Author: Morgan Robertson
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Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Book Excerpt: there rang out overhead a startling cry from the crow's-nest: "Something ahead, sir--can't make it out."The first officer sprang to the engine-room telegraph and grasped the lever. "Sing out what you see," he roared."Hard aport, sir--ship on the starboard tack--dead ahead," came the cry."Port your wheel--hard over," repeated the first officer to the quartermaster at the helm--who answered and obeyed. Nothing as yet could be seen from the bridge. The powerful steering-engine in the stern ground the rudder over; but before three degrees on the compass card were traversed by the lubber's-point, a seeming thickening of the darkness and fog ahead resolved itself into the square sails of a deep-laden ship, crossing the Titan's bow, not half her length away."H--l and d--" growled the first officer. "Steady on your course, quartermaster," he shouted. "Stand from under on deck." He turned a lever which closed compartments, pushed a button marked--"Captain's Room," and crRead Mor
The Titan
Author: Morgan Robertson
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Languages : en
Pages : 472
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Book Excerpt: there rang out overhead a startling cry from the crow's-nest: "Something ahead, sir--can't make it out."The first officer sprang to the engine-room telegraph and grasped the lever. "Sing out what you see," he roared."Hard aport, sir--ship on the starboard tack--dead ahead," came the cry."Port your wheel--hard over," repeated the first officer to the quartermaster at the helm--who answered and obeyed. Nothing as yet could be seen from the bridge. The powerful steering-engine in the stern ground the rudder over; but before three degrees on the compass card were traversed by the lubber's-point, a seeming thickening of the darkness and fog ahead resolved itself into the square sails of a deep-laden ship, crossing the Titan's bow, not half her length away."H--l and d--" growled the first officer. "Steady on your course, quartermaster," he shouted. "Stand from under on deck." He turned a lever which closed compartments, pushed a button marked--"Captain's Room," and crRead Mor
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Book Excerpt: there rang out overhead a startling cry from the crow's-nest: "Something ahead, sir--can't make it out."The first officer sprang to the engine-room telegraph and grasped the lever. "Sing out what you see," he roared."Hard aport, sir--ship on the starboard tack--dead ahead," came the cry."Port your wheel--hard over," repeated the first officer to the quartermaster at the helm--who answered and obeyed. Nothing as yet could be seen from the bridge. The powerful steering-engine in the stern ground the rudder over; but before three degrees on the compass card were traversed by the lubber's-point, a seeming thickening of the darkness and fog ahead resolved itself into the square sails of a deep-laden ship, crossing the Titan's bow, not half her length away."H--l and d--" growled the first officer. "Steady on your course, quartermaster," he shouted. "Stand from under on deck." He turned a lever which closed compartments, pushed a button marked--"Captain's Room," and crRead Mor
The Book of Acts in Its Graeco-Roman Setting
Author: David W. J. Gill
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 9780802848475
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
The Book of Acts in Its Graeco-Roman Setting locates the Book of Acts within various regional and cultural settings in the eastern Mediterranean. These studies draw on recent archaeological fieldwork and epigraphic discoveries to describe the key cities and provinces within the Roman Empire. The relevant societal aspects of these regions, such as the Roman legal system, Roman religion, and the problem of transport and travel, all help contextualize the book of Acts.
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 9780802848475
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
The Book of Acts in Its Graeco-Roman Setting locates the Book of Acts within various regional and cultural settings in the eastern Mediterranean. These studies draw on recent archaeological fieldwork and epigraphic discoveries to describe the key cities and provinces within the Roman Empire. The relevant societal aspects of these regions, such as the Roman legal system, Roman religion, and the problem of transport and travel, all help contextualize the book of Acts.
The Missing Ship
Author: William Henry Giles Kingston
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Languages : en
Pages : 494
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 494
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A Subject Index of Modern Works Added to the Library of the British Museum in the Years 1880-[95]: Works added to the library ... 1880-1885
Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books
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Category : Subject headings
Languages : en
Pages : 1062
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject headings
Languages : en
Pages : 1062
Book Description
Subject Index of Modern Works Added to the Library of B.M. in Years 1880-1885 ...
Classified English Prose Fiction
Author: San Francisco Public Library
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Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 328
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Publisher:
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Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 328
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The British Quarterly Review
Catalogue of the Circulating Department
Author: Free Public Library (Worcester, Mass.)
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Category : Catalogs, Dictionary
Languages : en
Pages : 1416
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Publisher:
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Category : Catalogs, Dictionary
Languages : en
Pages : 1416
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library Belonging to the Grand Trunk Railway Literary and Scientific Institute
Author: Grand Trunk Railway Literary and Scientific Institute
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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