Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy : A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anonymous

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy" by Anonymous is a collection of harrowing maritime accounts written in the late 19th century. This work compiles various true stories of disasters at sea, featuring themes of shipwreck, survival, and the human spirit's resilience against perilous odds. Readers can expect vivid narrations that delve into the unfortunate fates of sailors and ship crews as they face mutinies, cruel elements of nature, and the treacherous encounters of piracy. The opening of the book presents the preface, which lays the groundwork for the themes explored within its pages. It elaborates on the hardships of shipwrecks and the psychological toll they take on those involved. Following this, the reader is introduced to Captain Woodward and his five fellow sailors as they set off from Batavia in search of provisions, only to find themselves shipwrecked and at the mercy of hostile natives on a remote island. The narrative recounts their desperate attempts to survive, the loss of companions, and their journey towards eventual rescue, highlighting their courage and resourcefulness amidst dire circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Adventures of Capt. Woodward and Five Seamen in the island of Celebes

An Occurrence at sea

Loss of H. B. M ship Phœnix, off Cuba

An account of the Whale Fishery, with anecdotes of the dangers attending it

Loss of the Brig Tyrrel

Loss of the Peggy

Loss of H. B. M. ship Litchfield

Wreck of the Rothsay Castle Steamer

Loss of the French ship Droits de L'Homme

Loss of H. B. M. ship Queen Charlotte

A Scene on the Atlantic Ocean

Wreck of the French Frigate Medusa, on the Arguin Bank

Loss of the Royal George

Loss of the Æneas, transport

The Absent Ship

Loss of the Halsewell, East Indiaman

An account of Four Russians, abandoned on the Island of East Spitzbergen

Loss of the Amphitrite, Female Convict Ship

The Mutineers, a Tale of the Sea

Fate of Seven Sailors, left on the island of St. Maurice

Seamen wintering in Spitzbergen

A Man Overboard

An Escape through the Cabin-Windows

Tom Cringle's Log

Loss of the Nautilus, Sloop of War

Wreck of a Slave Ship

The Wrecked Seamen

Adventures of Philip Ashton

Explosion of H. B. M. ship Amphion

Loss of H. B. M. ship La Tribune

Burning of the Prince, a French East Indiaman

Wreck of the Schooner Betsey

Early American Heroism

Fingal's Cave

Loss of H. B. M. ship Ramillies

Preservation of Nine Seamen

Capt. Ross's Expedition

Loss of the Catharine, Venus, and Piedmont, transports, and three Merchant Ships

Wreck of the Ship Sidney

Loss of the Duke William, transport

Commodore Barney

Naval Battles of the United States

Address to the Ocean.

Credits:

Produced by David Wilson, Sam W. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 62.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Release date is 2008-07-06