The Log Of A Sea-Waif: Being Recollections Of The First Four Years Of My Sea Li…


Lu par David Wales

(4.1 stars; 8 reviews)

The brilliant author of "The Cruise of the Cachalot" and "Idylls of the Sea" presents in this new work (1899) the continuous story of the actual experiences of his first four years at sea. In graphic and picturesque phrases he has sketched the events of voyages to the West Indies, to Bombay and the Coromandel coast, to Melbourne and Rangoon. Nothing could be of more absorbing interest than this wonderfully vivid account of foks'l humanity and the adventures and strange sights and experiences attendant upon deep-sea voyages. It is easy to see in this book an English companion to our own "Two Years before the Mast." (Publisher's Advertisement) [Bullen (1857 - 1915)] led a roving and adventurous life from quite an early age, and many of the most thrilling episodes in his books were records of his own experiences. After various adventures on shore he went to sea in 1869, and for some years roughed it in various capacities in the merchant service, suffering great hardships, as vividly described in The Log of a Sea Waif and other books. (Royal Geographic Society Obituary, 1915) - Summary by David Wales (10 hr 39 min)

Chapitres

Preface 4:02 Lu par David Wales
My First Ship 19:19 Lu par David Wales
Outward-Bound 23:30 Lu par David Wales
Arrival At Demerara 21:35 Lu par David Wales
The Mutiny And After 22:16 Lu par David Wales
The Land Of Liberty 26:14 Lu par David Wales
To Havana And After 28:44 Lu par David Wales
Off To Sea Again 34:17 Lu par David Wales
Struggles In Liverpool And London 11:20 Lu par David Wales
Bound For Jamaica 27:36 Lu par David Wales
Adventures Of A Shipwrecked Crew 24:23 Lu par David Wales
An Eventful Passage Home 28:10 Lu par David Wales
Adrift In Liverpool Once More 23:33 Lu par David Wales
The Dawn Of Better Days 20:40 Lu par David Wales
Due South 19:10 Lu par David Wales
Eight Weeks' Calm 18:59 Lu par David Wales
Up The Indian Ocean To Bombay 25:32 Lu par David Wales
On The Coromandel Coast 11:48 Lu par David Wales
Homeward To London 20:51 Lu par David Wales
A Change Of Nationality 18:19 Lu par David Wales
The Passage To Melbourne 23:05 Lu par David Wales
I Become A Colonial Coaster 23:35 Lu par David Wales
Prosperity Palls Upon Me 22:44 Lu par David Wales
Another Queer Ship 19:16 Lu par David Wales
Deep-Water Amenities 21:22 Lu par David Wales
Proceedings At Rangoon 24:43 Lu par David Wales
Homeward-Bound In Difficulties 17:31 Lu par David Wales
Deep-Water Coasting 25:32 Lu par David Wales
Which Brings Us To Port At Last 21:32 Lu par David Wales
Conclusion 9:26 Lu par David Wales

Critiques

could not get into the story due to monotonous tone reader


(2 stars)