Project Gutenberg 2006-05-16 Public domain in the USA. 98 French, Joseph Lewis 1858 1936 Great Sea Stories Reading ease score: 77.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Spanish Bloodhounds and English Mastiffs, By Kingsley -- The Club-Hauling of the Diomede, By Marryat -- The Cruise of the Torch, By Scott -- The Merchantman and the Pirate, By Reade -- The Mutiny of the Bounty, By Anonymous -- The Wreck of the Royal Caroline, By Cooper -- The Capture of the Great White Whale, By Melville -- The Corvette Claymore, By Hugo -- The Merchants' Cup, By Bone -- A Storm and a Rescue, By Russell -- The Sailor's Wife, By Loti -- The Salving of the Yan-Shan, By Stackpoole -- The Derelict Neptune, By Robertson -- The Terrible Solomons, By London -- El Dorado, By Masefield. Produced by Al Haines "Great Sea Stories" edited by Joseph Lewis French is a collection of maritime narratives compiled in the early 20th century. This anthology brings together a variety of gripping sea tales from different authors, exploring themes of adventure, danger, and the vastness of the ocean. The selections included seem to feature a range of characters, from valiant sailors to desperate pirates, capturing the essence of seafaring life. The opening of the book begins with a foreword that eloquently reflects on the heroic and epic nature of sea stories throughout literature. The editor notes the historical contribution of sea tales, which have fascinated readers since ancient times. Following this introduction, the first story rendition introduces the character Amyas, who is consumed by grief and rage over his brother's fate. As the narrative unfolds, it sets the stage for a dramatic maritime encounter as Amyas and his crew prepare to face off against Spanish ships. The atmosphere is charged with emotions as themes of vengeance, camaraderie, and the harsh realities of life at sea are established, foreshadowing an action-packed adventure to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sea stories PN Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 651796 646557 2024-10-08T07:44:17.243412 2023-09-08T09:24:17.581572 text/html text/html 644357 2013-03-05T10:50:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 291564 2013-03-05T10:52:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 369427 2024-10-08T07:44:26.400350 application/epub+zip 378256 2024-10-08T07:44:19.449392 application/epub+zip 330226 2024-10-08T07:44:18.149408 application/epub+zip 603159 2024-10-08T07:44:31.858327 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 578481 2024-10-08T07:44:25.567323 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 505483 2022-09-09T03:31:50.325849 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 613261 613257 2024-10-08T07:44:15.713397 2023-09-08T09:24:16.306559 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 613189 2006-05-16T00:00:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 240983 2013-03-05T10:52:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 613180 2006-05-16T00:00:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 240932 2013-03-05T10:52:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21679 2024-10-08T07:44:31.989298 application/rdf+xml 12817 2024-10-08T07:44:18.718403 image/jpeg 3301 2024-10-08T07:44:18.428371 image/jpeg 359243 2024-10-08T07:44:17.306367 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