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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 Excerpt: ...that the storm has driven him seven miles beyond his port. Now the wind drops, and he orders his weary men to rest, also seeking it himself; and leaves the watch to a young pilot. The latter tries to keep himself awake by singing in praise of the south wind that carries the ship back to home and sweetheart. Sleepiness interrupts the song now and then, and as the wind abates the orchestra moderates and allows the tenor voice to stand out more distinctly. When he pauses, a boisterous wave again strikes the ship and awakens him anew to his song. The effective heaving, on the violins and 'cellos especially, continues till the appearance of the captain in the third scene. During a lull in the storm, the pilot finally falls sound asleep. Then the tempest increases again, and the plaintive, fatal melody sounds out of the thick clouds. Black, with blood-red sails, the ghostship comes into view. Swiftly it approaches amid more violent gusts of wind, vivid flashes of lightning, and rolls of thunder. It strikes the shore with a tremendous crash. On deck are seen black-clothed sailors with long white beards. They cast anchor in gloomy silence. Paler than the others, the captain stands motionless against the mast. Then he slowly steps ashore and gazes sadly about him. From the orchestra surges up the damnation motiv which seems to shroud him. He leans against a rock, and in a hollow voice, fraught with the sorrow of centuries, he sings that the seven years' term is again over and the sea casts him ashore. Between each sentence, a great wave rises in the orchestra, threatening an endless succession of terms. With blazing wrath he rebels, and cries "Ha stofaer Ocean!" but soon he resumes his calm defiance. He will never find release on land. Sardonically he says...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781231493458
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 116
  • Spine Width: 6 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1231493453
  • Publisher Date: 01 May 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 222 gr


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