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The Captain of the Polestar
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Book Overview:
This is a collection of early Sir Arthur Conan Doyle short stories. It includes stories of mystery, comedy, shipwrecks and fantasy.
This is a collection of early Sir Arthur Conan Doyle short stories. It includes stories of mystery, comedy, shipwrecks and fantasy.
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October 27, 28.—Wind still fair, and we are making good progress. Strange how easily a human unit may drop out of its place and be forgotten! Tibbs is hardly ever mentioned now; Hyson has taken possession of his cabin, and all goes on as before. Were it not for Mrs. Tibbs's sewing-machine upon a side-table we might forget that the unfortunate family had ever existed. Another accident occurred on board to-day, though fortunately not a very serious one. One of our white hands had gone down the afterhold to fetch up a spare coil of rope, when one of the hatches which he had removed came crashing down on the top of hi. . . Read More
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Community Reviews
A great effort on part of the Ash Tree Press to remind us about the story-telling abilities of ACD that often get overshadowed by our preoccupation with Sherlock Holmes. The stories are great, and the Kindle edition is very-very pocket-friendly.
Really enjoyed listening to this as a bedtime story. Didn't realize that Sir Doyle wrote fantasty. This is a supernatural tale. A ship is stranded in the Arctic as it makes its passage towards Shetland. The well dignified captain Craigie is oscillating between an experienced commander and a delusion
Wonderful entertaining listening
It felt like this had too long of a buildup. Is it a ghost story or is it about the descent into madness of a sea captain. The story is related in the form of a journal written by the ship's physician.
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Why I Read This Book:
Arthur Conan Doyle is an amazing author, and I'm rarely disappointed with any of his books.
Synopsis of the Book:
The story is written as the journal of a ships doctor. They have travelled North on a fishing expedition. The fishing is poor this par