About W Clark Russell
W. CLARK RUSSELL (1844-1911) was an English author, and a sailor for several years before he turned to journalism and fiction. He was well-regarded in his day for THE WRECK OF THE GROSVENOR and for THE DEATH SHIP, A STRANGE STORY (sometimes reprinted as THE FLYING DUTCHMAN). He wrote much on nautical topics and campaigned to improve working conditions for seamen.
Novels
John Holdsworth, Chief Mate (1874)
The Wreck of the Grosvenor (1875)
An Ocean Tragedy (1881)
The Frozen Pirate (1887)
A Sailor's Sweetheart: An account of the wreck of the sailing ship Waldershare, from the narrative of Mr. William Lee, second mate (1888)
The Death Ship: A Strange Story (1888)
The Ship, Her Story (1894)
The Emigrant Ship (1894)
The Convict Ship (1895)
What Cheer! (1895)
The Two Captains (1897)
The Romance of a Midshipman (1898)
The Ship's Adventure (1899)
Overdue (1903)
Abandoned (1904)
The Yarn of Old Harbour Town (1905)
His Island Princess (1905)
The Wreck of the Grosvenor (1875)
An Ocean Tragedy (1881)
The Frozen Pirate (1887)
A Sailor's Sweetheart: An account of the wreck of the sailing ship Waldershare, from the narrative of Mr. William Lee, second mate (1888)
The Death Ship: A Strange Story (1888)
The Ship, Her Story (1894)
The Emigrant Ship (1894)
The Convict Ship (1895)
What Cheer! (1895)
The Two Captains (1897)
The Romance of a Midshipman (1898)
The Ship's Adventure (1899)
Overdue (1903)
Abandoned (1904)
The Yarn of Old Harbour Town (1905)
His Island Princess (1905)
Collections
My Watch Below (1882)
Round the Galley Fire (1883)
On the Fo'k'sle Head (1884)
In the Middle Watch (1885)
A Book for the Hammock (1887)
The Mystery of the Ocean Star (1888)
The Romance of Jenny Harlow and Sketches of Maritime Life (1889)
The Honour of the Flag (1895)
The Phantom Death: And Other Stories (1895)
Round the Galley Fire (1883)
On the Fo'k'sle Head (1884)
In the Middle Watch (1885)
A Book for the Hammock (1887)
The Mystery of the Ocean Star (1888)
The Romance of Jenny Harlow and Sketches of Maritime Life (1889)
The Honour of the Flag (1895)
The Phantom Death: And Other Stories (1895)
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