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  • Broken Shaft Tales in Mid-Ocean - Henry Norman

    Broken Shaft Tales in Mid-Ocean - Henry Norman
    Apr 29 2026
    This special anthology, published in 1885, is formed of seven stories, together with an introductory chapter setting up a framing narrative by Henry Norman, which is returned to at the end of each subsequent tale. This connecting narrative concerns a group of travelers on a transatlantic crossing. When their ship, the Bavaria suffers a ‘broken shaft’, they are forced to remain becalmed mid-ocean, telling stories to pass the time. - Summary by Ann Boulais
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    5 hrs and 51 mins