Jarwin and Cuffy-R. M. Ballantyne

Stories of the Lifeboat by Frank Mundell.There's fury in the tempest, And there's madness in the waves; The lightning snake coils round the foam, The headlong thunder raves; Yet a boat is on the waters, Filled with Britain's daring sons, Who pull like lions out to sea, And count the minute guns. (from The Boatmen of the Downs by Eliza Cook) Rescue attempts to save the lives of stranded and imperilled sailors and seafarers have undoubtedly been occurring ever since the very first time that man sailed on a floating object away from the safety of the shore and out onto the wild and unpredictable seas of the world. In Great Britain, it was not until the 1780s that the first proper lifeboat was designed and built which saw service at Bamborough in Northumberland.Featured on Black Ivory.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

Survivors of the Chancellor by Jules Verne.The Survivors of the Chancellor is a poignant and tragic tale of terror and intrigue on the high seas. Through raging storms, emaciating hunger and thirst, shipwreck and mutiny…follow the passengers of The Chancellor as they descend from one layer of hell to the next; never knowing if they will live another day. Horrific tragedy befalls them one after another, chipping away at the resolve and sanity of the passengers and crew. This tale is told in the first person, from the point of view of one of the passengers, J. R. Kazallon. He and seven other passengers debark from Charleston, South Carolina with twenty crew…and never arrive at their destination in England.Featured on Black Ivory.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

Dick Sands the Boy Captain by Jules Verne.Dick Sands, a youth of fifteen, must assume command of a ship after the disappearance of its captain. Nature’s forces combined with evil doings of men lead him and his companions to many dangerous adventures on sea and in Central Africa.Featured on Black Ivory.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

Ghost Ship by John C. Hutcheson.This book intentionally veers in and out of the supernatural, as the title implies. The officers get more and more bewildered as they work out their position, and yet again encounter the same vessel going in an impossible direction. Having warned you of this, I must say that it is a well-written book about life aboard an ocean-going steamer at about the end of the nineteenth century.Featured on Black Ivory.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

Beach of Dreams by H. De Vere Stacpoole.Two sailors, Harbutt and Raft, discuss their plight as workers under the thumb of a wealthy owner. During a windstorm, Raft and his fellow hands must climb a mast of the three-master to control a rigging gone astray. Once they master that runaway rigging, they pause to watch another vessel in the distance. It's a ship many have seen before. We are introduced to the occupants of this new ship, the Gaston de Paris. The owner is Prince Selm, who loves the finest things in life, yet is drawn to the sea. His guests are an elderly eccentric woman, Madame de Warens, and her adopted daughter, Cleo de Bromsart, an unmarried 20-year-old who looks down on the lower classes. Madame de Warens is upset that Cleo has rejected Selm's proposal of marriage. Cleo, feeling an urge to go on deck, puts on storm gear and begins to climb the steps.Featured on Black Ivory.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

Golden Canyon by G. A. Henty.In August, 1856, times were hard in San Diego. Dick, who worked on the ship, "Northampton", was attacked by a ruthless gang - the next morning he found that his ship had sailed off without him. In no time, his closest friends came to him and nursed him back to health. In talking about the events, they decided it was time for a change, to make a better life for themselves, and that meant they would plan to leave and travel together in the quest to find gold in the "Gold Canyon". Along the way, they find themselves on the most dangerous adventure they will ever encounter in their lifetime, which includes a whole lot of "the unexpected" throughout the journey, and meeting up with savagely brutal Apache's. Will there be casualties in this quest? And does there really exist a "Golden Canyon"? A quick paced action adventure awaits!Featured on Black Ivory.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

Trawler by James Brendan Connolly.The Trawler is a short story revolving around the trying life of a group of bank fishermen based in Gloucester. Skipper Hugh Glynn worked his men hard; some said too hard, and Arthur Snow was one who had paid the ultimate price. Arthur's close friend Simon Kippen decided he'd ask to take the place of his fallen friend aboard Hugh Glynn's vessel as a dory mate, and from there we have a tale of the open seas between Gloucester and Newfoundland where perhaps only the names and locations have changed from the countless stories of similar nature; the key being that this one, however, is first hand.Featured on Black Ivory.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

Jarwin and Cuffy by R. M. Ballantyne.Jarwin is an English sailor who has been shipwrecked. He is stranded on a raft with only his dog Cuffy, and land is nowhere in sight. Their food and water is running out. What can Jarwin do to save his dog's (and his own) life?Featured on Black Ivory.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

Island Queen by R. M. Ballantyne.The story of Dominic, Otto and Pauline Rigonda, three siblings who are blown onto an island after being shipwrecked, and are later joined by the immigrant passengers and crew of a ship that is wrecked on the same island. When the question of government comes up, the little colony chooses a queen, and they work on improving the island for some time, despite internal dissensions, and an attack by savages. But eventually the colony encounters natural forces it cannot resist, and the queen and her family return to England, hopefully to live "happily ever after".Featured on Black Ivory.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

Dog Crusoe and His Master by R. M. Ballantyne.Together they wander through the Western prairies on a mission to make peace between the "pale-faces" and the "Red men". They face many perils and become heroes many times over.Featured on Black Ivory.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.