Jack Derringer: A tale of deep water

Sea urchins

W. W. Jacobs

Sea urchins is a bawdy, episodic tale of a rag‑tag crew and a mischievous youngster thrust aboard their…

A master of craft

W. W. Jacobs

The novel is a Victorian‑era seafaring romance that opens on a quiet evening at the Wapping wharf, where a…

Man Overboard!

F. Marion Crawford

The opening of Man Overboard! sets the tone for a gritty seafaring yarn that blends the ordinary hazards of…

In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain Grant

Jules Verne

Redburn. His First Voyage Being the Sailor Boy Confessions and Reminiscences of the Son-Of-A-Gentleman in the Merchant Navy

Herman Melville

The Viking Blood: A Story of Seafaring

Frederick William Wallace