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1) Nostromo
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Writing in 1904, Conrad invented a complex Central American country with a turbulent history and a potentially explosive population, ranging from the wealthy gringo running the Sulaco silver mine to the poorest worker loading cargo on the docks. Although the story teems with lively characters, the dazzling figure of Nostromo eclipses them all. A natural leader--brave, handsome, and incorruptible--he naturally becomes the epicenter of the revolution...
2) The sea wolf
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A young art critic is forced to endure the wrath of Wolf Larsen, captain of the sealing schooner which rescues him after a shipwreck.
3) The rover
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His Complete works ; 24
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In this novel Mr. Conrad has the Mediterranean, as seen from the French south coast, not for a stage, but for a background, in the depth of which the presence of the English blockading fleet is rather felt than seen throughout the course of events which happen on land in a lonely farm house. The narrative, intimate in character, deals with the crisis in the lives of two women and some men - the Rover being the central figure - and ends at sea in an...
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This 1901 collection of short fiction by the author of The Cruise of the Cachalot (1898) contains, among other stories, "Through Fire and Water," "The Debt of the Whale," "The Last Stand of the Decapods," "The Terror of Darkness," and "The Watchmen of the World."
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Typhoon: Captain MacWhirr and his first mate Jukes keep their ship, the Nan Shan, afloat during a brutal hurricane, faltering engines, and passenger uprisings.
Amy Foster: Yanko Goorall, a poor emigrant, is the sole survivor of a shipwreck off the coast of Kent. He is eventually rescued by a young woman, Amy Foster, who takes pity on him. They eventually marry and when Yanko falls very ill, he cries out to her in Polish, but not understanding, Amy...
6) Sea story
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Four mice set off downstream in a journey that will take them all the way down to the sea. They have an important mission to fulfil before they can return to Brambly Hedge.
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Get carried away by this enchanting romance set on the remote Isles of Scilly. The beautiful young girl Armorel has lived a sheltered life—until the day that she saves two men lost at sea in a daring rescue. One of the boat's occupants, artist Roland Lee, is enraptured by Armorel's beauty and sensitivity, but ultimately determines that the girl is too young to be the object of his affection. Will the two star-crossed lovers ever find a way
...9) Lord Jim
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Lord Jim, by Joseph Conrad, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
• New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars
• Biographies of the authors
• Chronologies of contemporary...
11) The sea-hawk
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The Sea-Hawk is a novel by Rafael Sabatini, originally published in 1915. The story is set over the years 1588—1593 and concerns a retired Cornish seafaring gentleman, Sir Oliver Tressilian, who is villainously betrayed by a jealous half-brother. After being forced to serve as a slave on a galley, Sir Oliver is liberated by Barbary pirates. He joins the pirates, gaining the name "Sakr-el-Bahr" (the hawk of the sea), and swears vengeance against...
12) The Shadow-Line
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A new captain must lead his crew to safety and face his own internal struggles as he works to overcome disrespect, insanity, and coming-of-age all while sailing on an unforgiving sea.
There is an invisible line that divides life into a before and after-adolescence and adulthood. The unnamed narrator of The Shadow Line is painfully aware of this, but is unsure where the line lies in his life. He recalls a number of rash decisions he has made, some...
16) Moonfleet
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This story of smugglers' coves and buried treasure centers on the adventures of John Trenchard, a young orphan who goes to live with the mysterious Elzivir Block in the sleepy seaside village of Moonfleet.
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Signet classic ; CJ1714
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Featured in this volume are "Billy Budd", Melville's posthumously published novella, the story of the rivalry between a handsome sailor and his demonic captain; the tale of the apathetic "Bartleby, the Scrivener; " the riveting "Benito Cereno", the story of a slave ship mutiny written at the time of the Amistad case and "The Town-Ho's Story", a chapter from Melville's masterpiece, "Moby Dick". Introduction by Joyce Carol Oates.
18) The truelove
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Dispatched with his ship, the Surprise, to restore order after an attack on a British whaler in Tonga, Captain Aubrey discovers Clarissa Harvill, an escaped female convict, stowed away in the cable-tier. Reprint.
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Story of an illiterate fisherman from the Channel Islands who must free a ship that has run aground in order to win the hand of the woman he loves, a shipowner's daughter. Gilliat, the embattled fisherman, contends with sea storms and monstrous predators that Hugo describes in exhilarating detail. Intended to be part of a triptych with Les Miserables and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, the book laments the living conditions of impoverished workers, while...
20) Storm warning
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During World War II, a group of German expatriates trapped in Brazil must sail across five thousand miles of tempestuous water to reach their homeland-and face the deadly barricade of American and British military power.
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