The Death Ship: A Strange Story, Vol. 1 (of 3)

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Russell, William Clark, 1844-1911

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The Death Ship: A Strange Story, Vol. 1 (of 3)" by William Clark Russell is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows Geoffrey Fenton, a young man who takes on the role of second mate aboard the merchant ship Saracen during a perilous voyage toward the East Indies in the late 1700s. This maritime adventure intertwines elements of superstition, exploring themes such as fate and the supernatural through the ominous legend of the Flying Dutchman. At the start of the narrative, Geoffrey Fenton describes his journey to becoming a sailor, detailing his apprenticeship before joining the Saracen. As the ship ventures into distant waters, Fenton and his crew encounter various challenges and superstitions, particularly revolving around the dreaded appearance of the Death Ship. With Captain Skevington's grave discussions about the Phantom Ship, the crew soon finds themselves steeped in fear when they learn of a cursed snowship, Lovely Nancy, which has recently crossed their path. This encounter leads to a series of eerie events, ultimately culminating in a tragic death aboard the Saracen, which leaves the crew grappling with a palpable sense of doom as they face the possibility of encountering the malevolent specter themselves. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Chris Curnow, Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 65.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Release date is 2015-08-28