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By: George Cupples (1839-1898) | |
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Bluff Crag, or, A Good Word Costs Nothing |
By: George Gibbs (1870-1942) | |
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In Search of Mademoiselle
Preface note by George Gibbs: There were no more vivid episodes in the colonization of the New World than those resulting from the attempts of the French people to gain a permanent foothold on our shores.... The most thrilling chapter in all this history, strangely neglected or overlooked by the romantic writers, is that of the struggle between the Spanish and French colonists for dominion over our own land of Florida. To me, whose profession it is to see pictures in the words of other men and... |
By: George Hamilton | |
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Voyage Round the World in His Majesty's Frigate Pandora
George Hamilton was the surgeon assigned to the frigate Pandora. The British Admiralty ordered the ship to the Pacific to arrest the Bounty mutineers and bring them back to England for trial. The commander, Captain Edward Edwards, also was ordered to chart the passage between Australia and New Guinea. While Edwards managed to arrest the mutineers still on Tahiti, he sank the Pandora on a reef near Australia. Hamilton tells this story and also the story of the crew’s fate after the Pandora sank. | |
By: George Harvey Ralphson (1879-1940) | |
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Boy Scouts in Southern Waters Or, Spaniard's Treasure Chest |
By: George Manville Fenn (1831-1909) | |
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Blue Jackets The Log of the Teaser | |
The Little Skipper A Son of a Sailor | |
Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea | |
Nic Revel A White Slave's Adventures in Alligator Land | |
Cutlass and Cudgel
Based around the crew of cutter HMS White Hawk, this is a tale of smuggling in the early 19th century off the coast of Wessex. The midshipman of the cutter is taken hostage by the smugglers and is befriended by a farm-boy, son of one of the smugglers. His friendship is rudely rebuffed, the midshipman eventually escapes and the farm-boy gets his long-held dream of becoming a seaman on an Excise vessel. | |
King o' the Beach A Tropic Tale | |
Middy and Ensign | |
Hunting the Skipper The Cruise of the "Seafowl" Sloop | |
Mother Carey's Chicken Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle | |
In the King's Name The Cruise of the "Kestrel" | |
Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea | |
The Lost Middy Being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap |
By: George-Günther Freiherr von Forstner (1882-1940) | |
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The Journal of Submarine Commander Von Forstner
The Journal of Submarine Commander Von Forstner is a graphic account of WWI submarine warfare. Forstner was the commander of German U-boat U-28. His journal, first published 1916, gives a gritty picture of daily life inside a submarine and details several torpedo attacks on Allied shipping. The 1917 translation of Forstner’s journal into English was unquestionably intended to bolster the Allied war effort. In the foreword, the translator states: “Nothing at the present day has aroused such fear as this invisible enemy, nor has anything outraged the civilized world like the tragedies caused by the German submarines... |
By: Gordon Stables (1840-1910) | |
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As We Sweep Through The Deep |
By: H. De Vere Stacpoole (1863-1951) | |
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The Blue Lagoon
Two shipwrecked children grow up on a South Pacific island. This beautiful story of adventure and innocent love was H.D. Stacpoole’s most popular work.Parents who may have seen the Hollywood film need not be anxious about the book's suitability for kids -- the author's treatment of adolescent sexuality is almost mystical and very mild. The story of The Blue Lagoon (1908) continues in The Garden of God (1923) and The Gates of Morning (1925). A ship’s doctor, Henry De Vere Stacpoole (1863–1951) published over 90 works of fiction, poetry, autobiography, and translation. | |
Beach of Dreams
Two sailors, Harbutt and Raft, discuss their plight as workers under the thumb of a wealthy owner. During a windstorm, Raft and his fellow hands must climb a mast of the three-master to control a rigging gone astray. Once they master that runaway rigging, they pause to watch another vessel in the distance. It's a ship many have seen before. We are introduced to the occupants of this new ship, the Gaston de Paris. The owner is Prince Selm, who loves the finest things in life, yet is drawn to the sea... |
By: Hannah Jane Locker-Lampson | |
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What the Blackbird said A story in four chirps |
By: Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) | |
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The Pearl of Orr's Island
Go on a journey to the coast of Maine and immerse yourself in the picturesque community on Orr’s Island. See the raindrops glistening on the pine needles and hear the waves crashing on the rocks. This is a tale of romance, tragedy, crusty sea captains, an impetuous boy, a loving girl, complete with village gossips and twists in the plot. |
By: Harriet T. Comstock (1860-1925) | |
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Janet of the Dunes
Known primarily for her children's books, Harriet T. Comstock would occasionally depart from that genre and showcase her writing talent in adult prose as well. Janet of the Dunes is one such departure wherein she masterfully takes us into the lives of the bold men and women who tended those life saving stations along the seaboard which many a ship relied upon for their safety. They were simple people, large of heart and as close-knit as a tiny community can and must ever be, and they, above all else, took their duties very seriously... |
By: Harry Collingwood (1851-1922) | |
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For Treasure Bound
For Treasure Bound is one of the earlier novels by Harry Collingwood (William Joseph Cosens Lancaster), published in 1897. We follow the hero, whose name is incidentally also Harry Collingwood, on a quest to the pacific islands for treasure and his marooned father, through all the perils he encounters on his journey, such as pirates, sea monsters, and beautiful young ladies. (Summary by Carolin) | |
A Pirate of the Caribbees | |
Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess | |
The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba | |
The Log of the Flying Fish A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure | |
The Pirate Slaver A Story of the West African Coast | |
The Castaways | |
The Cruise of the Nonsuch Buccaneer | |
The Cruise of the Thetis A Tale of the Cuban Insurrection |