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Masterman Ready

Masterman Ready

by Frederick Marryat

First published 1841 · 340 pages · about 6 hours to read

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Relates the adventures of a shipwrecked family as they struggle for survival on a tropical island with the help of a resourceful seaman.

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  • “One wide water all around us, All above us one black sky.”
    Chapter I
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  • “The captain was a good navigator and seaman, and moreover a good man, of a cheerful, happy disposition, always making the best of everything, and when accidents did happen, always more inclined to laugh than to look grave.”
    Chapter I
  • “Sailors are never discouraged by danger as long as they have any chance of relieving themselves by their own exertions.”
    Chapter V
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