Frank T. Bullen

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Frank Thomas Bullen (1857–1915), British author and novelist, was born of poor parents in Paddington, London, on 5 April 1857. At the age of 9 he left school and took up work as an errand boy. He led a roving and adventurous life, and many of the most thrilling episodes in his books were records of his own experiences. After various adventures on shore he went to sea in 1869, and for some years roughed it in various capacities in the merchant service, suffering great hardships, as vividly described in 'The Log of a Sea Waif' and other books. In 1883 he became a clerk in the Meteorological Office until 1889. His reputation was made over the publication of The Cruise of the " Cachelot" (1906); and he also wrote, amongst other books, Idylls of ...more

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The Cruise of the Cachalot:...

4.09 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 1897 — 226 editions
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The Log of a Sea-Waif: Bein...

3.78 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1899 — 66 editions
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Deep-Sea Plunderings (Short...

4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009 — 54 editions
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Confessions of a Tradesman

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Idylls of the Sea (Short St...

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A Sack Of Shakings: Shaking...

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Men of the Merchant Service...

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Songs of Sea Labour (Classi...

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1915 ERA CRUISE OF THE CACH...

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Advance Australasia: A Day-...

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“His tremendous struggles caused such a commotion that our position could only be compared to that of men shooting Niagara in a cylinder at night.”
Frank T. Bullen

“Many and many a time I have bowed my head and wept in pure reverence at the majesty manifested around me while the glory of the dawn increased and brightened, till with one exultant bound the sun appeared.”
Frank T. Bullen, The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales

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