The Cruise of the Snark Chapter I - Foreword
In which the author recounts the whimsical genesis of a bold maritime adventure conceived by a trio eager to sail their small, custom-built ketch around the world, driven by a lust for personal achiev...
3 Sep 22min
Burning Daylight Part 2 Chapter 26
In which the city financier known as Burning Daylight succumbs to the wholesome rigours of country life, finding strength in honest labour, the simple joys of horse-breaking, and the tender companions...
2 Sep 17min
Burning Daylight Part 2 Chapter 27
In which the tender quietude of a spring afternoon on the ranch unfolds, with Daylight and Dede lost in small domestic joys and the vigilant instincts of a half-wild dog stirred by the new life of a f...
2 Sep 18min
Burning Daylight Part 2 Chapter 25
In which Daylight and Dede, having returned to the simplicity of rural life with a seasoned eye, find deep satisfaction in the steady labours and modest triumphs of their Sonoma Mountain homestead. Th...
1 Sep 12min
Burning Daylight Part 2 Chapter 24
In which the resolute and ever-spirited Daylight, having faced the tumult of financial ruin, arrives at the sanctuary of the Glen Ellen ranch to forge a new beginning with Dede, whose affection and st...
1 Sep 17min
Burning Daylight Part 2 Chapter 23
In which a man, wearied by the relentless business game, resolves to relinquish his paper holdings and all their tangled obligations, choosing instead the certainty of land and life’s simpler truths. ...
31 Aug 13min
Burning Daylight Part 2 Chapter 22
In which Burning Daylight awakens burdened by the weight of his wealth and failing health, only to resolve to abandon the relentless pursuit of money for a simpler life of love and labour on a rural r...
31 Aug 23min
Burning Daylight Part 2 Chapter 20
In which the industrious Daylight vigorously expands and fortifies his vast enterprises amidst the bustling growth of Oakland, only to find himself besieged by the formidable tempest of the Great Pani...
30 Aug 24min
