4 edition of The wreck of the Grosvenor. found in the catalog.
The wreck of the Grosvenor.
William Clark Russell
Published
1959
by Dodd, Mead in New York
.
Written in English
Edition Notes
| Statement | With portraits of the author pictures of contemporary scenes and illus. reproduced from early editions, together with an introd. by Edouard A. Stackpole. |
| Genre | Fiction. |
| Series | Great illustrated classics |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | PZ3.R919 Wre14, PR5282 Wre14 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 349 p. |
| Number of Pages | 349 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL6251139M |
| LC Control Number | 58013087 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 1451526 |
The wreck of the Grosvenor happened on August 4th, , on the coast of Pondoland north of the mouth of the Umzimvubu River, near the place where the São João was wrecked more than years before, is one of the best-known South African shipwrecks, and is referred to in more than a hundred printed works. It is known as the "Wild Coast" for good reason. Book Overview: 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 this voyage, 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.4/5(79).
"This incredible true story reads like the wildest fiction."—Booklist In the summer of the grandees of the East India Company were horrified to learn that one of their finest ships, the ton Grosvenor, had been lost on the wild and unexplored coast of southeast Africa. Astonishingly, m 4/5(1). New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Wyeth, N. C.. One of the best sea novels ever written,'' detailing the mutiny aboard a ship of the British Mercantile Marine--the Grosvenor--bound for pages with glossy watercolor Frontispiece, unattributed, but looks like N.C. Wyeth, who illustrated many books in this series..
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Clark Russel's The Wreck of the Grosvenor is: A wonderfully readible melodrama for sure. Kept me in suspence the whole way through. Amongst the cruelties, slowly evolves a romanttic ending.
A must read if Dana's Two Years Before the Mast and Melville'sThe White Whale (Moby Dick), and Stevenson's Treasure Island were not enough for you/5(5). The Wreck of the Grosvenor book. Read 5 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. A brutal sea captain, an inhuman chief mate, and an indig 4/5.
'The Wreck of the “Grosvenor”' is perhaps William Clark Russell’s most famous book. John Sutherland, Emeritus Professor of Modern English Literature at University College London described this as “the most popular mid-Victorian melodrama of adventure and heroism at sea”.4/4(34).
The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Wreck of the Grosvenor, Volume 2 of 3, by William Clark Russell This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at For over years fortune hunters have been searching for the fabulous treasures that were reputed to have been on the Grosvenor.
In Sidney Turner, using dynamite, blasted the rocks in the area of the wreck site and retrieved coins and several cannons.
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"This book owes its inception to the fact that in July,my friend and colleague Mr. Ernest C. Chubb. happened to show me a manuscript., the journal of a surivivor from the wreck of the Grosvenor, a sailor named William Hubberly.
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Finally, in Professor Kirby wrote A Source Book on the Wreck of the Grosvenor, which should have finished off the myth for ever. But it is still being told, Peacock Throne and all!
