True Blue

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, New Age, History, Fiction & Literature
Cover of the book True Blue by William Henry Giles Kingston, Library of Alexandria
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: William Henry Giles Kingston ISBN: 9781465596178
Publisher: Library of Alexandria Publication: March 8, 2015
Imprint: Language: English
Author: William Henry Giles Kingston
ISBN: 9781465596178
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Publication: March 8, 2015
Imprint:
Language: English
The old Terrible, 74, was ploughing her way across the waters of the Atlantic, now rolling and leaping, dark and angry, with white-crested seas which dashed against her bows and flew in masses of foam over her decks. She was under her three topsails, closely reefed; but even thus her tall masts bent, and twisted, and writhed, as if striving to leap out of her, while every timber and bulkhead fore and aft creaked and groaned, and the blocks rattled, and the wind roared and whistled through the rigging in chorus; and the wild waves rolled and tumbled the big ship about, making her their sport, as if she was a mere cock-boat. Stronger and stronger blew the gale; darkness came on and covered the world of waters, and through that darkness the ship had to force her way amid the foaming, hissing seas. Darker and darker it grew, till the lookout men declared that they might as well have shut their eyes, for they could scarcely make out their own hands when held at arm’s length before their noses.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
The old Terrible, 74, was ploughing her way across the waters of the Atlantic, now rolling and leaping, dark and angry, with white-crested seas which dashed against her bows and flew in masses of foam over her decks. She was under her three topsails, closely reefed; but even thus her tall masts bent, and twisted, and writhed, as if striving to leap out of her, while every timber and bulkhead fore and aft creaked and groaned, and the blocks rattled, and the wind roared and whistled through the rigging in chorus; and the wild waves rolled and tumbled the big ship about, making her their sport, as if she was a mere cock-boat. Stronger and stronger blew the gale; darkness came on and covered the world of waters, and through that darkness the ship had to force her way amid the foaming, hissing seas. Darker and darker it grew, till the lookout men declared that they might as well have shut their eyes, for they could scarcely make out their own hands when held at arm’s length before their noses.

More books from Library of Alexandria

Cover of the book Obras Completas de Luis de Camões, Tomo II, Tomo III by William Henry Giles Kingston
Cover of the book The Tragedy of the Chain Pier by William Henry Giles Kingston
Cover of the book Conjugial Love by William Henry Giles Kingston
Cover of the book Redemption and Two Other Plays by William Henry Giles Kingston
Cover of the book British Goblins, Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by William Henry Giles Kingston
Cover of the book Alone in West Africa by William Henry Giles Kingston
Cover of the book Memoirs of Cardinal De Retz (Complete) by William Henry Giles Kingston
Cover of the book The Long Road of Woman’s Memory by William Henry Giles Kingston
Cover of the book The Great House by William Henry Giles Kingston
Cover of the book Fairies Afield by William Henry Giles Kingston
Cover of the book The Chaucer Story Book by William Henry Giles Kingston
Cover of the book The Black Swan at Home and Abroad, or, A Biographical Sketch of Miss Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, the American Vocalist by William Henry Giles Kingston
Cover of the book The Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan: Philosophy, Psychology and Myst by William Henry Giles Kingston
Cover of the book A History of Sinai by William Henry Giles Kingston
Cover of the book Daireen (Complete) by William Henry Giles Kingston
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy