Captain of the Polestar
Автор: Артур Конан Дойл
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The Captain of the Pole-Star is a collection of strange mystery tales that are independent of each other, sometimes involving ship voyages, shipwrecks, amnesia, lost love, grand thefts, comedy, and fairy tales.
Mark Twain's Burlesque Autobiography
Автор: Марк Твен
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The book bears no relationship to Twain's actual life. The two short stories present fictional characters who are supposedly part of Twain's lineage.
Satirici e burleschi: del secolo XVI
Автор: Lodovico Ariosto
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Полный вариант заголовка: «Satirici e burleschi : del secolo XVI / Ariosto, Berni».
The narrative of captain David Woodard
Автор: Группа авторов
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Полный вариант заголовка: «The narrative of captain David Woodard : and four seamen, who lost their ship while in a boat at sea, and surrendered themselves up to the Malays, in the Island of Celebes : containing an interesting account of their sufferings from hunger and various hardships, and their escape from the Malays, after a captivity oftwo years and a half : also an account of the manners and customs of the country, and a description of the harbours and coast, etc. : together with an introduction, and аn appendix, containing narratives of various escapes from shipwrecks, under great hardships and abstinence : holding out a valuable seaman's guide, and the importance of union, confidence, and perseverance, in the midst of distress».