By the suffrages of seamen and landsmen alike, The Wreck of the Grosvenor entitles the author to the naval crown in current literature.
Description
A brutal sea captain, an inhuman chief mate, and an indignant crew set out to sea together—an obvious equation for disaster. This is the gripping tale of the voyage of the Grosvenor of the British Mercantile Marine, and of Mr. Royle, the mild second mate who rises to the occasion, overcoming mutiny and shipwreck in an attempt to save the lives of two innocent civilians.
Pages320
Released1998
LanguageEnglish
PublisherGlobe Pequot Publishing
ISBN9781590132265
SellerSimon & Schuster
Reviews
The greatest master of the sea, living or dead.
A.C. Swinburne
The prose Homer of the great ocean.
Sir Edwin Arnold
His descriptions of storms at sea and atmospheric effects were brilliant pieces of word painting.
