The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 4

Frederick WhymperProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 3.1
Word count
1M words
Chapters
101

Tags

English Originals Documentary Literature Military StrategyShipwreck SurvivalNature ObservationSea VoyageLegendary LivesAdventure JourneyOcean LegendHeroismAdventure Tale19th Century

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 4 by WhymperAuthor: Whymper, Frederick,Language: English, Class: GC: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Oceanography, Release Date: Feb 27, 2014

Editor's review

This is Volume 4 of Frederick Whymper's The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism, a narrative history centered on the sea. The book revolves around maritime adventure, shipwreck crises, and tales of heroic rescue, drawing largely on real events and seafaring accounts; it is both informative and readable. As one volume of a multi-volume work, it can be read on its own or together with the earlier volumes for a fuller picture. Its value lies in presenting maritime geography and nautical history in storytelling form, letting readers grasp the harshness of the sea and human ingenuity in response through the narration of events. The Project Gutenberg public-domain e-edition makes it easy to look up specific events and figures. It is best read as popular maritime history rather than rigorous scholarship, and readers should stay alert to the period-colored narration. Suitable for readers interested in maritime history, shipwreck narratives, and adventure stories.

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Reading tips

  1. Start with the opening of this volume to gauge the narrative style before deciding whether to read the first three volumes
  2. Read chapters by event or theme rather than strictly in order
  3. Consult maps when names, places, and routes come up to strengthen the sense of space
  4. Stay critical of passages carrying period bias, distinguishing historical fact from the author's commentary

About the publisher

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Contents

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FAQ

Can I read Volume 4 without having read the first three? Yes. This volume consists mainly of standalone events and stories, with loose connections between chapters, so reading it directly poses no significant obstacle. The multi-volume work does, however, continue its themes and narrative style across volumes; for a fuller picture of the maritime narrative, you can go back to the first three volumes afterward. Order does not affect comprehension.
Is this book fiction or based on real events? The book centers on maritime adventure, peril, and heroic deeds, drawing largely on real events and seafaring accounts. It is narrative history, not a novel. The author does add personal commentary and period coloring, so it is best read as popular maritime history, with attention to specific details.
How difficult is the English original? The book was written long ago, with long sentences and nineteenth-century English narrative habits, and its vocabulary centers on nautical and geographical terms. Readers with intermediate English can finish it with a dictionary; if you are reading to improve your English, read slowly chapter by chapter, grasp the sequence of events first, then tackle unfamiliar words and long sentences.

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About the author

Frederick Whymper Author · British · 1838–1901

Frederick Whymper (1838–1901) was a British artist, traveller and writer. His life was a wide-ranging one: he travelled in Alaska, British Columbia and California, worked for the newspaper Alta California, and helped found the San Francisco Art Association, dying in London in his later years. His writing excelled in subjects of seafaring and exploration, and his representative work is the four-volume The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism, which vividly recounts maritime adventures, dangers and heroism, combining documentary colour with an inspirational tone and often classified under inspirational growth in Chinese book catalogues. Public information about him is limited, and the details of his life can only be glimpsed through the experiences and works described above.