Project Gutenberg 2020-02-25 Public domain in the USA. 243 Russell, William Clark 1844 1911 Russell, W. Clark (William Clark) The Phantom Death, etc. Also published as: The Phantom Death, and Other Stories. The phantom death -- Brokers' Bay -- The lazarette of the "Huntress" -- A memory of the Pacific -- "So unnecessary!" -- The major's commission -- A nightmare of the Doldrums -- "Try for her in fifty" -- The "Chiliman" tragedy -- The secret of the dead mate -- The transport "Palestine." Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Phantom Death, etc." by William Clark Russell is a collection of maritime tales written in the late 19th century. The stories delve into the thrilling and often mysterious world of seafaring, with a focus on the perils and supernatural occurrences that can arise at sea. The opening tale introduces the reader to the enigmatic narrative of Captain Joyce, who suffers a sudden, fatal illness during a journey and raises questions about the nature of his death." "The opening of "The Phantom Death" sets the scene aboard the barque "Lord of the Isles", where the protagonist, Mr. West, boards the ship as its sole passenger. Shortly into the journey, the captain succumbs to an inexplicable and rapid illness, which the crew speculates may be due to poisoning or a latent sickness from Brazil. As the narrative unfolds, both the captain and the first mate tragically pass away under similar mysterious circumstances. The reader is drawn into a palpable atmosphere of suspense as Mr. West grapples with the terrifying possibility of a supernatural threat on board, hinting at deeper mysteries to be unraveled in this gripping maritime tale." (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English fiction -- 19th century Sea stories, English PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Adventure 456108 2025-07-24T10:55:06.058292 text/html 438859 2024-10-17T16:45:37 text/html 327267 2025-07-24T10:55:11.673297 application/epub+zip 331499 2025-07-24T10:55:06.984321 application/epub+zip 242024 2025-07-24T10:55:06.468275 application/epub+zip 466991 2025-07-24T10:55:15.289227 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 430510 2025-07-24T10:55:11.217322 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341078 2022-09-27T19:08:34.953858 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422962 2025-07-24T10:55:05.219345 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 403058 2024-10-17T16:45:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17115 2025-07-24T10:55:15.451245 application/rdf+xml 26133 2025-07-24T10:55:06.571278 image/jpeg 2822 2025-07-24T10:55:06.518279 image/jpeg 303836 2025-07-24T10:55:06.099271 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