The Wreck of the Grosvenor, Volume 3 of 3 An account of the mutiny of the crew and the loss of the ship when trying to make the Bermudas

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The Wreck of the Grosvenor, Volume 3 of 3 An account of the mutiny of the crew and the loss of the ship when trying to make the Bermudas

by William Clark Russell

EN·~3 hours·16 chapters

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16 total

Cover and Table of Contents created by Transcriber and placed in the Public Domain.

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THE WRECK OF THE "GROSVENOR."

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THE WRECK OF THE "GROSVENOR."

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CHAPTER I.

17:35

CHAPTER II.

15:33

CHAPTER III.

11:45

CHAPTER IV.

31:56

CHAPTER V.

20:03

CHAPTER VI.

19:32

CHAPTER VII.

14:40

Description

A seasoned seaman recounts a fateful passage across the Atlantic, where the crew of the Grosvenor confronts a slow‑moving, ominous storm that seems to generate its own wind. The sky darkens with a massive, steel‑gray cloud, flashing arrows of lightning that hint at a sudden, violent burst. As the ship struggles to find a course toward the distant Bermudas, the captain and his boatswain debate whether to turn into the gale or ride it out, aware that every decision could seal their fate.

Tensions aboard rise as supplies dwindle and the crew’s patience thins. The narrator describes Miss Robertson, a steadfast presence at the wheel, and the grizzled boatswain whose superstitions about the storm clash with the officer’s pragmatic calculations. Their uneasy camaraderie is tested when whispers of mutiny begin to surface, suggesting that the greatest danger may come not from the weather but from within the ship’s own ranks. Listeners are drawn into a world of creaking timbers, restless seas, and the fragile hope of reaching safe harbor.

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The Wreck of the Grosvenor, Volume 3 of 3 An account of the mutiny of the crew and the loss of the ship when trying to make the Bermudas An account of the mutiny of the crew and the loss of the ship when trying to make the Bermudas

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en

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~3 hours (224K characters)

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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by Charlie Howard 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

2013-12-24

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

William Clark Russell

William Clark Russell

1844–1911

Best known for vivid nautical fiction, this English novelist drew on years in the Merchant Navy to bring storms, ships, and seafaring life to the page with unusual realism. His adventures at sea also fed a wider career that included stories, journalism, and historical writing.

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