew, that all the ports in New Spain would never restore to him that one beloved face. "Yes, he shall be well 7 Spanish Bloodhounds and ...
... Amyas, and have Frank too, yet," cried Cary; but Amyas shook his head. He knew, and knew not why he knew, that all the ports in New Spain would never restore to him that one beloved face. "Yes, he shall be well 7 Spanish Bloodhounds and ...
Side 8
... Amyas had revived at the sight of battle. He no longer felt his wounds or his great sorrow as he bustled about the deck; and ere a quarter of an hour had passed, his voice cried firmly and cheerfully as of old— "Now, my masters, let us ...
... Amyas had revived at the sight of battle. He no longer felt his wounds or his great sorrow as he bustled about the deck; and ere a quarter of an hour had passed, his voice cried firmly and cheerfully as of old— "Now, my masters, let us ...
Side 9
... Amyas's despair), he added, "and especially for our dear brother Mr. Francis Leigh, perhaps captive among the idolaters;" and so they rose. "Now, then," said Amyas, "to breakfast. A Frenchman fights best fasting, a Dutchman drunk, an ...
... Amyas's despair), he added, "and especially for our dear brother Mr. Francis Leigh, perhaps captive among the idolaters;" and so they rose. "Now, then," said Amyas, "to breakfast. A Frenchman fights best fasting, a Dutchman drunk, an ...
Side 10
... Amyas took charge of the poop, Cary of the forecastle, and Yeo, as gunner, of the main-deck, while Drew, as master, settled himself in the waist; and all was ready, and more than ready, before the great ship was within two miles of them ...
... Amyas took charge of the poop, Cary of the forecastle, and Yeo, as gunner, of the main-deck, while Drew, as master, settled himself in the waist; and all was ready, and more than ready, before the great ship was within two miles of them ...
Side 11
... Amyas, forcing a jest. "It shall fly to a better fiddle-bow presently, sir, and I have the luck—" "Steady, helm!" said Amyas. "What is he after now?" The Spaniard, who had been coming upon them right down the wind under a press of sail ...
... Amyas, forcing a jest. "It shall fly to a better fiddle-bow presently, sir, and I have the luck—" "Steady, helm!" said Amyas. "What is he after now?" The Spaniard, who had been coming upon them right down the wind under a press of sail ...
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The Merchantman and the Pirate | 107 |
Narrative of the Mutiny of the Bounty | 139 |
The Wreck of the Royal Caroline | 176 |
The Capture of the Great White Whale | 197 |
The Merchants Cup | 276 |
A Storm and a Rescue | 307 |
The Sailors Wife | 339 |
The Salving of the YanShan | 357 |
The Derelict Neptune | 384 |
The Terrible Solomons | 416 |
El Dorado | 442 |
Endnotes | 453 |
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Agra Ahab aloft Amyas anchor arms Bertie Blood blow blue boat boatswain Boisberthelot Boston broken cabin cannon carronades coast crew cried dead deck Dodd door eyes fell fire flag Florida Channel foam forecastle foresail forward gale Ginnell gunner gunwale hand Harman Harriwell hauled head heard helm hull instant island James Flint keep knew La Guayra land leeward lieutenant looked mainsail masts mate minutes Moby Moby Dick morning night oars Pat Ginnell pirate Pitcairn's Island poop port pulled quarter Rhondda rigging roared rolled rope round rushed sail sailor San Lucas Islands Schenke schooner ship ship's shore shot shouted side sight skipper soon Spaniard spars starboard Starbuck steered stern stood Stubb took Treenail Tuebrook turned vessel Vieuville voice watch waves weather whale White Whale wind wreck yards