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The Phantom Ship

(1839)
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McBooks Press continues its Classics of Nautical Fiction series with another Captain Marryat novel, The Phantom Ship.

Maritime legend holds that a spectral ship, The Flying Dutchman, haunts the seas around the Cape of Good Hope. Philip Vanderdecken's father is the captain of that ship, condemned to sail and torment sailors until the Day of Judgment. The Phamtom Ship is the tale of Philip Vanderdecken's search for his cursed father and the Dutchman's ghostly crew.


Genre: Horror

Praise for this book

"Marryat's greatness is undeniable." - Joseph Conrad


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