Great Sea StoriesGood Press, 26. nov. 2019 - 349 sider "Great Sea Stories" by various and edited by Joseph Lewis French is a collection of high-seas adventures. French was a novelist, editor, poet and newspaper man who was known for his themed collections. This is one of his most famous. From "The Wreck of the Royal Caroline" to "The Sailor's Wife" life around the seas is inherently romantic and full of adventure which is perfectly depicted in these stories. |
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... seen for some time. The lead was kept going; and every fresh heave announced shallower water. "We shall have very shoal work of those mangroves, Yeo," said Amyas; "I doubt whether we shall do aught now, unless we find a river's mouth ...
... seen for some time. The lead was kept going; and every fresh heave announced shallower water. "We shall have very shoal work of those mangroves, Yeo," said Amyas; "I doubt whether we shall do aught now, unless we find a river's mouth ...
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... seen a crew of skeletons glide down the stream behind him, with Satan standing at the helm, he would scarcely have been surprised. What fitter craft could haunt that Stygian flood? THE CLUB-HAULING OF THE DIOMEDE From "Peter Simple," BY ...
... seen a crew of skeletons glide down the stream behind him, with Satan standing at the helm, he would scarcely have been surprised. What fitter craft could haunt that Stygian flood? THE CLUB-HAULING OF THE DIOMEDE From "Peter Simple," BY ...
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THE CRUISE OF THE TORCH | |
THE MERCHANTMAN AND THE PIRATE | |
NARRATIVE OF THE MUTINY OF THE BOUNTY | |
FATE OF THE MUTINEERSCOLONY OF PITCAIRNS ISLAND | |
THE CAPTURE OF THE GREAT WHITE WHALE | |
SECOND | |
THIRD | |
THE CORVETTE CLAYMORE | |
THE MERCHANTS | |
II | |
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Agra Ahab Amyas anchor arms Bertie Blood blow blue boat boatswain Boisberthelot Boston broken cabin calm cannon carronades crew cried dead deck Dodd door eyes fell fire flag foam forecastle foresail forward gale Ginnell gunner gunwale hand Harman Harriwell hauled head heard helm instant island James Flint keep knew La Guayra land leeward looked mainsail masts mate midshipman minutes Moby Moby Dick morning night oars Pat Ginnell pirate Pitcairn's Island poop port pull quarter Rhondda rigging roared rolled rope round rushed sail sailor San Lucas Islands Schenke schooner sea-anchor ship ship's shore shot shouted side sight skipper soon Spaniard spars starboard Starbuck steered stern stood Table of Contents There's took Treenail Tuebrook turned vessel Vieuville voice watch waves weather whale White Whale wind wreck yards