Description
Book SynopsisThis wide-ranging anthology explores the fascinating fellowship created by life at sea. Isolated from land and society, the ship and its crew develop a close relationship. These stories reveal how this comradeship is heightened, sharpened, and tested to its limits. Containing twenty-seven of the best stories about life and adventure at sea, there are tales by Kipling and Hemingway, Faulkner and Conrad, together with Jack London, Malcolm Lowry, and PeterUstinov.
Table of Contents1. Initiation ; 2. The Voyage ; 3. A Descent into the Maelstrom ; 4. I Have Been Drowned ; 5. Mocha Dick ; 6. The Chase ; 7. A Tragedy of Error ; 8. High-Water Mark ; 9. The Open Boat ; 10. Make Westing ; 11. A Matter of Fact ; 12. In the Abyss ; 13. The Cruise of the Willing Mind ; 14. The Terror of the Sea Caves ; 15. False Colours ; 16. The Secret Sharer ; 17. The Ghost Ship ; 18. Ambitious Jimmy Hicks ; 19. The Boy Stood on the Burning Deck ; 20. Poor Old man! ; 21. Easting Down ; 22. The Story of the Siren ; 23. The Rough Crossing ; 24. After the Storm ; 25. The Bravest Boat ; 26. Turnabout ; 27. The Frontiers of the Sea
