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The Phantom Ship

Frederick Marryat

Philip Vanderdecken embarks on a perilous quest to save his father's cursed spirit, doomed to sail eternally after making a rash oath.

"The Phantom Ship" by Frederick Marryat is a Gothic novel. Philip Vanderdecken embarks on a perilous quest to save his father's cursed spirit, doomed to sail eternally after making a rash oath.

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THE PHANTOM SHIP is the most notable of the three novels constructed by Marryat on an historic basis, and like its predecessor in the same category, Snarleyyow, depends largely for its interest on the element of diablerie, which is very skilfully manipulated. Here, however, the supernatural appearances are never explained away, and the ghostly agencies are introduced in the spirit of serious, if somewhat melodramatic, romance. Marryat's personal experience enabled him, with little research, to produce a life-like picture of old Dutch seamanship, and his powers in racy narrative have transformed the Vanderdecken legend into a stirring tale of terror. The plot cannot be called original, but it is more carefully worked out and, from the nature of the material at hand, more effective than most of Marryat's own. He has put life into it, moreover, by the creation of some genuine characters, designed for nobler ends than to move the machinery.

Contents

  1. 01Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III Chapter IV Chapter V Chapter VI Chapter VII Chapter VIII Chapter IX Chapter X Chapter XI Chapter XII Chapter XIII Chapter XIV Chapter XV Chapter XVI Chapter XVII Chapt
  2. 02R.b.j.
  3. 03Chapter I
  4. 04"In Living Judgment."
  5. 05Chapter II
  6. 06Chapter III
  7. 07Chapter IV
  8. 08"I. Vanderdecken."
  9. 09Chapter V
  10. 10Chapter VI
  11. 11Chapter VII
  12. 12Chapter VIII
  13. 13Chapter IX
  14. 14Chapter X
  15. 15Chapter XI
  16. 16Chapter XII
  17. 17Chapter XIII
  18. 18Chapter XIV
  19. 19Chapter XV
  20. 20Chapter XVI
  21. 21Chapter XVII
  22. 22Chapter XVIII
  23. 23Chapter XIX
  24. 24Chapter XX
  25. 25Chapter XXI
  26. 26Chapter XXII
  27. 27Chapter XXIII
  28. 28Chapter XXIV
  29. 29Chapter XXV
  30. 30Chapter XXVI
  31. 31Chapter XXVII
  32. 32Chapter XXVIII
  33. 33Chapter XXIX
  34. 34Chapter XXX
  35. 35Chapter XXXI
  36. 36Chapter XXXII
  37. 37Chapter XXXIII
  38. 38Chapter XXXIV
  39. 39Chapter XXXV
  40. 40Chapter XXXVI
  41. 41Chapter XXXVII
  42. 42Chapter XXXVIII
  43. 43Chapter XXXIX
  44. 44Chapter XL
  45. 45Chapter XLI
  46. 46Chapter XLII

About this edition

Author
Frederick Marryat
Language
English
Era
Modern (c. 1800–1945)
Reading level
Intermediate: some philosophy helps
Formats
EPUB, PDF
Length
427 pages
This edition
Modern Philosophers

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