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EXCERPTS FROM CLASSIC ADVENTURE & MARINE FICTION



Riddle of the Sands – the sailboat “Dulcibella” in the Baltic Sea

Venturesome Voyages of Captain Voss – around the world in a Canadian dug-out canoe

Sea Queen – aboard a Viking longship

Mutiny on HMS Bounty – Captain Bligh's version

Westward Ho – sailing west in the days of Elizabeth First

Nigger of the “Narcissus” - knockdown of a steel windjammer in the Indian Ocean

Nomads of the North – adventure in the northern Manitoba bush

Rolf in the Woods – running away to the north woods in 1810

Treasure Island – sailing in search of pirate treasure with Long John Silver

Sailing Alone Around the World – the classic story of The Spray