“The Derelict” is based on its publication in Terrors of the Sea (Grant, 1996). It was initially published in Red Magazine No. 88 (December 1, 1912).
“The Island of the Crossbones” is based on its publication in Terrors of the Sea (Grant, 1996). It was initially published in Short Stories 80, No. 4 (October 1913).
“The Stone Ship” (AKA “The Mystery of the Ship in the Night”) is based on its publication in The Luck of the Strong (Eveleigh Nash, 1916). It was originally published as “The Mystery of the Ship in the Night” in Red Magazine No. 126 (July 1, 1914).
“The Regeneration of Captain Bully Keller (AKA “The Waterloo of a Hard-Case Skipper”) is based on its publication in At Sea (Necronomicon Press, 1993) as “The Waterloo of a Hard-Case Skipper.” It was originally published in Red Magazine No. 134 (November 1, 1914).
“The Mystery of Missing Ships” (AKA “Ships that Go Missing”) is based on its publication in All Around Magazine 11, No. 2 (December 1915).
“We Two and Bully Dunkan” (AKA “The Trimming of Captain Dunkan”) is based on its publication in The Luck of the Strong (Eveleigh Nash, 1916). It was originally published as “The Trimming of Captain Dunkan” in Red Magazine No. 128 (August 1, 1914).
“The Haunted ‘Pampero’ ” is based on its publication in The Haunted Pampero (Grant, 1991). It was originally published in Short Stories 89, No. 2 (February 1918).
“The Real Thing: ‘S.O.S’ ” is based on its publication in Cornhill Magazine 3rd Series, No. 247 (January 1917).
“Jack Grey, Second Mate” (AKA “Second Mate of the Buster”) is based on its publication in Adventure 14, No. 3 (July 1917). It was initially published in Red Magazine No. 98 (May 1, 1913), as “Second Mate of the Buster.”
“A Fight with a Submarine” is based on its publication in Canada in Khaki (January 25, 1918).
“In the Danger Zone” is based on its publication in Canada in Khaki (June 1919).
“Old Golly” is based on its publication in The Haunted Pampero (Grant, 1991). It was originally published in Short Stories 92, No. 6 (December 1919).
“Demons of the Sea” (AKA The Crew of the Lancing) is based on its publication in Terrors of the Sea (Grant, 1996). It was initially published in Sea Stories Magazine 6, No. 5 (October 5, 1923).
“The Wild Man of the Sea” is based on its publication in The Haunted Pampero (Grant, 1991). It was originally published in Sea Stories Magazine (May, 1926).
“The Habitants of Middle Islet” is based on its publication in Deep Waters (Arkham House, 1967). It was originally published in Dark Mind, Dark Heart (Arkham House, 1962).
“The Riven Night” is based on its publication in Terrors of the Sea (Grant, 1996). It was initially published in Shadow No. 19 (April 1973)
“The Heaving of the Log” is based on its 1988 Strange Company chapbook publication.
“The Sharks of the St. Elmo” (AKA “Fifty Dead Chinamen All in a Row”) is based on its publication in Terrors of the Sea (Grant, 1996). It was initially published in chapbook form by Strange Company in 1988.
“Sailormen” is based on its publication in Terrors of the Sea (Grant, 1996).
Table of Contents
Extraordinary Conditions
The Ghost Pirates
Author’s Preface
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII
XIII
XIV
XVI
Appendix
The Silent Ship
Stories of the Sea
A Tropical Horror
The Voice in the Night
The Shamraken Homeward-Bounder
Out of the Storm
The Albatross
The ’Prentices’ Mutiny
On the Bridge
The Derelict
The Island of the Crossbones
The Stone Ship
The Regeneration of Captain Bully Keller
The Mystery of Missing Ships
We Two and Bully Dunkan
The Haunted Pampero
Jack Grey, Second Mate
A Fight with a Submarine
Revenants (or Posthumously Published Stories of the Sea)
In the Danger Zone
Old Golly
Demons of the Sea
The Wild Man of the Sea
The Habitants of Middle Islet
The Riven Night
The Heaving of the Log
The Sharks of the St. Elmo
“Sailormen”
By the Lee
A Note on the Texts