Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Phantom_Ship

Release date is 2004-07-19

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"The Phantom Ship" by Frederick Marryat is a Gothic novel published in 1839 that explores the legend of the Flying Dutchman. Philip Vanderdecken embarks on a perilous quest to save his father's cursed spirit, doomed to sail eternally after making a rash oath. Armed with a holy relic, Vanderdecken travels the world seeking his father's phantom vessel, but his mission draws supernatural doom upon all who cross paths with the spectral ship. His journey leads him through encounters with Arabian magic, demonic pilots, and the terrors of the Inquisition. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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