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The Gallant, Good Riou, and Jack Renton

by Louis Becke

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Provisions, livestock and a deck full of plants are bound for New South Wales when Lieutenant Riou's Guardian strikes an iceberg. Louis Becke draws on a boatswain's letter and newspaper accounts to describe the leaking ship, the exhausting work at the pumps and the effort to prepare escape boats. Riou's decision to remain aboard gives this account its focus on responsibility under extreme pressure.

Alongside Riou's ordeal comes the story of John Renton, a young sailor from Stromness in the Orkneys. After a voyage to Sydney, Renton wakes aboard a vessel setting out for the Pacific guano islands. Becke presents these sea adventures as true events and includes details of cargoes, shipboard work and the routes that connected distant ports. The collection offers maritime history through individual experiences, with practical descriptions that show how quickly an ordinary voyage could become a struggle for survival.

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Louis Becke

Louis Becke was an Australian short-story writer and novelist whose years as a trader and traveler in the Pacific supplied much of his subject matter. Born George Lewis Becke in Port Macquarie, he went to sea young, worked in Samoa and Micronesia, survived shipwreck, and later turned those experiences into fiction.

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Author: Louis Becke
Reading time: About 25 minutes
Pages: 15
Language: English
Genre: Nautical and Sea Stories
Formats: PDF, EPUB, Read online