Round the Galley Fire by William Clark Russell
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"Round the Galley Fire" by W. Clark Russell is a collection of maritime stories written in the late 19th century. The book compiles entertaining yarns recounted by a narrator who invites readers into the cozy atmosphere of shipboard life, filled with sailors' adventures, mishaps, and the captivating allure of the sea. The opening of the book sets a vivid scene aboard an Australian passenger ship becalmed in the tropics. As passengers from
different backgrounds abandon their usual decorum to celebrate the birthday of a young lady with a dance, the narrative paints a rich tableau of ship life, punctuated with laughter, music, and the contrasting solitude of the vast ocean. Amid the festivities, the tranquility is tinged with the melancholy notion of the ship being a mere speck amidst the infinite sea, foreshadowing the unpredictable adventures that sailors face. As the evening progresses, the situation on deck evolves, allowing for a taste of both joy and the looming presence of nature's unpredictability. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Russell, William Clark, 1844-1911 |
|---|---|
| Title | Round the Galley Fire |
| Contents | A dance at sea -- Going aloft -- A trick at the wheel -- The bailiff at sea -- Off the horn -- A strange chase -- A salvage job -- A Channel incident -- Loss of a smack's crew -- Fire at sea -- Sea-sickness -- A log extract -- In an open boat -- Waiting for a ship -- Skippers' wives at sea -- Sea songs -- An hour's row -- The pleasures of yachting -- A drunken ship -- A sailor's club -- The perils of humanity -- Smack apprentices -- Gravesend -- A chat with a fisherman -- A fourpenny voyage -- Poor Jack -- On the Goodwins -- The Strangers' Home. |
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Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 67.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | English fiction -- 19th century |
| Subject | Sea stories, English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 61750 |
| Release Date | Apr 4, 2020 |
| Last Update | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 370 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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