Project Gutenberg 2008-02-12 Public domain in the USA. 129 Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion) 1854 1909 Crawford, Francis Marion Man Overboard! Reading ease score: 83.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Bruce Albrecht, Roberta Staehlin, Grinnell College Library and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Man Overboard!" by F. Marion Crawford is a novella that falls under the genre of maritime fiction, written in the early 20th century. This compelling tale revolves around the themes of loss, identity, and the supernatural, set against the backdrop of life aboard a seafaring vessel. It explores the tragic fates that befall sailors and delves into the psychological impact of haunting memories associated with the maritime life. The story follows the journey of the "Helen B. Jackson" and its crew, particularly focusing on twin brothers, Jim and Jack Benton. During a fierce gale, Jim goes overboard, leading to a series of eerie events that affect the crew profoundly. After Jim's disappearance, Jack returns to shore, seemingly haunted by his brother's loss, and as he embarks on a new life with a girl named Mamie, the lines between the living and the dead begin to blur. As Jack’s behavior grows increasingly strange, the narrator witnesses unsettling occurrences that suggest Jim's spirit may still be present. The tale escalates to a haunting climax where Jack tragically succumbs to a mysterious force, leaving readers questioning the boundaries of grief and identity. Overall, Crawford expertly weaves themes of love and loss into a gripping narrative filled with an eerie, suspenseful atmosphere. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Ghost stories Sailors -- Fiction Seafaring life -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 127722 127688 2024-10-10T13:26:39.304972 2023-09-11T05:32:30.498396 text/html text/html 126471 2015-09-18T18:05:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 315280 2015-09-18T18:09:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 396760 2024-10-10T13:26:45.380923 application/epub+zip 396822 2024-10-10T13:26:42.167943 application/epub+zip 115955 2024-10-10T13:26:40.895964 application/epub+zip 446513 2024-10-10T13:26:47.696111 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 432503 2024-10-10T13:26:44.531944 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 170505 2022-09-11T10:51:19.157111 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 111489 111230 2024-10-10T13:26:38.892976 2023-09-11T05:32:30.204379 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 111325 2008-02-11T16:28:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 41474 2008-02-11T16:28:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 111316 2008-02-11T16:28:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 41454 2008-02-11T16:28:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21964 2024-10-10T13:26:47.827919 application/rdf+xml 13466 2024-10-10T13:26:41.436377 image/jpeg 3684 2024-10-10T13:26:41.164957 image/jpeg 392978 2024-10-10T13:26:39.331967 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