A Book for the Hammock (Registro nro. 102033)
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| control field | 61207 |
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| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 42028896 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | PR |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Russell, William Clark, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1844-1911 |
| 245 12 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A Book for the Hammock |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2020 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
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| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
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| Media type term | computer |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
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| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2020-01-20 |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | A nautical lament -- Superstitions of the sea -- Old sea ordnance -- The honour of the flag -- The naval officer's spirit -- Women as sailors -- Fighting smugglers -- Sea phrases -- Then and now -- Costly shipwrecks -- Curiosities of disasters at sea -- Infernal machines -- Queer fish -- Strange craft -- Mysterious disappearances -- Rich captures -- Peculiarities of rig -- How the old navigators managed -- Plates and rivets -- French smacksmen -- Old sea customs -- Who is Vanderdecken? |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at<br/>http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images<br/>generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "A Book for the Hammock" by William Clark Russell is a collection of nautical essays written in the late 19th century. The work reflects on the romanticism of sea life, contrasting past maritime adventures with the mechanized, prosaic realities of modern naval experiences. The essays explore themes of nostalgia for traditional seamanship, the loss of poetic engagement with the ocean, and the whimsical culture of sailors, including superstitions and life at sea. The opening of the book introduces readers to Russell's reflections on the decline of the "old romance of the sea" amid the advancements of steam-powered travel. He paints a vivid picture of a modern sailor's experience aboard a ship, pondering the beauty and mystery once associated with ocean voyages that seems lost in the face of progress. Russell laments the absence of wonder in contemporary maritime life, as sailors now rush through journeys stripped of the exploratory spirit that once characterized their trade. Through his contemplative prose, he creates a sense of longing for a bygone era filled with adventure and folklore, suggesting that the magic of the ocean has faded alongside the traditional ways of seafaring. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
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| Uncontrolled term | Seafaring life |
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| Uncontrolled term | Sailors |
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| Uncontrolled term | Ships |
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| Uncontrolled term | English essays -- 19th century |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61207">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61207</a> |
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