02707cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000340011324500330014724600270018026400510020730000470025833600260030533700260033133800360035750000310039350504930042450800710091752012150098853400450220365300260224865300350227485600430230999900170235255111UtSlPG20260610134253.0mcr n260607r2017||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7afr2iso639-1 4aPQ1 aFarrère, Claude,d1876-195710aDix-sept histoires de marins1 a17 histoires de marins 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2017  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2017-07-140 aPour une lectrice -- Leurs amies, grandes et petites: La double méprise de Loreley Loredana. Idylle en masques. La capitane -- Ceux du gaillard d'avant: Perdu corps et biens. L'invraisemblable ratière. 108, Le Duc, ambassadeur. La crapule. La baleinière deux -- Ceux de la grand'chambre: La royale charité. L'amoureuse transie. Histoire de mannequin. Naissance de vaisseau. L'ex-voto de l'acropole -- Service commandé: La tourelle. Dix secondes. Fontenoy -- Comment ils meurent.  aProduced by Winston Smith. Images provided by The Internet Archive  a"Dix-sept histoires de marins" by Claude Farrère is a collection of maritime tales written in the early 20th century. The stories center around seafaring men and the women who love them, highlighting their unique bond and shared experiences. Through various characters and settings, the work captures the essence of maritime life and the inevitable changes it faces in the modern world.  The opening of the collection introduces the reader to the concept of a fading maritime culture through the perspective of a narrator who reflects on the lifestyle and characteristics of sailors. He posits that these men share a distinct identity, shaped by their experiences on the sea, and draws attention to the impending decline of this way of life due to technological advances like the telegraph and steamships. The narrative begins with an intriguing character, Loreley Loredana, an opera-comique singer, who becomes emotionally entangled with the life of a sailor named Malcy. Initially depicted in a lively social setting, their relationship hints at deeper themes of love, loss, and the passage of time in a world increasingly disconnected from its maritime roots. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aShort stories, French  aFrench fiction -- 20th century40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55111  c95943d95943