The Wreck of the Grosvenor, Volume 3 of 3
Russell, William Clark, 1844-1911Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019
Rating 3.7- Word count
- 227K words
- Chapters
- 23
Tags
English Originals Suspense ThrillerSea VoyageFate and FortuneSea AdventureSea SurvivalCrew PortraitsFight for JusticeMoral DilemmaShipwreck NarrativeSummary
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 Wreck of the Grosvenor, Volume 3 of 3 by William Clark RussellAuthor: Russell, William Clark, 1844-1911,Language: English, Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature, Release Date: Dec 24, 2013Editor's review
Volume 3 of 3 of The Wreck of the Grosvenor is the concluding part of William Clark Russell's sea novel, a free public-domain eBook from Project Gutenberg. Russell was known for his maritime subjects; this volume carries forward the plot of the first two and focuses on the characters' circumstances and fates after the shipwreck, with the sea scenes and nautical detail among its readable strengths. As the final volume of a three-volume work, it is not suited to reading on its own: readers need the character relationships and events of the first two volumes to fully grasp its tension and resolution. The text is in the original English, its narrative pace typical of Victorian fiction, suited to readers interested in maritime literature, nautical narrative, and nineteenth-century English fiction as a supplementary read in the genre.Who it's for
A good fit for
- Genre readers who enjoy sea adventure and nautical fiction
- Students, teachers, and enthusiasts of nineteenth-century English maritime literature
- Serial readers who have finished the first two volumes and want to complete the story
- English-language readers interested in Victorian narrative style
Not a good fit for
- Readers who have not read the first two volumes and hope to start with this one
- Readers who prefer fast-paced modern suspense or short-form reading
- Readers who find English reading difficult and would rather avoid long sentences and old-fashioned expression
Reading tips
- Be sure to finish Volumes 1 and 2 before this one, or the characters and events will be hard to follow.
- Watch for the shipwreck scenes and nautical detail, where the author is at his strongest.
- A map or some basic nautical knowledge can help with the bearings and sailing descriptions.
- After finishing, look back at this volume's ending to trace how the characters' fates and the themes are drawn together.
About the publisher
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Contents
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FAQ
Can I read only the third volume?
Not advisable. This volume is the concluding part of a three-volume work; the character relationships and core events are developed in the first two, so reading it alone loses the buildup and the characters' motivations, making the ending hard to appreciate. Read the volumes in order.What kind of work is this book?
It is a sea novel by William Clark Russell in the nineteenth-century English nautical narrative tradition. Centered on a shipwreck and life at sea, it combines adventure plot with nautical detail and serves as a sample of maritime literary fiction.What is the reading experience of the electronic edition like?
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About the author
Russell, William Clark, 1844-1911 AuthorWilliam Clark Russell (1844–1911) was a British writer of sea fiction. Public information about him is limited, and many details of his life are difficult to verify, but the eighteen works collected here show that he devoted his writing chiefly to voyages and maritime adventure. His representative novel The Wreck of the Grosvenor centres on a shipwreck and shows how the crew face storms and tests of human nature. John Holdsworth, Chief Mate, A Marriage at Sea, The Frozen Pirate and The Last Entry likewise deal with ocean voyages, captains and chief mates, isolated ships and icy seas. He also wrote a biography of the navigator William Dampier. Russell's style is realistic, attentive to maritime detail and tense atmosphere, and he had a certain influence on later sea-adventure fiction.