02074cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000390011324500480015226400510020030000470025133600260029833700260032433800360035050000310038650800630041752011520048053400450163265300160167765300360169385600430172962419UtSlPG20260610134434.0mcr n260607r2020||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aRussell, William Clark,d1844-191110aHeart of Oak: A Three-Stranded Yarn, vol. 3 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2020  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2020-06-18  aMartin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"Heart of Oak: A Three-Stranded Yarn, vol. 3" by William Clark Russell is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative follows the emotional journey of the protagonist, Archie Moore, as he grapples with the uncertainty surrounding the fate of his fiancée, Marie Otway, after the ship she was on, the 'Lady Emma,' is dismasted and abandoned. The story unfolds against a backdrop of maritime adventure, love, and suspense, with elements of survival threaded throughout.  At the start of the novel, the gravitas of Archie’s plight is introduced through his interactions with Sir Mortimer, who is devastated by the news of the ship's loss. Archie is determined to seek answers regarding Marie's survival as he details his conversations with sailors and bank colleagues about the doomed vessel. The opening sets the tone for a tale steeped in uncertainty and hope, as Archie embarks on a journey to the Cape to uncover whether the mysterious body found at sea belongs to Marie. His resolve to rescue her or discover the truth ignites the narrative's tension and propels him into the unknown. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aSea stories  aEnglish fiction -- 19th century40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62419