Project Gutenberg 2022-08-25 Public domain in the USA. 591 Long, Frank Belknap 1903 1994 Finlay, Virgil 1914 1971 Finlay And we sailed the mighty dark $aUnited States :$bBetter Publications, Inc.,$c1948. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "And We Sailed the Mighty Dark" by Frank Belknap Long is a science fiction novelet written in the late 1940s. The story revolves around themes of adventure in space and the exploration of human emotions against the backdrop of a lost ship and its haunting history. It presents a blend of speculative elements with vivid characterizations as it navigates the vastness of deep space. The plot follows Jim Sanders and his companion Pete as they embark on a journey through the remnants of old ships in a graveyard on the outskirts of the solar system. After Jim's streak of bad luck in gambling, he decides to purchase an old spacecraft, convinced it will lead them back to Earth. However, upon takeoff, they encounter bizarre phenomena, including a vision of a mysterious woman, which turns out to be an illusion created by a creature known as a mirage pup. The mirage pup remembers a girl who died on the ship long ago, manifesting its memories as real figures and places. As the story unfolds, they confront both the trials of their physical journey through space and the emotional weight of lost love and memories, leading to a poignant conclusion as Jim reconnects with the past and finds hope for the future. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220515084733long 1948 US Reading ease score: 85.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Space ships -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Space travelers -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure 82264 2025-06-27T08:34:46.689964 text/html 58743 2024-10-19T00:14:31 text/html 356759 2025-06-27T08:34:50.192988 application/epub+zip 355517 2025-06-27T08:34:48.125945 application/epub+zip 236575 2025-06-27T08:34:47.216928 application/epub+zip 1154312 2025-06-27T08:34:51.664964 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1146557 2025-06-27T08:34:49.641953 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1027652 2022-09-30T23:36:29.703496 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 74438 2025-06-27T08:34:46.522952 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 54503 2024-10-19T00:14:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18353 2025-06-27T08:34:51.794928 application/rdf+xml 34286 2025-06-27T08:34:47.641936 image/jpeg 5510 2025-06-27T08:34:47.435946 image/jpeg 2196909 2025-06-27T08:34:46.720000 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