Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 226 Hodgson, William Hope 1877 1918 The Ghost Pirates Reading ease score: 92.7 (5th grade). Very easy to read. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Alev Akman and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Ghost Pirates" by William Hope Hodgson is a novel written in the early 20th century, specifically in 1909. This eerie tale unfolds on a mysterious ship, the "Mortzestus", as the protagonist, a young sailor named Jessop, becomes entangled in strange occurrences that suggest a supernatural presence; eerie shadows and ghostly figures plague the crew, leading to an atmosphere of dread and foreboding. At the start of the narrative, Jessop signs on the "Mortzestus" in San Francisco, unaware of its troubled reputation. While settling in, he hears unsettling rumors about the ship being haunted but initially dismisses them. Jessop soon finds himself in a series of eerie events, particularly when he encounters a shadowy figure that seemingly rises from the sea. His fellow sailor, a nervous young man named Tammy, also reports sightings of a similar ghostly entity while serving at the wheel. Tension mounts among the crew as they grapple with fear, trying to discern whether their ship harbors a malevolent spirit or if their imagination is simply getting the better of them. The opening leaves readers immersed in a chilling atmosphere, setting the stage for a haunting maritime mystery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Sea stories Fantasy fiction Horror tales Pirates -- Fiction PR Text Science Fiction Pirates, Buccaneers, Corsairs, etc. Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 332023 331920 2024-10-05T07:33:44.146910 2023-10-05T07:47:32.371995 text/html text/html 332016 331913 2024-10-05T07:33:44.415922 2023-10-05T07:47:32.559967 text/html text/html 179792 2024-10-05T07:33:51.310913 application/epub+zip 184440 2024-10-05T07:33:46.350900 application/epub+zip 184440 2024-10-05T07:33:45.163952 application/epub+zip 343792 2024-10-05T07:33:54.958398 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316694 2024-10-05T07:33:50.556925 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292017 2022-09-05T11:00:40.086546 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282899 282847 2024-10-05T07:33:43.648932 2023-10-05T07:47:32.013966 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 284258 2021-10-18T03:05:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20160 2024-10-05T07:33:55.093354 application/rdf+xml 12147 2024-10-05T07:33:45.706904 image/jpeg 3277 2024-10-05T07:33:45.431908 image/jpeg 100193 2021-10-18T03:06:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 176082 2024-10-05T07:33:44.441905 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia