PDF Books in Sea Stories Fiction
The Rescue - A Romance of the Shallows
by Joseph ConradThe Rescue, A Romance of the Shallows (1920) is one of Joseph Conrad's works contained in what is now sometimes called the Lingard Trilogy, a group of novels based on Conrad's experience as mate on the steamer Vidar. Although it was the last of the three novels to be published, after Almayer's Folly (1895) and An Outcast of the Islands (1896), the ..
Chance - A Tale in Two Parts
by Joseph ConradChance is a novel by Joseph Conrad, published in 1913 following serial publication the previous year. Although the novel was not one upon which Conrad's later critical reputation was to depend, it was his greatest commercial success upon initial publication. Chance is narrated by Conrad's regular narrator, Charles Marlow, but is characterised by a ..
The Arrow of Gold - A Story Between Two Notes
by Joseph ConradThe Arrow of Gold is a novel by Joseph Conrad, published in 1919. It was originally titled "The Laugh" and published serially in Lloyd's Magazine from December 1918 to February 1920. The story is set in Marseille in the 1870s during the Third Carlist War. The characters of the novel are supporters of the Spanish Pretender Carlos, Duke of Madrid. Cu..
To-morrow
by Joseph ConradTo-morrow is a short story written by Joseph Conrad. The son of a retired sea captain, who has been waiting years for his boy to come home, finally returns, but only because he is destitute and needs money. Excerpts from the novel"Nobody had ever contradicted him; his own hair had gone grey since that time, and Captain Hagberd’s beard had turned qu..
Falk - A Reminiscence
by Joseph ConradFalk: a reminiscence by Joseph Conrad, written in early 1901; collected in Typhoon and Other Stories, 1903. Several of us, all more or less connected with the sea, were dining in a small river-hostelry not more than thirty miles from London, and less than twenty from that shallow and dangerous puddle to which our coasting men give the grandiose nam..
Twixt Land & Sea - Tales
by Joseph ConradThis collection of three tales is known primarily for the middle one, "The Secret Sharer" -- Conrad's best-known short story excepting "Heart of Darkness." The binder made an error on the binding of 'TWIXT LAND & SEA, revealed by this copy: on the front cover he listed the third tale as "Freya of the Secret Isles." Excerpts from the book"..
Typee - A Romance of the South Seas
by Herman MelvilleTypee: A Peep at Polynesian Life is the first book by American writer Herman Melville, published first in London, then New York, in 1846. Considered a classic in travel and adventure literature, the narrative is partly based on the author's actual experiences on the island Nuku Hiva in the South Pacific Marquesas Islands in 1842, liberally suppleme..
Redburn - His First Voyage
by Herman MelvilleRedburn: His First Voyage is the fourth book by the American writer Herman Melville, first published in London in 1849. The book is semi-autobiographical and recounts the adventures of a refined youth among coarse and brutal sailors and the seedier areas of Liverpool. Melville wrote Redburn in less than ten weeks. While one scholar describes it as ..