In the Sargasso Sea
In the Sargasso Sea follows a young engineer on his perilous voyage to Africa, where he faces treachery, shipwrecks, and the eerie challenges of the Sargasso Sea, all of which test his survival instincts and resolve.
By Thomas A. Janvier · First published 1898 · Genre: Adventure, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction · 39 chapters · 93,812 words
First lines
Captain Luke Chilton counted over the five-dollar notes with a greater care than I thought was necessary, considering that there were only ten of them; and cautiously examined each separate one, as though he feared that I might be trying to pay for my passage in bad money. His show of distrust set my back up, and I came near to damning him right out for his impudence -- until I reflected that a West Coast trader must pretty well divide his time between cheating people and seeing to it that he isn't cheated, and so held my tongue.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Thomas A. Janvier
- Date: 1898 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Adventure, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance, Mystery
- Length: 93,812 words
- Structure: 39 chapters, 489 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Very Confusing
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Genres
- Adventure — The plot involves exploration and the challenges faced in a mysterious and dangerous setting.
- Historical Fiction — The narrative is set against a backdrop of historical events and reflects the era's cultural context.
- Literary Fiction — The writing style emphasizes character development and thematic depth, focusing on human experiences.
- Romance — The story includes romantic elements that influence character motivations and relationships.
Tags
adventure · mystery · island · shipwreck · exploration · ocean · survival · seafaring · tropical · romance · danger · discovery
Contents
- I Pay for my Passage to Loango
- How I Boarded the Brig _golden Hind_
- I have a Scare, and Get over It
- Captain Luke Makes me an Offer
- I Give Captain Luke my Answer
- I Tie up my Broken Head, and Try to Attract Attention
- I Encounter a Good Doctor and a Violent Gale
- The "Hurst Castle" is Done For
- On the Edge of the Sargasso Sea
- I Take a Cheerful View of a Bad Situation
- My Good Spirits are Wrung out of Me
- I have a Fever and See Visions
- I Hear a Strange Cry in the Night
- Of my Meeting with a Murdered Man
- I have some Talk with a Murderer
- I Rid myself of Two Dead Men
- How I Walked myself into a Maze
- I Find the Key to a Sea Mystery
- Of a Good Plan that Went Wrong with Me
- How I Spent a Night Wearily
- My Thirst is Quenched, and I Find a Compass
- I Get some Food in me and Form a Crazy Plan
- How I Started on a Journey Due North
- Of what I Found Aboard a Spanish Galleon
- I am the Master of a Great Treasure
- Of a Strange Sight that I Saw in the Night-Time
- I Set myself to a Heavy Task
- How I Rubbed Shoulders with Despair
- I Get into a Sea Charnel-House
- I Come to the Wall of my Sea-Prison
- How Hope Died out of my Heart
- I Fall in with a Fellow-Prisoner
- I Make a Glad Discovery
- I End a Good Job Well, and Get a Set-Back
- I am Ready for a Fresh Hazard of Fortune
- How my Cat Promised me Good Luck
- How my Cat Still Farther Cheered Me
- How I Fought my Way through the Sargasso Weed
- Why my Cat Called out to Me