Project Gutenberg 2019-11-29 Public domain in the USA. 136 Janvier, Thomas A. (Thomas Allibone) 1849 1913 Janvier, Thomas Allibone Hitchcock, Lucius Wolcott 1868 1942 01025441 In Great Waters: Four Stories The wrath of the Zuyder Zee -- A Duluth tragedy -- The death-fires of Les Martigues -- A sea upcast. Produced by Carlos Colon, The University of California 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.) "In Great Waters: Four Stories" by Thomas A. Janvier is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The stories are set against vivid maritime backdrops, exploring themes of love, loss, and the human spirit's struggle against nature. The opening story, "The Wrath of the Zuyder Zee," introduces Old Jaap Visser, a troubled man grappling with the haunting memories of a tragic storm that claimed his family, which sets the stage for a tale steeped in folklore and the consequences of a man's curse. The opening of the narrative paints a portrait of Marken, where Old Jaap is regarded with a mix of fear and pity by the locals due to his perceived madness stemming from a past tragedy. As fishermen live their lives, Jaap's dark and melancholic nature comes into focus, especially when his son-in-law, Krelis Kess, provokes him. In a moment of rage, Jaap curses Krelis, foretelling dire consequences. The tension builds as the local belief in Jaap's curse takes shape, leading to the exploration of themes related to fate and the wrath of nature, all of which interweaves a compelling tale of human emotion alongside the majestic and terrifying sea. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories, American Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Sea stories, American American fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 298411 2025-07-24T08:10:10.093194 text/html 280273 2024-10-17T14:59:38 text/html 1329426 2025-07-24T08:10:15.085222 application/epub+zip 1328917 2025-07-24T08:10:11.078182 application/epub+zip 175575 2025-07-24T08:10:10.563185 application/epub+zip 1402327 2025-07-24T08:10:18.181151 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1370298 2025-07-24T08:10:14.591210 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219468 2022-09-27T13:30:52.814809 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 268577 2025-07-24T08:10:09.531248 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 248606 2024-10-17T14:59:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18235 2025-07-24T08:10:18.331160 application/rdf+xml 14280 2025-07-24T08:10:10.661207 image/jpeg 2075 2025-07-24T08:10:10.611228 image/jpeg 1400421 2025-07-24T08:10:10.175206 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