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Sargasso
A short story from the British Library Tales of the Weird collection From the Depths.
The Sargasso Sea was a popular theme for writers in the early 20th century, and ‘Sargasso’ attempts to solve the mystery of a tramp steamer that mysteriously disappeared on its voyage between Cardiff and Trinidad.
The steamer is discovered four years later, riding calmly on the waves with no apparent signs of damage, but what happened to her crew? Perhaps the diary of a journalist which is found on board will shed some light on this fateful vessel....
The Sargasso Sea was a popular theme for writers in the early 20th century, and ‘Sargasso’ attempts to solve the mystery of a tramp steamer that mysteriously disappeared on its voyage between Cardiff and Trinidad.
The steamer is discovered four years later, riding calmly on the waves with no apparent signs of damage, but what happened to her crew? Perhaps the diary of a journalist which is found on board will shed some light on this fateful vessel....
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Published February 16, 2022
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Ward Muir
14 booksWardrop Openshaw Muir (22 June 1878 – 9 June 1927) was a British photographer, journalist, editor, and author, known as Ward Muir.
During World War One, Muir served as an orderly with his artist friends Francis Derwent Wood and C. R. W. Nevinson, working at the Third London General Hospital.
In 1919, Muir wrote a series of memoirs for The Amateur Photographer, under the title "Photographic Days". Also in 1919, the publisher Ivor Nicholson wrote a complimentary two-page article about Muir which appeared in The Bookman. He noted that "Ward Muir is a really expert photographer and is one of the very few men who have succeeded in writing interestingly about photography."
During World War One, Muir served as an orderly with his artist friends Francis Derwent Wood and C. R. W. Nevinson, working at the Third London General Hospital.
In 1919, Muir wrote a series of memoirs for The Amateur Photographer, under the title "Photographic Days". Also in 1919, the publisher Ivor Nicholson wrote a complimentary two-page article about Muir which appeared in The Bookman. He noted that "Ward Muir is a really expert photographer and is one of the very few men who have succeeded in writing interestingly about photography."
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