Dutch Courage and Other Stories Preface

In which a seasoned aeronaut recounts a perilous ascent in his hot-air balloon during a bustling fair, interrupted by an unexpected passenger clinging to the sandbag that controls the balloon’s descen...

11 Elo 12min

In which two schoolboy comrades, sailing their prized sloop on the tranquil waters of San Francisco Bay, muse on the lost grandeur of maritime adventure and their own readiness for peril. Their reflec...

11 Elo 13min

In which a hardy young lad, left to watch over an old mining cableway amidst a fierce storm, is called upon to face a grave responsibility when a desperate couple must cross the roaring Sacramento Gor...

10 Elo 20min

In which a keen young seaman, despite the prejudices of his shipmates, stands resolute amid storm and strife aboard the seal-hunting schooner Sophie Sutherland, his mettle tested by the cruel sea and ...

10 Elo 17min

In which a band of hardy sailors, embarked on a sealing expedition off the forbidding coast of Japan, confronts the rising tempest with steadfast resolve and skillful seamanship, the wild sea a ceasel...

9 Elo 12min

In which a sealing schooner inadvertently drifts into forbidden Russian waters, sparking anxiety among the crew over inevitable capture and harsh imprisonment. Amidst mounting tension and the arrival ...

9 Elo 21min

In which two young adventurers, thwarted in their plan to conquer Yosemite’s Half Dome, discover a stranger signaling for help from its dizzying heights, and courageously embark on a perilous rescue g...

8 Elo 21min