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 35
... ship's company and the good of his country. "Ah," said he to himself, as he listened to his men's reproaches, "if I ... ships under the batteries of La Guayra, and now you think it too much to have fought them fairly out at sea? Nothing ...
... ship's company and the good of his country. "Ah," said he to himself, as he listened to his men's reproaches, "if I ... ships under the batteries of La Guayra, and now you think it too much to have fought them fairly out at sea? Nothing ...
Side 43
... ship in such discipline as to be strictly obeyed by his ship's company. I heard the officers unanimously assert, after the danger was over, that nothing but the presence of mind which was shown by Captain Savage could have saved the ship ...
... ship in such discipline as to be strictly obeyed by his ship's company. I heard the officers unanimously assert, after the danger was over, that nothing but the presence of mind which was shown by Captain Savage could have saved the ship ...
Side 47
... ship broke off two points as before. The officers and seamen were aghast, for the ship's head was right on to the breakers. "Luff now, all you can, quartermaster," cried the captain. "Send the men aft directly. My lads, there is no time ...
... ship broke off two points as before. The officers and seamen were aghast, for the ship's head was right on to the breakers. "Luff now, all you can, quartermaster," cried the captain. "Send the men aft directly. My lads, there is no time ...
Side 48
... ship turned slowly to the wind, pitching and chopping as the sails were spilling. When she had lost her way, the captain ... ship's head did not go round the other way, we should be on shore, and among the breakers, in half a minute. I ...
... ship turned slowly to the wind, pitching and chopping as the sails were spilling. When she had lost her way, the captain ... ship's head did not go round the other way, we should be on shore, and among the breakers, in half a minute. I ...
Side 49
... ship regained her way, and we had evidently increased our distance from the land. "My lads," said the captain to the ship's company, "you have behaved well, and I thank you; but I must tell you honestly that we have more difficulties to ...
... ship regained her way, and we had evidently increased our distance from the land. "My lads," said the captain to the ship's company, "you have behaved well, and I thank you; but I must tell you honestly that we have more difficulties to ...
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| 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 |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |