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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.
42 Audiobooks
The Honour of the Flag
by William Clark Russell
The Frozen Pirate
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 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
A Book for the Hammock
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
My Shipmate Louise: The Romance of a Wreck, Volume 1 (of 3)
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
William Dampier
by William Clark Russell
John Holdsworth, Chief Mate
by William Clark Russell
My Danish Sweetheart: A Novel. Volume 3 of 3
by William Clark Russell
The Wreck of the Corsaire
by William Clark Russell
Jilted! Or, My Uncle's Scheme, Volume 1
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 3
by William Clark Russell
Jilted! Or, My Uncle's Scheme, Volume 2
by William Clark Russell
A Marriage at Sea
by William Clark Russell
The Convict Ship, Volume 1 (of 3)
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
List, Ye Landsmen! A Romance of Incident
by William Clark Russell
The Phantom Death, etc.
by William Clark Russell
Heart of Oak: A Three-Stranded Yarn, vol. 2.
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. 2 (of 3)
by William Clark Russell
Round the Galley Fire
by William Clark Russell
The Yarn of Old Harbour Town
by William Clark Russell
The Convict Ship, Volume 2 (of 3)
by William Clark Russell
The Last Entry
by William Clark Russell
The Mate of the Good Ship York; Or, The Ship's Adventure
by William Clark Russell
Master Rockafellar's Voyage
by William Clark Russell
Alone on a Wide Wide Sea, Vol. 3 (of 3)
by William Clark Russell
The Death Ship: A Strange Story, Vol. 3 (of 3)
by William Clark Russell
The Death Ship: A Strange Story, Vol. 1 (of 3)
by William Clark Russell
Heart of Oak: A Three-Stranded Yarn, vol. 1.
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 2 of 3
by William Clark Russell
Heart of Oak: A Three-Stranded Yarn, vol. 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 Henry Russell, a popular singer and songwriter. He was educated in England and France, then went to sea at just 13, serving for about eight years in the Merchant Navy.
That hard experience shaped the rest of his life. The strain of shipboard life damaged his health, but it also gave him the firsthand knowledge that made his nautical novels stand out. He became especially known for sea stories that aimed to show maritime life as it was really lived.
Alongside his novels, he also wrote short stories, journalism, and historical essays. He died in Bath, England, on November 8, 1911, and is still remembered as one of the notable sea novelists of the late 19th century.