Deadly Sails - Complete Collection is a masterful anthology that encapsulates the quintessential themes of adventure, mystery, and the relentless pursuit of the unknown. Bridging the gap between classical and contemporary, the collection boasts an array of literary styles, from the swashbuckling tales set in exotic locales to the introspective journeys of characters wrestling with inner demons. This carefully curated selection not only pays homage to the maritime narrative tradition but also redefines it, featuring standout pieces that highlight the tempestuous relationship between humanity and the sea. The diverse range of storytelling offers readers a unique lens through which the high seas are both a backdrop and a character, embodying the sublime and the terror of the unknown. The contributing authors and editors, with their illustrious backgrounds, form the backbone of Deadly Sails. Collectively, they span several centuries, marrying the rich historical depth of pioneers like Jules Verne and Robert Louis Stevenson with the modern sensibilities of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Robert E. Howard. This anthology aligns with significant historical, cultural, and literary movements, from the romanticism of the high seas to the existential crises brought forth by modernity, showcasing a seamless blend of adventure, fear, and philosophical pondering. The authors' individual and collective contributions offer an unparalleled exploration of humanity's longstanding fascination with the ocean's majesty and mystery. Deadly Sails - Complete Collection is an indispensable treasure trove for readers eager to embark on a literary voyage that transcends time and tide. This anthology is not merely a collection of stories; it is an invitation to explore the multiplicity of human emotions and experiences, framed against the endless horizon of the sea. For scholars, casual readers, and adventurers at heart, this collection provides a unique opportunity to engage with the works of literary giants in dialogue with each other, exploring themes of courage, isolation, and the quest for knowledge beyond the shores of the familiar. It is a must-read for anyone who seeks to understand the rich tapestry of maritime literature and the enduring allure of the unknown that calls to us from the deep.
Deadly Sails - Complete Collection : History of Pirates, Trues Stories about the Most Notorious Pirates & Most Famous Pirate Novels
Authors:
- Jules Verne
- Charles Dickens
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- James Fenimore Cooper
- Edgar Allan Poe
- William Hope Hodgson
- Charles Kingsley
- Howard Pyle
- Jack London
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Walter Scott
- Alexandre Dumas
- Frederick Marryat
- Washington Irving
- Harold MacGrath
- Joseph Lewis French
- William Clark Russell
- Harry Collingwood
- Max Pemberton
- Charles Boardman Hawes
- L. Frank Baum
- J. M. Barrie
- R. M. Ballantyne
- G. A. Henty
- J. Allan Dunn
- Robert E. Howard
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
- W. H. G. Kingston
- Charles Johnson
- Maturin Murray Ballou
Format:
Duration:
- 9797 pages
Language:
English
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Jules Verne
Jules Verne (1828–1905) was a prolific French author whose writing about various innovations and technological advancements laid much of the foundation of modern science fiction. Verne’s love of travel and adventure, including his time spent sailing the seas, inspired several of his short stories and novels.
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Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens was born in 1812 and grew up in poverty. This experience influenced ‘Oliver Twist’, the second of his fourteen major novels, which first appeared in 1837. When he died in 1870, he was buried in Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey as an indication of his huge popularity as a novelist, which endures to this day.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson was born on 13 November 1850, changing his second name to ‘Louis’ at the age of eighteen. He has always been loved and admired by countless readers and critics for ‘the excitement, the fierce joy, the delight in strangeness, the pleasure in deep and dark adventures’ found in his classic stories and, without doubt, he created some of the most horribly unforgettable characters in literature and, above all, Mr. Edward Hyde.
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James Fenimore Cooper
James Fenimore Cooper (1789–1851) was a prolific and popular nineteenth century American writer who wrote historical fiction of frontier and Native American life. He is best remembered for the Leatherstocking Tales, one of which was The Last of the Mohicans.
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Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American writer, poet, and critic. Best known for his macabre prose work, including the short story “The Tell-Tale Heart,” his writing has influenced literature in the United States and around the world.
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Howard Pyle
The work of American illustrator and author Howard Pyle (1853–1911) has appeared in more than 3,500 publications, and in his lifetime, he became one of the country's most famous illustrators. On his death in 1911, the New York Times called Pyle "the father of American magazine illustration as it is known to-day." He is best known for his 1883 novel, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood.
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Jack London
Jack London (1876–1916) was a prolific American novelist and short story writer. His most notable works include White Fang, The Call of the Wild, and The Sea-Wolf. He was born in San Francisco, California.
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Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle was a British writer and physician. He is the creator of the Sherlock Holmes character, writing his debut appearance in A Study in Scarlet. Doyle wrote notable books in the fantasy and science fiction genres, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels.
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Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott was born in Scotland in 1771 and achieved international fame with his work. In 1813 he was offered the position of Poet Laureate, but turned it down. Scott mainly wrote poetry before trying his hand at novels. His first novel, Waverley, was published anonymously, as were many novels that he wrote later, despite the fact that his identity became widely known.
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Alexandre Dumas
Alexander Dumas (1802–1870), author of more than ninety plays and many novels, was well known in Parisian society and was a contemporary of Victor Hugo. After the success of The Count of Monte Cristo, Dumas dumped his entire fortune into his own Chateau de Monte Cristo-and was then forced to flee to Belgium to escape his creditors. He died penniless but optimistic.
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Washington Irving
Washington Irving was an American author, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century.
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L. Frank Baum
Lyman Frank Baum was born in Chittenango, New York, on May 15, 1856. Over the course of his life, Baum raised fancy poultry, sold fireworks, managed an opera house, opened a department store, and an edited a newspaper before finally turning to writing. In 1900, he published his best known book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Eventually he wrote fifty-five novels, including thirteen Oz books, plus four “lost” novels, eighty-three short stories, more than two hundred poems, an unknown number of scripts, and many miscellaneous writings. Baum died on May 6, 1919. He is buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, in Glendale, California.
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J. M. Barrie
J. M. Barrie (1860–1937) was a Scottish author and dramatist, best remembered today as the creator of Peter Pan.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1896. He attended Princeton University, joined the United States Army during World War I, and published his first novel, This Side of Paradise, in 1920. That same year he married Zelda Sayre and for the next decade the couple lived in New York, Paris, and on the Riviera. Fitzgerald’s masterpieces include The Beautiful and Damned, The Great Gatsby, and Tender Is the Night. He died at the age of forty-four while working on The Last Tycoon. Fitzgerald’s fiction has secured his reputation as one of the most important American writers of the twentieth century.
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Charles Johnson
Charles Johnson is a novelist, essayist, literary scholar, philosopher, cartoonist, screenwriter, and professor emeritus at the University of Washington in Seattle. A MacArthur fellow, his fiction includes Night Hawks, Dr. King’s Refrigerator, Dreamer, Faith and the Good Thing, and Middle Passage, for which he won the National Book Award. In 2002 he received the Arts and Letters Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in Seattle.
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