THE FASCINATING SARGASSO SEA NOVELTheIsleofDead ShipsBy CRITTENDEN MARRIOTTWhat do you know of the Sargasso Sea—that wonderful floating island of seaweed in the Atlantic Ocean, directly in the path of every steamer sailing from the Gulf of Mexico to Europe?This story tells how three shipwrecked passengers, two men and a charming young woman, got drawn into the Sargasso Sea, where they found an entire fleet of vessels, that had been similarly caught by the revolving current, and had been there, some of them, since the days of the Spaniards. It is all so vivid that one can see the gaunt wrecks, the flapping sails, the marvellous lost galleons of Spain. The experiences of these three, until they are rescued, make a story whose interest never flags even for an instant.“Chapter after chapter unfolds new and startling adventures.”—Philadelphia Press.“An original sea yarn, well spun, wholesomely exciting.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer.“Mr. Marriott has produced in this finely-wrought tale a masterpiece of imagination that deserves lasting fame.”—Nashville American.“A thriller from start to finish. The book will certainly prove a delight to the lovers of romance and adventure.”—San Francisco Bulletin.FRONTISPIECE IN COLOR AND THREE ILLUSTRATIONS IN BLACKAND WHITE BY FRANK McKERNAN.12mo. Cloth, $1.00 net.J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANYPUBLISHERSPHILADELPHIA
THE FASCINATING SARGASSO SEA NOVELTheIsleofDead ShipsBy CRITTENDEN MARRIOTTWhat do you know of the Sargasso Sea—that wonderful floating island of seaweed in the Atlantic Ocean, directly in the path of every steamer sailing from the Gulf of Mexico to Europe?This story tells how three shipwrecked passengers, two men and a charming young woman, got drawn into the Sargasso Sea, where they found an entire fleet of vessels, that had been similarly caught by the revolving current, and had been there, some of them, since the days of the Spaniards. It is all so vivid that one can see the gaunt wrecks, the flapping sails, the marvellous lost galleons of Spain. The experiences of these three, until they are rescued, make a story whose interest never flags even for an instant.“Chapter after chapter unfolds new and startling adventures.”—Philadelphia Press.“An original sea yarn, well spun, wholesomely exciting.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer.“Mr. Marriott has produced in this finely-wrought tale a masterpiece of imagination that deserves lasting fame.”—Nashville American.“A thriller from start to finish. The book will certainly prove a delight to the lovers of romance and adventure.”—San Francisco Bulletin.FRONTISPIECE IN COLOR AND THREE ILLUSTRATIONS IN BLACKAND WHITE BY FRANK McKERNAN.12mo. Cloth, $1.00 net.J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANYPUBLISHERSPHILADELPHIA
THE FASCINATING SARGASSO SEA NOVEL
TheIsleofDead Ships
By CRITTENDEN MARRIOTT
What do you know of the Sargasso Sea—that wonderful floating island of seaweed in the Atlantic Ocean, directly in the path of every steamer sailing from the Gulf of Mexico to Europe?
This story tells how three shipwrecked passengers, two men and a charming young woman, got drawn into the Sargasso Sea, where they found an entire fleet of vessels, that had been similarly caught by the revolving current, and had been there, some of them, since the days of the Spaniards. It is all so vivid that one can see the gaunt wrecks, the flapping sails, the marvellous lost galleons of Spain. The experiences of these three, until they are rescued, make a story whose interest never flags even for an instant.
“Chapter after chapter unfolds new and startling adventures.”—Philadelphia Press.“An original sea yarn, well spun, wholesomely exciting.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer.“Mr. Marriott has produced in this finely-wrought tale a masterpiece of imagination that deserves lasting fame.”—Nashville American.“A thriller from start to finish. The book will certainly prove a delight to the lovers of romance and adventure.”—San Francisco Bulletin.
“Chapter after chapter unfolds new and startling adventures.”
—Philadelphia Press.
“An original sea yarn, well spun, wholesomely exciting.”
—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
“Mr. Marriott has produced in this finely-wrought tale a masterpiece of imagination that deserves lasting fame.”
—Nashville American.
“A thriller from start to finish. The book will certainly prove a delight to the lovers of romance and adventure.”
—San Francisco Bulletin.
FRONTISPIECE IN COLOR AND THREE ILLUSTRATIONS IN BLACKAND WHITE BY FRANK McKERNAN.12mo. Cloth, $1.00 net.
J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY
PUBLISHERSPHILADELPHIA