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Title: Scènes de mer, Tome II

Note: Reading ease score: 71.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

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Summary: "Scènes de mer, Tome II" by Edouard Corbière is a dramatic narrative likely written in the early 19th century. This work seems to delve into the harsh realities of maritime life, focusing on the ordeal of the crew and passengers of a ship called the "Mascarenhas", who face dire circumstances at sea, including disease and despair. The book features the characters of the captain and the afflicted crew, highlighting the themes of hope, suffering, and human endurance in a forgotten corner of the ocean. At the start of the story, the "Mascarenhas" is stuck in a devastating calm in the equatorial sea, with its crew suffering from a debilitating epidemic exacerbated by the lack of fresh water. As the days stretch into a nightmarish saga marked by hopelessness, the captain desperately attempts to keep morale up, promising that help may come with approaching clouds. The moment that hope glimmers with the sight of another ship, the situation spirals into chaos as a small contingent sent to seek help encounters tragedy. The scene is one of psychological tension, as madness takes hold among the passengers, culminating in a dark revelation about despair and the unknown as they encounter the enigmatic "Fantôme" and its chilling captain, the infamous Capitaine-Noir. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Corbière, Edouard, 1793-1875

EBook No.: 18296

Published: May 1, 2006

Downloads: 75

Language: French

Subject: Sea stories

Subject: French fiction -- 19th century

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

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Title: Scènes de mer, Tome II

Note: Reading ease score: 71.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Carlo Traverso, Chuck Greif and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at
http: //gallica.bnf.fr)

Summary: "Scènes de mer, Tome II" by Edouard Corbière is a dramatic narrative likely written in the early 19th century. This work seems to delve into the harsh realities of maritime life, focusing on the ordeal of the crew and passengers of a ship called the "Mascarenhas", who face dire circumstances at sea, including disease and despair. The book features the characters of the captain and the afflicted crew, highlighting the themes of hope, suffering, and human endurance in a forgotten corner of the ocean. At the start of the story, the "Mascarenhas" is stuck in a devastating calm in the equatorial sea, with its crew suffering from a debilitating epidemic exacerbated by the lack of fresh water. As the days stretch into a nightmarish saga marked by hopelessness, the captain desperately attempts to keep morale up, promising that help may come with approaching clouds. The moment that hope glimmers with the sight of another ship, the situation spirals into chaos as a small contingent sent to seek help encounters tragedy. The scene is one of psychological tension, as madness takes hold among the passengers, culminating in a dark revelation about despair and the unknown as they encounter the enigmatic "Fantôme" and its chilling captain, the infamous Capitaine-Noir. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Corbière, Edouard, 1793-1875

EBook No.: 18296

Published: May 1, 2006

Downloads: 75

Language: French

Subject: Sea stories

Subject: French fiction -- 19th century

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.