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Maritime
Maritime fiction has several names - Nautical Fiction, Naval Fiction, Sea Fiction, Sea Stories or Naval Adventure Fiction. It is a genre of literature with a setting at or near the sea, focusing on human relationships to the sea and sea voyages. Nautical culture is highlighted. The settings vary widely, including merchant ships, liners, naval ships, sea ports, etc.
Maritime fiction may focus on oceanic wildlife such as Herman Melville's Moby Dick (1851), or fantasy creatures and legends such as the Mermaid or Kraken.
Common themes include the sub-genres Shipwreck and Pirates.
Though the treatmen ...more
Maritime fiction may focus on oceanic wildlife such as Herman Melville's Moby Dick (1851), or fantasy creatures and legends such as the Mermaid or Kraken.
Common themes include the sub-genres Shipwreck and Pirates.
Though the treatmen ...more
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Any port in a storm.
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― Ten Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do
― Ten Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do
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