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A Book for the Hammock

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By William Clark Russell
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A sequence of maritime essays and sketches that mixes nostalgic reflection on the decline of sail with practical and curious material about seafaring life. Subjects include sea superstitions, old ordnance and customs, nautical phrases, shipwrecks and mysterious disappearances, odd marine creatures, smuggling and prize captures, and particulars of rigging and navigation. Short historical notes and anecdotal incidents illuminate the professional spirit of officers and sailors while balancing technical description with human observation.

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Title: A Book for the Hammock

Author: William Clark Russell

Release date: January 20, 2020 [eBook #61207]
Most recently updated: October 17, 2024

Language: English

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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A BOOK FOR THE HAMMOCK ***

A BOOK FOR THE HAMMOCK

 

WORKS BY W. CLARK RUSSELL.
Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 6s. each; post 8vo, illustrated boards, 2s. each.

ROUND THE GALLEY FIRE.

ON THE FO’K’SLE HEAD: A Collection of Yarns and Sea Descriptions.

IN THE MIDDLE WATCH.

Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 6s. each.

A VOYAGE TO THE CAPE.

A BOOK FOR THE HAMMOCK.

THE FROZEN PIRATE, the New Serial Novel by W. Clark Russell, Author of “The Wreck of the Grosvenor,” began in “Belgravia” for July, 1887, and will be continued till January, 1888. One Shilling, Monthly. Illustrated by P. Macnab.

LONDON: CHATTO AND WINDUS, PICCADILLY.
A BOOK FOR THE HAMMOCK
BY
W. CLARK RUSSELL
AUTHOR OF “A VOYAGE TO THE CAPE,” “ROUND THE GALLEY FIRE,”
“IN THE MIDDLE WATCH,” ETC.
London
CHATTO AND WINDUS, PICCADILLY
1887
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