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Mutiny of the Elsinore

This is the story of a voyage of a sailing ship from Baltimore to Seattle, east-to-west around Cape Horn in the winter. It is set in 1913 and the glory days of “wooden ships and iron men” are long over. The Elsinore is a four-masted iron sailing vessel carrying a cargo of 5000 tons of coal. She has a “bughouse” crew of misfits and incompetents.

This book was published in 1915 and some actions of some of the characters seem odd to us today. There is romance, but it is strangely platonic. Two important characters disappear with no real explanation. The disparity between the officers on the one hand and the fo’c’sle on the other is striking (literally). Some people will be offended by the bigotry.

The “men against the sea” descriptions -and the weather descriptions- are among Jack London’s finest. In my opinion he is right up there with Joseph Conrad and Joshua Slocum in this effort. We also have a mutiny, complete with shootings and deliberate starvation. My personal favorite is chapter 38.

Note: The chapter titles were assigned by the reader. London gave only numbers. (Introduction by Tom Crawford)

Year of Publication: 1914Genres: Nautical & Marine Fiction , Romance , Action & Adventure Fiction

Running Time: 12 hours 29 minutes 39 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	01: I Don't Play Chopsticks Tom Crawford	16:14
2	02: Mister Pike Tom Crawford	16:46
3	03: The Greek Overboard Tom Crawford	11:01
4	04: About Captain West Tom Crawford	8:03
5	05: A Bughouse Crew Tom Crawford	16:46
6	06: My Accomodations Tom Crawford	10:00
7	07: We Never Discuss Sailors Tom Crawford	11:12
8	08: Making Sail Tom Crawford	14:24
9	09: Either a Calm or Northeast Gale Tom Crawford	18:40
10	10: Mister Mellaire Tom Crawford	16:21
11	11: Captain West is No Conversationalist Tom Crawford	10:52
12	12: Captain West is a Samurai Tom Crawford	9:51
13	13: Bedbugs! Tom Crawford	19:27
14	14: Mulligan Jacobs Tom Crawford	17:07
15	15: O'Sulllivan Used a Razor Tom Crawford	16:25
16	16: Possum Has a Fit Tom Crawford	12:10
17	17: The Gangsters in the Forecastle Tom Crawford	16:04
18	18: The Greek Overboard Again Tom Crawford	12:21
19	19: The Daughters of Herodias Tom Crawford	10:29
20	20: Miss West is Never Idle Tom Crawford	11:39
21	21: Charles Davis Murdered O'Sullivan Tom Crawford	9:32
22	22: Captain West Reprimands Mister Mellaire Tom Crawford	8:33
23	23: Two Sharks Tom Crawford	9:44
24	24: Sidney Maltham Tom Crawford	10:09
25	25: Rats Tom Crawford	6:46
26	26: Slaves and Masters Tom Crawford	5:47
27	27: "Oh Dear, oh dear" Tom Crawford	8:35
28	28: Off the River Plate Tom Crawford	21:43
29	29: A Sunset and Elsinore on Her Side Tom Crawford	13:45
30	30: Number Three Hatch Tom Crawford	23:43
31	31: She is Margaret Tom Crawford	16:14
32	32: Old Stiff Tom Crawford	9:05
33	33: Twenty-eight Point Six Four Tom Crawford	18:44
34	34: Aloft in a Gale Tom Crawford	11:25
35	35: A Cask and Three Devils Tom Crawford	31:41
36	36: ...And no Westing Tom Crawford	11:33
37	37: I have Found the Love of Woman Tom Crawford	13:38
38	38: Did the Samurai Make a Mistake? Tom Crawford	28:31
39	39: And God Help the Man That Don't Jump Tom Crawford	12:09
40	40: We Make Westing Tom Crawford	17:35
41	41: We Are Around the Horn Tom Crawford	6:06
42	42: The Mutiny of the Elsinore Tom Crawford	32:45
43	43: Twenty-seven of Them Against Eleven of Us Tom Crawford	21:27
44	44: Where Do They Get Their Food? Tom Crawford	16:47
45	45: Our First Truce Tom Crawford	14:46
46	46: A Navigator Aft Tom Crawford	13:00
47	47: Two Assaults and an Ambush Tom Crawford	15:15
48	48: Rough-on-Rats Tom Crawford	9:51
49	49: Sulfuric Acid and Sulfur Fumes Tom Crawford	23:50
50	50: The Final Chapter Tom Crawford	31:08