Project Gutenberg 2016-08-09 Public domain in the USA. 147 Masefield, John 1878 1967 Salt-Water Ballads Reading ease score: 79.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Chuck Greif , MWS, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Salt-Water Ballads" by John Masefield is a collection of poems written in the early 20th century, specifically around the time of its publication in 1913. This book captures the life and experiences of sailors, exploring themes of the sea, camaraderie, loss, and longing for freedom. With its rich maritime imagery and rhythmic language, it reflects the spirit of adventure associated with life at sea. The poems within "Salt-Water Ballads" are narratives that give voice to sailors and their stories. Each piece brings to life the challenges and perils faced by seamen, from shipwrecks and fever on board to the joys of sailing and the call of the sea. Through a variety of characters and scenarios—including shipwreck survivors, the camaraderie among crew members, and the reflections on life and death at sea—Masefield evokes a vivid picture of the maritime world. The collection showcases not only the hardships of sailor life but also a profound love for the ocean, painting an intimate portrait of those who navigate its waves. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Ballads, English English poetry Sea poetry PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 166829 166831 2024-10-22T04:56:10.761415 2023-09-22T15:50:08.318665 text/html text/html 164780 2021-01-24T20:43:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 160172 2021-01-24T20:43:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 175441 2024-10-22T04:56:17.211332 application/epub+zip 174711 2024-10-22T04:56:12.275383 application/epub+zip 84217 2024-10-22T04:56:11.490386 application/epub+zip 269306 2024-10-22T04:56:20.530360 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223326 2024-10-22T04:56:16.205334 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 132337 2022-09-24T00:44:25.208069 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102389 102164 2024-10-22T04:56:09.791443 2023-09-22T15:50:07.403718 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 102313 2016-08-09T10:31:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 37938 2016-08-09T10:31:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19664 2024-10-22T04:56:20.697369 application/rdf+xml 9092 2024-10-22T04:56:11.587362 image/jpeg 1486 2024-10-22T04:56:11.539426 image/jpeg 160176 2024-10-22T04:56:10.777425 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