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Two Years Before the Mast

Auteur(s): Richard Henry Dana
Narrateur(s): Jim Killavey
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Richard Henry Dana called this book a "a voice from the sea". It had an influence on both Joseph Conrad and Herman Melville, both of whom sang its praises. Dana was a law student at Harvard College who decided, in 1834, to take a break from his studies in order to experience the "real world" by signing on as a common sailor for a two year voyage from Boston around Cape Horn to California. He kept a journal which he turned into a book after the voyage. In it he gives a vivid and detailed account of his fantastic voyage. The book is many things: a history, travelogue, a social documentary and an adventure story. W. Clark Russell, one of the best writers of sea-stories in English, called it "the greatest sea-book that was ever written in any language", and Ralph Waldo Emerson said, it "possesses...the romantic charm of Robinson Crusoe".Public Domain (P)1988 Jimcin Recordings Essais et carnets de voyage Monde Voyage et aventure Aventure Voile Ouvrages généraux Sailing Classics
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"Possesses...the romantic charm of Robinson Crusoe." (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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