Drawing on his own experience as a merchant seaman, Russell gives us the fictionalized narrative of one Paul Rodney who found an icebound vessel in the South Atlantic, while captaining a pirate ship. Russell has been hailed as the pre-eminent English writer of his ilk, compared to such American writers as Melville and Dana. - Summary by Lynne Thompson
Chapters
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The Storm Read by Marilyn Rakes 12:11
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The Iceberg Read by mbm0rxi 18:21
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I Lose My Companions Read by Marilyn Rakes 12:39
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I Quit the Wreck Read by jenno 14:09
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I Sight a White Coast Read by jenno 17:30
6
An Island of Ice Read by Matthew Tink 22:36
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I am Startled by a Discovery Read by mbm0rxi 18:13
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The Frozen Schooner Read by Steve C 18:23
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I Lose my Boat Read by M. E. Allen 20:20
10
Another Startling Discovery Read by Marilyn Rakes 20:09
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I Make further Discoveries Read by mbm0rxi 17:33
12
A Lonely Night Read by mbm0rxi 22:10
13
I Explore the Hold and the Forecastle Read by Steve C 23:57
14
An Extraordinary Occurrence Read by Angela Jefferies 24:17
15
The Pirate's Story Read by Hopeforce1 37:04
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I Hear of a Great Treasure Read by Aidan Mayne 23:57
17
The Treasure Read by Aidan Mayne 24:09
18
We Talk Over our Situation Read by Aidan Mayne 16:27
19
We Take a View of the Ice Read by Sophia Gannaoui 16:55
20
A Merry Evening Read by Angela Jefferies 33:48
21
We Explore the Mines Read by Lynne T 22:45
22
A Change Comes Over the Frenchman Read by Angela Jefferies 23:42
23
The Ice Breaks Away Read by Steve C 29:16
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The Frenchman Dies Read by Angela Jefferies 22:50
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The Schooner Frees Herself Read by Steve C 39:14
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I am Troubled by Thoughts of the Treasure Read by Steve C 23:11
27
I Encounter a Whaler Read by Angela Jefferies 24:02
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I Strike a Bargain with the Yankee Read by KHand 21:12
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I Value the Lading Read by KHand 19:17
30
Our Progress to the Channel Read by Pmiddy 16:38
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The End Read by KHand 18:34
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Postscript Read by Lynne T 4:26
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