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The Mystery of the 'Ocean Star' 

 A Collection of Maritime Sketches


William Clark Russell 
(1844 - 1911)

Read by Multiple Readers

Run Time 9 Hours 58 Minutes in 9 Audio CDs

This is a collection of short stories of mystery and romance, set at sea, in the times of the great sea voyages.

Stories: 
   The Mystery of the 'Ocean Star'  
   The Extraordinary Adventure of a Chief Mate  
   Thirst! An Ocean Incident  
   Pictures at Sea  
   Foul of a Waterspout  
   Hazardous Voyages  
   Forecastle Traits  
   The Old Sea Dog  
   Marine Punishments  
   Calms and Seas  
   'Longshoreman's Yarns  
   The British Sailor  
   Lifeboats and their Crews  
   Weevil's Lecture  
   Old Ships  
   Seaside Effects  
   An Ocean Mystery  
   The Old Naval SeaSong  
   An Old Shipwright  
   Can These Dry Bones Live?  
   'That There Little Tommy'  
   A Luminous Sailor  
   Spanish Armada  

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