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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