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 Project Gutenberg 2015-03-25 Public domain in the USA. 82 Crutchley, William Caius 1848 1923 Crutchley, W. Caius 13009768 My Life at Sea being a "yarn" loosely spun for the purpose of holding together certain reminiscences of the transition period from sail to steam in the British mercantile marine (1863-1894) Produced by Donald Cummings, Adrian Mastronardi, Charlie Howard; missing pages from HathiTrust Digital Library and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "My Life at Sea" by William Caius Crutchley is an autobiographical narrative written in the early 20th century. This memoir recounts the author's adventurous life as a seaman during the significant transition from sail-powered ships to steam navigation in the British mercantile marine from 1863 to 1894. Crutchley shares personal stories, reflections on the culture of naval life, and experiences sailing various types of ships, capturing the spirit of maritime exploration and the challenges faced by sailors of his time. The opening of this memoir introduces us to Crutchley’s childhood ambitions and the events that led him to a life at sea. The narrative begins with the arrival of the vessel "Figaro" in Margate, which sparked Crutchley's desire to pursue a maritime career. He describes his initial reluctance from his family to support his aspirations but highlights key figures like Mr. Trapp, a shipowner who became influential in his journey. The chapter reflects on his early education, the discipline of maritime life, the connections made in the bustling ports, and the colorful characters encountered, setting the stage for a rich tapestry of sea adventures and life lessons in the chapters to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Seafaring life Merchant marine -- Great Britain G Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - British Browsing: Travel & Geography 625540 625561 2024-09-20T09:37:41.286797 2023-09-21T06:22:14.162937 text/html text/html 627244 2015-03-25T11:43:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 916654 2015-03-25T11:43:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1000382 2024-09-20T09:37:49.482792 application/epub+zip 997023 2024-09-20T09:37:42.788835 application/epub+zip 322760 2024-09-20T09:37:42.052822 application/epub+zip 1149657 2024-09-20T09:37:54.920726 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1098997 2024-09-20T09:37:48.734751 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426755 2022-09-22T05:22:55.298973 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 582582 582269 2024-09-20T09:37:40.463793 2023-09-21T06:22:13.376924 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 582818 2015-03-25T11:43:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 222840 2015-03-25T11:43:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18726 2024-09-20T09:37:55.062717 application/rdf+xml 16332 2024-09-20T09:37:42.154795 image/jpeg 2449 2024-09-20T09:37:42.105791 image/jpeg 916805 2024-09-20T09:37:41.372797 application/octet-stream application/zip