Last Entry-William Clark Russell

Tom Swift and His Motor-Boat by Victor Appleton.Tom Swift's father, a world-famous scientist, has been robbed of one of his greatest inventions, and it's up to Tom to bring the criminals to justice without getting himself killed in the process. Unfortunately, Tom himself quickly becomes a target of the rogues' anger when he unknowingly buys a boat in which they had hidden a stolen diamond. Tom must use every bit of his wit to keep himself ahead of the gang of hardened felons. This is the second book in the original Tom Swift (Sr) series.Featured on Sailing Alone Around The World.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

Adventures of Billy Topsail by Norman Duncan.The first book in a trilogy about Billy Topsail and his dog skipper as they experience a series of adventures that will challenge Billy's courage and resourcefulness, as he navigates the dangers of the sea and the rugged environment surrounding his home in Ruddy Cove, Newfoundland.Featured on Sailing Alone Around The World.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 Sailing Alone Around The World.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

Submarine Boys' Lightning Cruise by Frank Gee Patchin.Captain Jack Benson and Hal Hastings have been sailing in torpedo submarines a while now. But, there is new danger that they will have to get used to, having the actual torpedoes onboard! They will be trying out a new boat, named after Hal, with the Navy watching closely. But trouble is always close by.Featured on Sailing Alone Around The World.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

Songs of Sea and Sail by Thomas Fleming Day.Thomas Fleming Day was an American sailboat designer and sailboat racer. He was the founding editor of Rudder, a monthly magazine about boats, and himself the first to win the annual New York to Bermuda race. Not so well-known today is the fact that Day also occasionally penned a poem about his passion for the sea and sailing. Those poems are collected in this volume.Featured on Sailing Alone Around The World.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

Odyssey for Boys and Girls by Alfred John Church.A retelling of the adventures of Ulysses, including his adventures both the Cyclops and Circe, as he journeys home to his home of Ithaca. The story then continues to include his quest to rejoin his wife and family of whom he has been separated from for twenty years. This is Homer's Odyssey for the younger set.Featured on Sailing Alone Around The World.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

Moral Pirates by William Livingston Alden.Excerpt: “… you and two or three other fellows might make a splendid cruise in a row-boat. You could have a mast and sail, and you could take provisions and things, and cruise from Harlem all the way up into the lakes in the Northern woods. It would be all the same as piracy, except that you would not be committing crimes, and making innocent people wretched.”…”We’d have a gun and a lot of fishing-lines, and we could live on fish and bears. There’s bears in the woods, you know.” [End] ~ Thus four teenage boys set out for adventures being a different sort of pirate - Moral Pirates.Featured on Sailing Alone Around The World.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

All the Brothers Were Valiant by Ben Ames Williams.Joel Shore, newly appointed captain of the whaling ship Nathan Ross following his brother's apparent demise as captain of the same ship, elects to make his first cruise as captain to the very location where his brother had last been seen - the Gilbert Islands, in order to try to learn more about what happened to his brother. The focus of this tale is of that voyage halfway around the globe and the adventures which he and his crew encounter.Featured on Sailing Alone Around The World.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

Dark Frigate by Charles Boardman Hawes.The frigate Rose of Devon rescues from a wreck in mid-ocean twelve men who show their gratitude by seizing the Rose, killing her captain and sailing toward the Caribbean where they hope to plunder Spanish towns and galleons. Mistaking an English man-of-war for a merchantman, they are captured and brought back to England for trial. Only one, an English lad, Philip Marsham, a member of the original crew of the Rose, is acquitted; and he, after adventures in the forces of King Charles, tires of Cromwell's England and sails for Barbados once more on the Rose of Devon. The Dark Frigate has long been a favorite story for boys and in 1924 was awarded the John Newbery Medal, given annually "for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children."Featured on Sailing Alone Around The World.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

Last Entry by William Clark Russell.A wealthy former seaman from London and his daughter, who is engaged to be married, set sail on his newly restored schooner, headed for the equator for the purpose of restoring his health. Also aboard are a captain and crew. Soon, distractions, diversions, discontent and much more occur.Featured on Sailing Alone Around The World.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.