Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE LOG OF A SEA-WAIF

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| =By FRANK T. BULLEN.= |
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| =The Log Of a Sea-Waif.= Being Recollections of the First Four |
| Years of my Sea Life. Illustrated. Uniform edition, 12mo. |
| Cloth, $1.50. |
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| The brilliant author of "The Cruise of the Cachalot" and |
| "Idylls of the Sea" presents in this new work the continuous |
| story of the actual experiences of his first four years at |
| sea. In graphic and picturesque phrases he has sketched the |
| events of voyages to the West Indies, to Bombay and the |
| Coromandel coast, to Melbourne and Rangoon. Nothing could be |
| of more absorbing interest than this wonderfully vivid account |
| of foks'l humanity and the adventures and strange sights and |
| experiences attendant upon deep-sea voyages. It is easy to see |
| in this book an English companion to our own "Two Years before |
| the Mast." |
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| =Idylls of the Sea.= 12mo. Cloth, $1.25. |
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| "This book is truly fascinating reading.... To everything Mr. |
| Bullen brings enthusiasm, a passion for accuracy, and the good |
| writing that comes of knowledge and sincerity."--_London |
| Academy._ |
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| "A fresh sea-breeze blows through the whole book, and |
| entertainment and instruction are delightfully blended."--_The |
| Daily Mail._ |
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| =The Cruise of the Cachalot.= _Round the World after Sperm |
| Whales._ Illustrated. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50. |
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| MR. RUDYARD KIPLING writes the author: |
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| "It is immense--there is no other word. I've never read |
| anything that equals it in its deep-sea wonder and mystery, |
| nor do I think that any book before has so completely covered |
| the business of whale-fishing, and at the same time given such |
| real and new sea pictures. I congratulate you most heartily. |
| It's a new world that you've opened the door to." |
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| =D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, New York.= |
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THE LOG OF A SEA-WAIF

BEING RECOLLECTIONS OF
THE FIRST FOUR YEARS
OF MY SEA LIFE

BY

FRANK T. BULLEN, F.R.G.S.

_Author of The Cruise of the Cachalot,
Idylls of the Sea, Etc._

WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS

NEW YORK

D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
1899

COPYRIGHT, 1899,
BY D. APPLETON AND COMPANY.

TO

J. ST. LOeE STRACHEY,
IN
GRATEFUL RECOGNITION
OF HIS UNWEARYING ENCOURAGEMENT OF AND
PERSISTENT KINDNESS TO THE AUTHOR,
THIS BOOK
IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED.