William Clark Russell wrote more than forty nautical novels. Immensely popular in their time, his works were admired by contemporary writers, such as Conan Doyl

Geoffrey Fenton is a second-rate officer who embarks on the ship called Saracen. On the high seas, they have an encounter with a brig who claims to have sighted

William Clark Russell (1844 -1911) was an English writer best known for his nautical novels. He wrote short stories, press articles, historical essays, biograph

After a career at sea that caused his health to deteriorate, William Clark Russell retired and turned his attention to writing. Though he published several nove