Project Gutenberg 2004-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 139 Russell, William Clark 1844 1911 Russell, W. Clark (William Clark) Allen, Grant 1848 1899 Allen, Charles Grant Blairfindie Besant, Walter 1836 1901 Besant, Sir Walter Maurice, Walter O'Halloran, G. B. Stories by English Authors: The Sea The extraordinary adventure of a chief mate / W. Clark Russell -- Quarantine Island / Sir Walter Besant -- The rock scorpions / Anonymous -- The master of the "Chrysolite" / G.B. O'Halloran -- "Petrel" and "The Black Swan" / Anonymous -- Melissa's tour / Grant Allen -- Vanderdecken's message home / Anonymous. Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Charles Franks, Nicole Apostola and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Stories by English Authors: The Sea" is a collection of maritime tales by various authors, notably including W. Clark Russell and Sir Walter Besant, likely written during the late 19th century. The anthology beautifully captures the intrigue and dangers of sea adventures, featuring narratives filled with dramatic encounters, shipwrecks, and the human spirit's resilience against nature's challenges. The opening portion of the collection introduces "The Extraordinary Adventure of a Chief Mate" by W. Clark Russell, centered on Michael Balfour, the chief mate of the ship Hercules. The narrative begins with the ship experiencing calm after a series of difficult winds. The calm is soon disrupted by a volcanic eruption, resulting in an island being thrust up from the sea. Following this incident, Balfour falls overboard, battling both his fears of drowning and potential shark attacks. As he struggles to stay afloat, he ultimately finds land—a mysterious island with a ship encrusted in shells and reminiscent of a bygone era, setting the stage for his extraordinary survival story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English fiction -- 19th century Sea stories, English PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: Adventure Category: British Literature 226871 2025-08-03T06:17:06.492210 text/html 226692 2025-01-09T21:29:30.977727 text/html 157405 2025-08-03T06:17:11.609189 application/epub+zip 158049 2025-08-03T06:17:08.240197 application/epub+zip 158048 2025-08-03T06:17:07.116193 application/epub+zip 331904 2025-08-03T06:17:14.011206 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316891 2025-08-03T06:17:10.897192 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 238173 2022-09-03T09:55:02.705823 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 205497 2025-08-03T06:17:06.096196 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 205152 2016-05-21T14:06:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19578 2025-08-03T06:17:14.172147 application/rdf+xml 16476 2025-08-03T06:17:07.647199 image/jpeg 4161 2025-08-03T06:17:07.371191 image/jpeg 81128 2016-05-21T14:06:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 153969 2025-08-03T06:17:06.511196 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia