Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Dr. Grenfell's Parish.This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Normal Duncan, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside Dr. Grenfell's Parish:Past the Dead Islands, Snug Harbour, Domino Run, Devil's Lookout and the Quaker's Hat-beyond Johnny...

This is the brutal history of Auckland Island, a godforsaken place in the middle of the Southern Ocean that faces year-round freezing rain and howling winds, making it one of the most forbidding places in the world—where to be shipwrecked means almost certain death.In 1864 Captain Thomas Musgrave and his crew of four aboard the schooner Grafton wreck on the southern end of the island. Utterly alone in a dense coastal forest, plagued by stinging blowflies and relent...

The Sea-Story Megapack presents 30 classic nautical tales, plus a bonus poem, ranging from pure adventure to science fiction, from the depths of the ocean to exotic ports of call. Included are:THE SHIP THAT SAW A GHOST, by Frank NorrisGHOST LANTERNS, by Alan B. LeMayTHE DANGER FROM THE DEEP, by Ralph Milne FarleyTHE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURE OF A CHIEF MATE, by W. Clark RussellTHE DERELICT, by H. M. TomlinsonTHE TEMPLE, by H. P. LovecraftA DA...

The Island of Sheep was written in the year 1932 by John Buchan. This book is one of the most popular novels of John Buchan, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

A good description  of a trip on the Rhody Carter out of Marblehead Massachusetts to the Grand Banks in search of Cod during the mid nineteenth century.

James Norman Hall (22 April 1887 – 5 July 1951) was an American author best known for the novel Mutiny on the Bounty with co-author Charles Nordhoff. Charles Bernard Nordhoff (February 1, 1887 - April 10, 1947) was an English-born American novelist and traveler.Mutiny on the Bounty is the title of the 1932 novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall, based on the mutiny against Lieutenant William Bligh, commanding officer of the Bounty in 1789. It has been made...

The Complete Works of Robert Louis Stevenson is 8000 pages of all of his classic works with an active table of content. Perfect for anyone who would like to collect all of his works into one volume.

Romance, passion, lusty adventure ... the story of Matthew Flinders navigator, explorer and lover.When Matthew Flinders, the first man to chart and circumnavigate Australia, set sail from England in July 1801, he left behind the intrigues of his homeland but also his young bride of only a few weeks, Ann Chappell. He didn't see her again for more than nine years. During that time he carried out incredible feats of seamanship and navigation, made the first charts of much of the coastl...

Three timeless classics loved by generation after generation.Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson's swashbuckling tale of pirates and mutiny on the high seas.A Journey to the Centre of the Earth - The science fiction classic by Jules Verne. Follow German professor Otto Lidenbrock and his nephew Axel on their exciting journey to the centre of the earth.The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain's tale of a a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. Join T...

Classic storytelling from a bestselling author. Gallico's most famous story, THE SNOW GOOSE, is set in the wild, desolate Essex marshes and is an intense and moving tale about the relationship between a hunchback and a young girl.