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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.
42 Audiobooks
The Honour of the Flag
by William Clark Russell
The Frozen Pirate
by William Clark Russell
A Book for the Hammock
by William Clark Russell
An Ocean Tragedy
by William Clark Russell
My Shipmate Louise: The Romance of a Wreck, Volume 3 (of 3)
by William Clark Russell
The Wreck of the Grosvenor, Volume 1 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
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
The Wreck of the Grosvenor, Volume 2 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
My Shipmate Louise: The Romance of a Wreck, Volume 1 (of 3)
by William Clark Russell
William Dampier
by William Clark Russell
John Holdsworth, Chief Mate
by William Clark Russell
My Shipmate Louise: The Romance of a Wreck, Volume 2 (of 3)
by William Clark Russell
Jilted! Or, My Uncle's Scheme, Volume 1
by William Clark Russell
My Danish Sweetheart: A Novel. Volume 3 of 3
by William Clark Russell
A Marriage at Sea
by William Clark Russell
Jilted! Or, My Uncle's Scheme, Volume 2
by William Clark Russell
The Death Ship: A Strange Story, Vol. 2 (of 3)
by William Clark Russell
The Wreck of the Corsaire
by William Clark Russell
A Tale of Two Tunnels: A Romance of the Western Waters
by William Clark Russell
The Tragedy of Ida Noble
by William Clark Russell
The Convict Ship, Volume 1 (of 3)
by William Clark Russell
Jilted! Or, My Uncle's Scheme, Volume 3
by William Clark Russell
Round the Galley Fire
by William Clark Russell
Heart of Oak: A Three-Stranded Yarn, vol. 2.
by William Clark Russell
List, Ye Landsmen! A Romance of Incident
by William Clark Russell
The Phantom Death, etc.
by William Clark Russell
The Death Ship: A Strange Story, Vol. 3 (of 3)
by William Clark Russell
The Yarn of Old Harbour Town
by William Clark Russell
The Last Entry
by William Clark Russell
Alone on a Wide Wide Sea, Vol. 3 (of 3)
by William Clark Russell
Alone on a Wide Wide Sea, Vol. 2 (of 3)
by William Clark Russell
The Death Ship: A Strange Story, Vol. 1 (of 3)
by William Clark Russell
Master Rockafellar's Voyage
by William Clark Russell
The Convict Ship, Volume 2 (of 3)
by William Clark Russell
The Mate of the Good Ship York; Or, The Ship's Adventure
by William Clark Russell
Heart of Oak: A Three-Stranded Yarn, vol. 1.
by William Clark Russell
My Danish Sweetheart: A Novel. Volume 2 of 3
by William Clark Russell
Heart of Oak: A Three-Stranded Yarn, vol. 3
by William Clark Russell
The Convict Ship, Volume 3 (of 3)
by William Clark Russell
The Deceased Wife's Sister, and My Beautiful Neighbour, v. 3
by William Clark Russell
My Danish Sweetheart: A Novel. Volume 1 of 3
by William Clark Russell
Alone on a Wide Wide Sea, Vol. 1 (of 3)
by William Clark Russell
About the author
Born in New York on February 24, 1844, he was the son of songwriter Henry Russell, but he grew up in England and went to school at Winchester and in Boulogne. At 13 he joined the Merchant Navy and spent about eight years at sea, voyaging widely before poor health forced him ashore.
That firsthand knowledge of shipboard life became the foundation of his writing. He went on to build a successful career as a novelist and was especially admired for nautical fiction, with works such as The Wreck of the Grosvenor and The Frozen Pirate helping define the genre for Victorian readers.
His fiction is often remembered for its strong atmosphere, practical detail, and sense of danger on the open sea. He died on November 8, 1911, leaving behind a body of work that still appeals to readers who enjoy classic maritime adventure.