Mardi, Vol. 1 of 2: And a Voyage Thither (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Murphy, Joseph John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1440039321 ISBN 13: 9781440039324

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2024

Synopsis

Excerpt from Mardi, Vol. 1 of 2: And a Voyage Thither We are off! The courses and topsails are set; the coral-hung anchor Swings from the bow: and together the three royals are given to the breeze, that follows us out to sea like the baying of a hound. Out spreads the canvas - alow, aloft - boom stretched, on both sides, with many a stun sail; till like a hawk, with pinions poised, we shadow the sea with our sails, and reelingly cleeve the brine. But whence and whither wend ye, mariners? We sail from Ravavai, an isle in the sea, not very far northward from the tropic of Capricorn, not very far westward from Pitcairn's island, where the mutineers of the Bounty settled. At Ravavai I had stepped ashore some few months previous; and now was embarked on a cruise for the whale, whose brain enlightens the world. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

About this edition

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2024
• ISBN 10: 1440039321
• ISBN 13: 9781440039324
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 306