A Tale of Two Tunnels: A Romance of the Western Waters

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A Tale of Two Tunnels: A Romance of the Western Waters

by William Clark Russell

EN·~3 hours·8 chapters

Chapters

8 total

NOVELS, ETC., BY W. CLARK RUSSELL

0:47

A TALE OFTWO TUNNELS

0:13

CHAPTER I. THE DEVIL'S WALK.

30:46

CHAPTER II. CAPTAIN JACKMAN.

31:35

CHAPTER III. THE DINNER.

29:18

CHAPTER IV. THE PROPOSAL.

30:52

CHAPTER V. BUGSBY'S HOLE.

33:21

CHAPTER VI. FATHER AND DAUGHTER.

35:48

Description

Set against the bustling docks of London’s East India Docks, the story follows Captain Jackman, a strikingly handsome commander whose return from an exotic voyage is marred by a daring theft. While he wrestles with the loss of a priceless cargo of gold and the suspicion of a cunning crew member, the captain’s composure hides a deeper, unsettled spirit that drives him forward.

On a windswept shore nearby, a young woman wanders the sands, drawn to the restless sea and the silhouette of a lone barque battling the tide. Her quiet contemplation hints at a yearning for adventure, and the chance meeting of these two solitary figures promises a connection as turbulent and captivating as the waters themselves. Their intertwined paths set the stage for a romance that unfolds amid danger, duty, and the endless horizon.

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Language

en

Duration

~3 hours (184K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

Jan 5, 2014

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

William Clark Russell

William Clark Russell

1844–1911

Best known for vivid sea stories, this English novelist turned hard-won experience in the Merchant Navy into adventurous fiction that felt lived-in and real. His books helped make him one of the best-known writers of nautical novels in the late 19th century.

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