THE LOG OF A SEA-WAIF
By FRANK T. BULLEN.
The Log Of a Sea-Waif. Being Recollectionsof the First Four Years of my Sea Life. Illustrated.Uniform edition, 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.
The brilliant author of "The Cruise of the Cachalot"and "Idylls of the Sea" presents in this newwork the continuous story of the actual experiencesof his first four years at sea. In graphic and picturesquephrases he has sketched the events ofvoyages to the West Indies, to Bombay and theCoromandel coast, to Melbourne and Rangoon.Nothing could be of more absorbing interest than thiswonderfully vivid account of foks'l humanity andthe adventures and strange sights and experiences attendantupon deep-sea voyages. It is easy to seein this book an English companion to our own "TwoYears before the Mast."
Idylls of the Sea. 12mo. Cloth, $1.25.
"This book is truly fascinating reading.... Toeverything Mr. Bullen brings enthusiasm, a passionfor accuracy, and the good writing that comes ofknowledge and sincerity."—London Academy.
"A fresh sea-breeze blows through the wholebook, and entertainment and instruction are delightfullyblended."—The Daily Mail.
The Cruise of the Cachalot. Round theWorld after Sperm Whales. Illustrated.12mo. Cloth, $1.50.
Mr. Rudyard Kipling writes the author:
"It is immense—there is no other word. I'venever read anything that equals it in its deep-seawonder and mystery, nor do I think that any bookbefore has so completely covered the business ofwhale-fishing, and at the same time given such realand new sea pictures. I congratulate you mostheartily. It's a new world that you've opened thedoor to."
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It was a bleak, gloomy day in January when I first beheld her.
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THE
LOG OF A SEA-WAIF
BEING RECOLLECTIONS OF
THE FIRST FOUR YEARS
OF MY SEA LIFE
BY
FRANK T. BULLEN, F.R.G.S.
Author of The Cruise of the Cachalot,
Idylls of the Sea, Etc.
WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS
NEW YORK
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
1899
Copyright, 1899,
By D. APPLETON AND COMPANY.
TO
J. ST. LÖE STRACHEY,
IN
GRATEFUL RECOGNITION
OF HIS UNWEARYING ENCOURAGEMENT OF AND
PERSISTENT KINDNESS TO THE AUTHOR,
THIS BOOK
IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED.
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PREFACE.
Notwithstanding the oft-reiterated statementthat the days of sea romance are over, itmay well be doubted whether any period of ourliterary history has been more prolific in booksdealing with that subject than the last twenty-fiveyears. Nor does the output show any signs oflessening, while the quality of the work done iscertainly not deteri