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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aRobertson, Morgan,
_d1861-1915
245 1 4 _aThe Grain Ship
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2008-08-05
505 0 _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.
508 _aProduced by Paul Hollander, Malcolm Farmer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aShort stories
653 _aSea stories
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26194
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