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The Wreck of the Grosvenor - Volume 2

William Clark Russell

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. . .tes," addressing the others,41 "cut for'ard and get your breakfasts, my lads. It's eight bells. Mr. Royle, I'll go below and call the boatswain; and shall him and me have our breakfast and you arterwards, or you fust? Say the word. I'm agreeable vichever way it goes."

"I'll stop on deck till you've done," I replied, wishing to have the table to myself.

Down he went, and I advanced to the poop-rail and leaned over it to watch the men come aft to receive their share of the cuddy stores.

I will do them the justice to say they were quiet enough. Whether the perception that they no longer recognized any superiors would not presently prevail; whether quarrels, deeds of violence, and all the consequences which generally attend the rebellion of ignorant men would not follow, was another matter. They were decent enough in their behaviour now;42 congregating on the main-deck and entering the cuddy one by one to receive the stores which the stewa. . . Read More

Community Reviews

An interesting read. Written in 1877, it is highly realistic and must be representative of the time as it is not speculative. The values are certainly imperial English and the sentiments clearly Victorian, and the dialog is sometimes overwrought and awkward from the a modern reader's perspective. Bu

A great 19th Century British sea novel. A gripping story and extremely well-written.

Exciting.

extremely well written with deep character development and detailed action

"Sherlock Holmes sat moodily at one side of the fireplace cross-indexing his records of crime, while I at the other was deep in one of Clark Russell's fine sea-stories until the howl of the gale from without seemed to blend with the text, and the splash of the rain to lengthen out into the long swas

Harv read this book to me and the kids many years ago. I consider it one of my top ten favorites.

A fun, old-fashioned sea story. Not amazing but good.

“As evening drew in, the storm grew higher and louder, and the wind cried and sobbed like a child in the chimney. Sherlock Holmes sat moodily at one side of the fireplace cross-indexing his records of crime, while I at the other was deep in one of Clark Russell’s fine sea-stories until the howl of t

A great adventure

The author did a fabulous job pulling me into the story. I love a great adventure. Wished it didn't end

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