02328cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000340011324500190014726400510016630000470021733600260026433700260029033800360031650000310035250502140038350801160059752011500071353400450186365300180190865300160192685600430194299900170198526194UtSlPG20260610133612.0mcr n260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aRobertson, Morgan,d1861-191514aThe Grain Ship 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2008  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2008-08-050 aThe grain ship -- From the darkness and the depths -- Noah's ark -- The finishing touch -- The rock -- The argonauts -- The married man -- The triple alliance -- Shovels and bricks -- Extracts from Noah's log.  aProduced by Paul Hollander, Malcolm Farmer and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net  a"The Grain Ship" by Morgan Robertson is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story delves into maritime mysteries, primarily focusing on the chilling account of a deserted grain ship found under peculiar circumstances. It introduces characters such as a Commodore recounting his haunting experience and other sailors caught in the grip of a supernatural series of events at sea.  The opening of the novel presents a gripping scene in a restaurant where the protagonist overhears a conversation about a strange vessel that was discovered abandoned, leaving behind only dead rats. This incident sparks a memory from the protagonist's past, leading him to recount an encounter with a half-witted tramp he took in at his cattle camp. As the narrative unfolds, the tramp reveals that he has lost nearly a decade of his life, having mysteriously lost his memory after falling overboard. Their exchanges hint at deeper themes of trauma and the uncanny as they both navigate the terrifying and mystifying world of the sea, setting the stage for the unfolding narrative's exploration of the unknown. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aShort stories  aSea stories40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26194  c67195d67195