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 9
... hopping down his face. Amyas stood still steering. His face was grown seven years older in the last night. A terrible set calm was on him. Woe to the man who came across him that day! "There are three of them, you see, my masters," said.
... hopping down his face. Amyas stood still steering. His face was grown seven years older in the last night. A terrible set calm was on him. Woe to the man who came across him that day! "There are three of them, you see, my masters," said.
Side 10
... night, yet there was "clearing of decks, lacing of nettings, making of bulwarks, fitting of waistcloths, arming of tops, tallowing of pikes, slinging of yards, doubling of sheets and tacks." Amyas took charge of the poop, Cary of the ...
... night, yet there was "clearing of decks, lacing of nettings, making of bulwarks, fitting of waistcloths, arming of tops, tallowing of pikes, slinging of yards, doubling of sheets and tacks." Amyas took charge of the poop, Cary of the ...
Side 40
... made mournful answer —"Never, never, never!" How should he face his mother? "Never, never, never!" walled the bird again; and Amyas smiled bitterly, and said "Never!" likewise. The night mist began to steam and wreath upon the 40.
... made mournful answer —"Never, never, never!" How should he face his mother? "Never, never, never!" walled the bird again; and Amyas smiled bitterly, and said "Never!" likewise. The night mist began to steam and wreath upon the 40.
Side 41
... night-raven, hid among the roots, startled the voyagers with a sudden shout, and then all was again silent as a grave. The loathy alligators lounging in the slime lifted their horny eyelids lazily, and leered upon him as he passed with ...
... night-raven, hid among the roots, startled the voyagers with a sudden shout, and then all was again silent as a grave. The loathy alligators lounging in the slime lifted their horny eyelids lazily, and leered upon him as he passed with ...
Side 44
... night closed in, it blew a dreadful gale, and the ship was nearly buried with the press of canvas which she was obliged to carry: for had we sea-room, we should have been lying-to under storm staysails; but we were forced to carry on at ...
... night closed in, it blew a dreadful gale, and the ship was nearly buried with the press of canvas which she was obliged to carry: for had we sea-room, we should have been lying-to under storm staysails; but we were forced to carry on at ...
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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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