The Phantom Ship: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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The Phantom Ship is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Marryat, Frederick (1792–1848).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The Phantom Ship" by Frederick Marryat is a Gothic novel published in 1839 that explores the legend of the Flying Dutchman. Philip Vanderdecken embarks on a perilous quest to save his father, doomed to sail eternally as captain of a cursed ghost ship after making a rash oath. Armed with a holy relic, Vanderdecken must confront supernatural forces, Arabian magic, demonic pilots, and the Inquisition itself. Yet the phantom ship brings doom to all who encounter her, threatening his mission of redemption.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Phantom Ship
- Author credits: Marryat, Frederick (1792–1848)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Flying Dutchman -- Fiction
- Horror tales
- Immortalism -- Fiction
- Sea stories
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- Category: Adventure
- Category: Novels
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