Project Gutenberg 2008-04-19 Public domain in the USA. 147 Becke, Louis 1855 1913 Becke, George Louis The South Seaman: An Incident in the Sea Story of Australia 1901 Produced by David Widger "The South Seaman: An Incident in the Sea Story of Australia" by Louis Becke is a thrilling maritime tale likely written in the early 20th century. This novella recounts a gripping account of mutiny and survival aboard a ship sailing from South America to Australia. The story delves into the dangers faced by sailors in the Pacific during a time when navigation was perilous and the waters were often inhabited by unscrupulous characters. The narrative follows the brig "Indefatigable", once known as the "Calder", as it embarks on a dangerous journey after a mutiny orchestrated by a group of treacherous Chilean sailors. The protagonist, the first mate Loftgreen, finds himself battling both the chaos onboard and the survival instinct within himself as he faces assassination attempts from the mutineers. Meanwhile, the second mate, Todd, along with some crew members, manages to escape in a lifeboat, leading to their own perilous journey through the Pacific Islands. Ultimately, the story highlights themes of bravery, betrayal, and the harsh realities of life at sea, culminating in a dramatic resolution as the mutineers are apprehended and justice is served. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Essays Mutiny DU Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 53645 2025-08-10T10:25:33.602490 text/html 48663 2013-01-10T11:31:10 text/html 105093 2025-08-10T10:25:38.952471 application/epub+zip 103745 2025-08-10T10:25:36.808470 application/epub+zip 73246 2025-08-10T10:25:35.661461 application/epub+zip 282907 2025-08-10T10:25:40.503462 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275678 2025-08-10T10:25:38.240462 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163012 2022-09-11T13:38:08.085126 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 44166 2025-08-10T10:25:33.336467 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 43962 2008-04-19T10:11:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18334 2025-08-10T10:25:40.625434 application/rdf+xml 20865 2025-08-10T10:25:36.160452 image/jpeg 4600 2025-08-10T10:25:35.910455 image/jpeg 17951 2013-01-10T11:31:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 16949 2008-04-19T10:11:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 106765 2025-08-10T10:25:33.608494 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia