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050 4 _aPR
100 1 _aRoberts, Morley,
_d1857-1942
245 1 4 _aThe mate of the Vancouver
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2022-09-08
508 _aAl Haines
520 _a"The Mate of the Vancouver" by Morley Roberts is a novel written in the late 19th century. This maritime tale follows Tom Ticehurst, the chief mate of the bark Vancouver, as he navigates personal and emotional challenges while at sea, particularly involving his brother Will's dangerous drinking and the complications arising from romantic tensions with Will's wife, Helen, and passenger Elsie Fleming. The narrative intertwines themes of honor, love, and despair within the seafaring life. At the start of the story, Tom reflects on his family's long maritime lineage and his own rise to mate on the Vancouver. He reluctantly accepts this position to keep an eye on his brother, Will, who struggles with alcoholism. After a turbulent journey filled with drama, including a perilous confrontation leading to a tragic outcome, Tom finds himself entangled in complex relationships on board, especially with the formidable Helen and the charming young Elsie. The opening establishes Tom's internal conflicts and foreshadows the emotional turbulence he will face during the voyage. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Street & Smith, Publishers, 1892
653 _aCourtship -- Fiction
653 _aAdventure stories
653 _aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction
653 _aSailors -- Fiction
653 _aBrothers -- Fiction
653 _aBritish Columbia -- Fiction
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/cihm_16029
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68936
999 _c109740
_d109740