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William Clark Russell
William Clark Russell (24 February 1844 – 8 November 1911) was an English writer best known for his nautical novels. At the age of 13 Russell joined the United Kingdom's Merchant Navy, serving for eight years. The hardships of life at sea damaged his health permanently, but provided him with material for a career as a writer. He wrote short stories, press articles, historical essays, biographies and a book of verse, but was known best for his novels, most of which were about life at sea. He maintained a simultaneous career as a journalist, principally as a columnist on nautical subjects for The Daily Telegraph. Russell campaigned for better conditions for merchant seamen, and his work influenced reforms approved by Parliament to prevent unscrupulous ship-owners from exploiting their crews. His influence in this respect was acknowledged by the future King George V. Among Russell's contemporary admirers were Herman Melville, Algernon Swinburne and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.Books
A Marriage at SeaWilliam Clark Russell6h 57m$2.30
Round the Galley FireWilliam Clark Russell9h 43m$2.30
John Holdsworth, Chief MateWilliam Clark Russell11h 32m$2.30
The Wreck of the Grosvenor, Vol.1 (of 3)William Clark Russell4h 38m$2.30
William DampierWilliam Clark Russell5h 59m$2.30
The Death Ship, A Strange Story, Vol.2 (of 3)William Clark Russell4h 42m$2.30
The Last EntryWilliam Clark Russell5h 10m$2.30
A Book for the HammockWilliam Clark Russell9h 57m$2.30
An Ocean TragedyWilliam Clark Russell20h$2.30
The Wreck of the CorsaireWilliam Clark Russell2h 10m$2.30
My Danish Sweetheart, A Novel Vol.3 (of 3)William Clark Russell5h 3m$2.30
The Wreck of the Grosvenor, Vol.3 (of 3)William Clark Russell4h 32m$2.30
My Danish Sweetheart, A Novel Vol.1 (of 3)William Clark Russell5h 7m$2.30
The Phantom Death, etc.William Clark Russell7h 32m$2.30
The Death Ship, A Strange Story, Vol.1 (of 3)William Clark Russell4h 48m$2.30
The Wreck of the Grosvenor, Vol.2 (of 3)William Clark Russell4h 37m$2.30
Stories by English Authors, The SeaWilliam Clark Russell3h 35m$2.30
The Death Ship, A Strange Story, Vol.3 (of 3)William Clark Russell4h 33m$2.30
The Honour of the FlagWilliam Clark Russell4h 14m$2.30
A Tale of Two Tunnels, A Romance of the Western WatersWilliam Clark Russell3h 45m$2.30