William Clark Russell wrote more than forty nautical novels. Immensely popular in their time, his works were admired by contemporary writers, such as Conan Doyle, Stevenson and Meredith, while Swinburne, considered him 'the greatest master of the sea, living or dead'. Based on extensive archival research, Nash explores this remarkable career.
Preface and Acknowledgements
ix
List of Figures and Tables
xi
Introduction
1
(14)
1 Sailor and Writer
15
(22)
2 Writing as a Woman
37
(22)
3 Finding the Sea
59
(22)
4 Writing the Sea: Genre and Theme
81
(28)
5 Writing the Sea: Women and Gender
109
(22)
6 Marketing the Sea: Serials
131
(22)
7 Marketing the Sea: Books and Publishers
153
(30)
William Clark Russell: A Bibliography
183
(6)
Notes
189
(24)
Works Cited
213
(10)
Index
223
Andrew Nash is Associate Professor in English Literature and Director of Teaching and Learning for the School of Literature and Languages at the University of Reading.
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