The Wreck of the Grosvenor

The Wreck of the Grosvenor (1877)[1] is a nautical novel by William Clark Russell first published in 3 volumes by Sampson Low.

According to John Sutherland, it was "the most popular mid-Victorian melodrama of adventure and heroism at sea.

"[2] It remained popular and widely read in illustrated editions well into the first half of the 20th century.

[3] Russell noted in a preface, the novel 'found its first and best welcome in the United States.

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