Project Gutenberg 2008-04-19 Public domain in the USA. 65 Becke, Louis 1855 1913 Becke, George Louis The South Seaman: An Incident in the Sea Story of Australia 1901 Reading ease score: 70.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Widger "The South Seaman: An Incident in the Sea Story of Australia" by Louis Becke is a thrilling maritime tale likely written in the early 20th century. This novella recounts a gripping account of mutiny and survival aboard a ship sailing from South America to Australia. The story delves into the dangers faced by sailors in the Pacific during a time when navigation was perilous and the waters were often inhabited by unscrupulous characters. The narrative follows the brig "Indefatigable", once known as the "Calder", as it embarks on a dangerous journey after a mutiny orchestrated by a group of treacherous Chilean sailors. The protagonist, the first mate Loftgreen, finds himself battling both the chaos onboard and the survival instinct within himself as he faces assassination attempts from the mutineers. Meanwhile, the second mate, Todd, along with some crew members, manages to escape in a lifeboat, leading to their own perilous journey through the Pacific Islands. Ultimately, the story highlights themes of bravery, betrayal, and the harsh realities of life at sea, culminating in a dramatic resolution as the mutineers are apprehended and justice is served. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Essays Mutiny DU Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 53542 53543 2024-10-11T04:00:17.046408 2023-09-11T07:33:16.212058 text/html text/html 48663 2013-01-10T11:31:10 text/html; charset=us-ascii 17951 2013-01-10T11:31:50 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 105022 2024-10-11T04:00:26.243299 application/epub+zip 103753 2024-10-11T04:00:21.698302 application/epub+zip 73254 2024-10-11T04:00:19.648337 application/epub+zip 282897 2024-10-11T04:00:27.984341 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275678 2024-10-11T04:00:24.992285 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163012 2022-09-11T13:38:08.085126 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 44166 44159 2024-10-11T04:00:16.781409 2023-09-11T07:33:16.039039 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 43962 2008-04-19T10:11:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16949 2008-04-19T10:11:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19463 2024-10-11T04:00:28.471280 application/rdf+xml 20865 2024-10-11T04:00:20.489362 image/jpeg 4600 2024-10-11T04:00:20.000341 image/jpeg 106725 2024-10-11T04:00:17.053358 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