The Wreck of the Grosvenor

The Wreck of the Grosvenor
Author: W. Clark Russell
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 322
Release: 1998-09-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1590132262

A brutal sea captain, an inhuman chief mate, and an indignant crew set out to sea together—an obvious equation for disaster. This is the gripping tale of the voyage of the Grosvenor of the British Mercantile Marine, and of Mr. Royle, the mild second mate who rises to the occasion, overcoming mutiny and shipwreck in an attempt to save the lives of two innocent civilians.

William Clark Russell and the Victorian Nautical Novel

William Clark Russell and the Victorian Nautical Novel
Author: Andrew Nash
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2015-10-06
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1317320115

William Clark Russell wrote more than forty nautical novels. Immensely popular in their time, his works were admired by contemporary writers, such as Conan Doyle, Stevenson and Meredith, while Swinburne, considered him 'the greatest master of the sea, living or dead'. Based on extensive archival research, Nash explores this remarkable career.