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 13
... rushed upon their venomous errand. Down went the steersman, and every soul who manned the poop. Down went the mizzen topmast, in went the stern-windows and quartergalleries; and as the smoke cleared away, the golden flag of Spain, which ...
... rushed upon their venomous errand. Down went the steersman, and every soul who manned the poop. Down went the mizzen topmast, in went the stern-windows and quartergalleries; and as the smoke cleared away, the golden flag of Spain, which ...
Side 18
... rushed along the central gangway, shouting in Spanish, "Freedom to the slaves! death to the masters!" clambered into the forecastle, followed close by his swarm of wasps, and set them so good an example how to use their stings that in ...
... rushed along the central gangway, shouting in Spanish, "Freedom to the slaves! death to the masters!" clambered into the forecastle, followed close by his swarm of wasps, and set them so good an example how to use their stings that in ...
Side 20
... rushed up on deck to welcome his old comrades, and— "Is Michael Heard, my cousin, here among you?" Yes, Michael Heard is there, white-headed rather from misery than age; and the embracings and questionings begin afresh. "Where is my ...
... rushed up on deck to welcome his old comrades, and— "Is Michael Heard, my cousin, here among you?" Yes, Michael Heard is there, white-headed rather from misery than age; and the embracings and questionings begin afresh. "Where is my ...
Side 31
... rushed to the side to leap overboard, but Amyas stopped him. "Let him die as he lived, with honor." A wild figure sprang out of the mass of sailors who struggled and shrieked amid the foam, and rushed upward at the Spaniard. It was ...
... rushed to the side to leap overboard, but Amyas stopped him. "Let him die as he lived, with honor." A wild figure sprang out of the mass of sailors who struggled and shrieked amid the foam, and rushed upward at the Spaniard. It was ...
Side 90
... the clouds in search of a spot to fasten on. "Is the boat-gun on the forecastle loaded?" said Captain Deadeye. "It is, sir." "Then luff a bit—that will do—fire." The gun was discharged, and down rushed the black wavering 90.
... the clouds in search of a spot to fasten on. "Is the boat-gun on the forecastle loaded?" said Captain Deadeye. "It is, sir." "Then luff a bit—that will do—fire." The gun was discharged, and down rushed the black wavering 90.
Indhold
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| 7 | |
| 43 | |
| 56 | |
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 Amyas anchor arms Bertie Blood blow boat boatswain Boisberthelot Boston broken cabin cannon captain carronades coast crew cried dead deck Dodd door eyes fell fire flag flashed flew floating floor Florida Channel flying foam forecastle foresail forward gale Ginnell gunner gunwale hand Harman Harriwell hauled head heard helm instant island James Flint La Guayra land leeward looked mainsail masts mate midshipman minutes Moby Dick morning night oars Pat Ginnell pirate Pitcairn's Island poop port pulled quarter Rhondda rifle rigging roared rolled rope rose round rushed sail sailor San Lucas Islands Schenke schooner ship ship's shore shot shouted side sight skipper soon Spaniards spars starboard Starbuck steered stern stood took Treenail turned vessel Vieuville voice watch waves weather whale White Whale wind wreck yards
Bibliografiske oplysninger
| Titel | Great Sea Stories |
| Redaktør | Joseph Lewis French |
| Udgiver | The Floating Press, 2010 |
| ISBN | 1775418227, 9781775418221 |
| Længde | 454 sider |
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