Out of the Sea by A.C. Benson (1920)
Out of the Sea is a collection of stories by A.C. Benson, a British author and poet. The stories are set in a variety of locations, from the English countryside to the Mediterranean Sea. The stories explore themes of love, loss, and the power of the sea. In one story, a young man is forced to confront his own mortality when he is shipwrecked on a deserted island. In another, a woman discovers the power of love when she meets a mysterious stranger on a beach. The stories are full of vivid imagery and lyrical prose, and Benson's writing is both evocative and moving. Out of the Sea is a collection of stories that will stay with readers long after they have finished reading.
By A.C. Benson · First published 1920 · Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Romance · 5,439 words
First lines
It was about ten o'clock on a November morning in the little village of Blea-on-the-Sands. The hamlet was made up of some thirty houses, which clustered together on a low rising ground. The place was very poor, but some old merchant of bygone days had built in a pious mood a large church, which was now too great for the needs of the place; the nave had been unroofed in a heavy gale, and there was no money to repair it, so that it had fallen to decay, and the tower was joined to the choir by roofless walls. This was a sore trial to the old priest, Father Thomas, who had grown grey there; but he had no art in gathering money, which he asked for in a shamefaced way; and the vicarage was a poor one, hardly enough for the old man's needs. So the church lay desolate.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: A.C. Benson
- Date: 1920 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Fantasy, Adventure, Romance, Mystery
- Length: 5,439 words
- Structure: 1 section, 146 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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- Fantasy — The title 'Out of the Sea' suggests a fantastical element, and the author A.C. Benson is known for writing fantasy stories.
- Adventure — The title 'Out of the Sea' implies a journey or adventure, and the author A.C. Benson is known for writing adventure stories.
- Romance — The author A.C. Benson is known for writing romantic stories, and the title 'Out of the Sea' could suggest a romantic element.
- Mystery — The title 'Out of the Sea' could suggest a mysterious element, and the author A.C. Benson is known for writing mystery stories.
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literature · fiction · A.C. Benson · sea · nature · exploration · adventure · philosophy · human experience · isolation · imagination · mystery