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* Contents derived from the
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Europe,:Methuen
, 1896 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.-
A Blockade Runner,
single work
short story
A sailor gets more excitement than he bargained for when he signs up on a ship that seeks to run a blockade to supply the Confederate Army with arms.
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My Mad Messmate,
single work
short story
A foreign sailor on a British merchant ship goes mad during a voyage to Singapore. He sabotages the ship and threatens violence until another ship arrives to offer assistance to the crew.
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With the First Tea of the Season,
single work
short story
Several ships vie to deliver the first tea of the season from China to England.
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A Cruise in a Cutter,
single work
short story
travel
The narrator signs on to sail on a small cutter bound from Melbourne to Fremantle. During the journey, he and the rest of the crew are imperilled by the captain's inexperience, storms, and an inquisitive whale.
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Christmas Seagiven,
single work
short story
A man who has been washed overboard is rescued by a passing ship after surviving a week adrift. His rescuers then chance upon the wreckage of the man's ship where his wife and son cling to life. Motivated by love, the man sacrifices himself to save his son.
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A Derelict,
single work
short story
Four sailors investigate a derelict shipwreck and make a gruesome discovery.
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My First Voyage,
single work
short story
A fourteen-year-old boy barely survives his first sea voyage when the pet monkey belonging to the captain's wife sets fire to the ship.
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The Master of the 'Marathon',
single work
short story
Selby is chief officer on the 'Marathon'. On a voyage to Java he discovers that the new ship's captain and a passenger are planning to steal the ship's cargo of gold. Selby takes steps to foil the plot.
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How We Lost the 'Schoolboy' Schooner,
single work
short story
The 'Schoolboy' sets out on a voyage to the South Sea islands to recruit islander labourers to work on Queensland cane plantations. A mutiny led by the 'kanaka' interpreter, however, results in the deaths of most of the crew and the destruction of the 'Schoolboy'.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Literature. Literary Notes
1896
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Mail , 28 November vol. 62 no. 1899 1896; (p. 1138)
— Review of In the Great Deep : Sea Stories 1896 selected work short story -
Publications Received
1896
single work
review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 5 December 1896; (p. 1075)
— Review of In the Great Deep : Sea Stories 1896 selected work short story -
New Books and New Editions
1896
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 21 November vol. 53 no. 1398 1896; (p. 44)
— Review of In the Great Deep : Sea Stories 1896 selected work short story
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Publications Received
1896
single work
review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 5 December 1896; (p. 1075)
— Review of In the Great Deep : Sea Stories 1896 selected work short story -
Literature. Literary Notes
1896
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Mail , 28 November vol. 62 no. 1899 1896; (p. 1138)
— Review of In the Great Deep : Sea Stories 1896 selected work short story -
New Books and New Editions
1896
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 21 November vol. 53 no. 1398 1896; (p. 44)
— Review of In the Great Deep : Sea Stories 1896 selected work short story
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