Nautical & Marine Fiction

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…

El huésped secreto

Read by Victor Villarraza


Joseph Conrad


La historia de El huésped secreto se abre con una minuciosa descripción del momento previo a la partida, del instante en que e…

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)

The Shadow-Line

Read by Expatriate


Joseph Conrad


Dedicated to the author's son who was wounded in World War 1, The Shadow-Line is a short novel based at sea by Joseph Conrad; it is one of h…

Pirates of Panama

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Alexandre Exquemelin


This volume was originally written in Dutch by John Esquemeling, and first published in Amsterdam in 1678 under the title of De Americaenech…

Flood Tide

Read by Roger Melin


Sara Ware Bassett


Willie Spence may have been a bit eccentric by most standards, but he had a knack for creating gadgets in his small workshop at his home on …

Fighting the Whales

Read by Lee Elliott


R. M. Ballantyne


A fatherless boy joins the crew of a whaling ship in order to earn a living for himself and his mother. Beyond being a fascinating depiction…

Pocket Island

Read by Roger Melin


Charles Clark Munn


Along the coast of Maine are littered thousands of small islands. One such, named 'Pocket Island' by the locals was so called because of a p…

Man Overboard

Read by Roger Melin


Francis Marion Crawford


Peculiar happenings aboard the schooner Helen B. Jackson when one night during a storm, the small crew found themselves diminished by one. S…

The Wreck of the Golden Mary

Read by James E. Carson


Charles Dickens


A short story of a ship wreck in 1851 trying to round Cape Horn on its way to the California gold fields. Poignant and well written. ( Summa…

Janet of the Dunes

Read by Roger Melin


Harriet Theresa Comstock


Known primarily for her children's books, Harriet T. Comstock would occasionally depart from that genre and showcase her writing talent in a…

The Trawler

Read by Roger Melin


James Brendan Connolly


The Trawler is a short story revolving around the trying life of a group of bank fishermen based in Gloucester. Skipper Hugh Glynn worked hi…

Deephaven

Read by Betsie Bush


Sarah Orne Jewett


Sarah Orne Jewett is best known for her clean and clear descriptive powers that at once elevate common-place daily events to something remar…

The Sea-Witch

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Maturin Murray Ballou


Maturin Murray Ballou was the author of dozens of books, chiefly centered around his extensive sea travel. He was deputy navy-agent in the B…

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