Nautical & Marine Fiction
Futility, Or the Wreck of the Titan
Read by Tom Weiss
Morgan Robertson
This novel was published a full 14 years before the sinking of the Titanic, but listeners may be surprised at how many parallels this fictio…
The Naval Officer, or Scenes in the Life and Adventures of Frank Mildmay
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Frederick Marryat
Marryat was a midshipman under Captain Cochrane and this, his first naval adventure, is considered to be a highly autobiographical telling o…
Poison Island
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Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Mysterious old Captain Coffin not only has a wild story about a Honduran island where treasure lies, he has a map. But they must be wary bec…
In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories
Read by David Wales
Robert Barr
Thirteen short stories by one of the most famous writers in his day. Robert Barr was a British Canadian short story writer and novelist, bor…
Jacob Faithful
Read by NoelBadrian
Frederick Marryat
Rebelling against the career chosen for him by his wealthy family, Frederic Marryat joined the Royal Navy in 1806 at the age of 14. He first…
The Fearsome Island
Read by Ruth Golding
Albert Kinross
No ordinary sailor's tale, this. Based allegedly on the real experiences of Silas Fordred, Master Mariner of Hythe, this is a story of shipw…
For Treasure Bound
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Harry Collingwood
For Treasure Bound is one of the earlier novels by Harry Collingwood (William Joseph Cosens Lancaster), published in 1897. We follow the her…
Voyage Round the World in His Majesty's Frigate Pandora
Read by Roy Schreiber
George Hamilton
George Hamilton was the surgeon assigned to the frigate Pandora. The British Admiralty ordered the ship to the Pacific to arrest the Bounty …
Dog-Watches At Sea
Read by Peter Kelleher
Stanton Henry King
Stanton H. King was from Barbados and followed his brothers to sea at the age of twelve in 1880. He spent only twelve years at sea for reaso…
A Cruise in an Opium Clipper
Read by David Wales
Lindsay Anderson
Eamont was an opium clipper built in Cowes. It was the subject of an 1891 book, A cruise in an opium clipper, by Captain Lindsay Anderson. …
The Mirror of the Sea
Read by Peter Kelleher
Joseph Conrad
The Mirror of the Sea (collection of autobiographical essays first published in various magazines 1904-6), 1906 (Summary from Wikipedia)