Project Gutenberg 2004-10-22 Public domain in the USA. 74 Connolly, James B. (James Brendan) 1868 1957 Connolly, James Brendan Wide Courses Reading ease score: 89.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. The wrecker -- Laying the hose-pipe ghost -- The seizure of the "Aurora Borealis" -- Light-ship 67 -- Captain Blaise -- Don Quixote Kieran, pump-man -- Jan Tingloff -- Cogan capeador. E-text prepared by Audrey Longhurst, Josephine Paolucci, Joshua Hutchinson, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Wide Courses" by James B. Connolly is a novel set in the early 20th century, likely around the 1910s. The book delves into the life of a wrecker, a profession involving the salvage of shipwrecks, and follows the protagonist, Matt, as he recounts his experiences at sea, his family, and the relationships formed through his perilous work. The beginning of the novel introduces Matt, the seasoned wrecker, as he reflects on his past and present, touching upon significant moments from his life, including the memories of his first wife, Sarah, and their two sons. He narrates parts of his rugged career, illustrating the challenges and triumphs he faced while salvaging wrecked ships. It also hints at his interactions with a yacht owner who becomes involved in the story later, foreshadowing deeper connections between their lives. As Matt grapples with his fading memory, he reveals a wealth of emotion tied to the sea and the personal losses he has endured, setting the stage for the unfolding narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sea stories PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 491518 485103 2024-10-06T10:00:56.147729 2023-10-06T10:46:26.167535 text/html text/html 500133 2020-12-18T12:41:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2309923 2020-12-18T12:41:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2434219 2024-10-06T10:01:07.230701 application/epub+zip 2438541 2024-10-06T10:00:59.857758 application/epub+zip 244795 2024-10-06T10:00:58.143870 application/epub+zip 2702219 2024-10-06T10:01:12.272645 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2663073 2024-10-06T10:01:05.784749 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383089 2022-09-07T13:08:56.394330 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 425882 425761 2024-10-06T10:00:54.589792 2023-10-06T10:46:24.918503 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 425546 2020-12-18T12:41:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 163465 2020-12-18T12:41:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 425554 2020-12-18T12:41:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 163454 2020-12-18T12:41:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21270 2024-10-06T10:01:12.416648 application/rdf+xml 12834 2024-10-06T10:00:58.722724 image/jpeg 3311 2024-10-06T10:00:58.433712 image/jpeg 2379008 2024-10-06T10:00:56.237727 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