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The Sea Books

Moby-Dick or, The Whale
The Old Man and the Sea
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Life of Pi
Treasure Island
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Our Wives Under the Sea
The Odyssey
Two Years Before the Mast: A Sailor's Life at Sea
The Sea Wolf
The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
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Lists

To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra ChristoThe Mermaid by Christina HenrySea Witch by Sarah HenningA Song Below Water by Bethany C. MorrowThe Pisces by Melissa Broder
Lesser-known/new Mermaid books
41 books — 16 voters
Secrets of the Realm by Bev StoutSea Witch by Helen HollickThe Assiduous Quest of Tobias Hopkins by James FaroUncharted by J.B. ChicoineThe Assiduous Quest of Tobias Hopkins by James Faro
Best Adventure Books with or about Sailing
73 books — 103 voters

Triton by Yelle HughesDescending by Holly KellyA Mermaid's Kiss by Joey W. HillRising by Holly KellySweetest Curse by Susan D. Taylor
Awesome Mermaid Books
130 books — 148 voters
A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland and The Journal... by Samuel JohnsonWhite Nights by Ann CleevesCalum's Road by Roger HutchinsonWhisky Galore by Compton MackenzieThe Lighthouse Stevensons by Bella Bathurst
Windswept and Interesting
62 books — 26 voters

Quotes Tagged “The Sea”

Isak Dinesen
“ You do not know', said the Princess of Augustenberg to Herr Gottingen, 'what a place this is for making you clean. That sea breeze has blown straight through my bonnet and my clothes, and through the very flesh and the bones of me, until my heart and spirit are swept, sun-dried, and salted. ...more ”
― Isak Dinesen, Seven Gothic Tales
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Kelly Barnhill
“ Father,” it said on the side facing up…“The sea!” the note said. “The sea!” It was not signed, and said nothing of where he was going or when he would be back or why he must leave. Still, Ned’s father knew all the same. The sea meant I love you. The sea meant I will one day return. The sea meant I must find the world and hold the world and live in the world. And I must love the world….As much as I love you. ”
― Kelly Barnhill, The Witch's Boy
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