Project Gutenberg 2020-04-15 Public domain in the USA. 127 Russell, William Clark 1844 1911 Russell, W. Clark (William Clark) 08001810 The Wreck of the Corsaire Reading ease score: 70.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "The Wreck of the Corsaire" by William Clark Russell is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book revolves around the adventures of an Indiaman called the Ruby, narrated by a well-to-do passenger named Catesby, who is on his way to India. The story explores themes of fate, survival, and human connection within the vast, treacherous expanses of the ocean. The opening of the tale introduces us to a festive atmosphere aboard the Ruby, as the passengers gather to celebrate the captain's birthday with dances and merriment under a tropical sunset. However, this joy is disrupted when a large sea-bird crashes onto the ship, carrying a desperate letter from the dismasted Corsaire, which hints at the suffering of three survivors stranded at sea. As Catesby learns more about the wreck—its location and its ghostly past—excitement and suspense begin to build, drawing readers into a vivid exploration of maritime life and the looming dangers that lie ahead. This sets the stage for an unfolding journey filled with peril, human endurance, and the quest for survival. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sea stories Shipwrecks -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 154206 154074 2025-02-24T12:23:30.675781 2023-09-26T11:00:38.327917 text/html text/html 152385 2021-01-24T08:42:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 81696 2025-02-24T12:23:33.580733 application/epub+zip 81282 2025-02-24T12:23:31.237748 application/epub+zip 81281 2025-02-24T12:23:30.949769 application/epub+zip 140605 2025-02-24T12:23:35.626745 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 115398 2025-02-24T12:23:33.281745 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 115426 2022-09-27T22:56:40.729589 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 136871 137002 2025-02-24T12:23:30.458799 2023-09-26T11:00:38.084919 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 136853 2020-04-15T10:23:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 17468 2025-02-24T12:23:35.759709 application/rdf+xml 10182 2025-02-24T12:23:31.016769 image/jpeg 1843 2025-02-24T12:23:30.984730 image/jpeg 72080 2025-02-24T12:23:30.691752 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