The Cruise of the Cachalot is an 1898 semi-autobiographical travel narrative by Frank T. Bullen that depicts a whaling expedition from a seaman's perspective. After its initial publication, the book sold well amongst readers, and was well liked. The work was included on a number of early 20th century primary and secondary school reading lists, and Rudyard Kipling's letters include reference to his having read the work with his children.
References
- Schell, Jennifer (2013). "Preface: "A Bold and Hardy Race of Men"". "A Bold and Hardy Race of Men": The Lives and Literature of American Whalemen. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press. pp. ix–xiv. ISBN 9781613762738. Retrieved 7 Jul 2015 – via Project MUSE.
- S. C. Garrisona; Lector Hackworth (1931). "A comparison of ten book lists for children's reading". Peabody Journal of Education. 9 (2): 102–111. doi:10.1080/01619563109535059.
- Shires, Linda M. (2015). "Mutual Adaptation in Rudyard Kipling's Letters to His Children and Just So Stories". Children's Literature. 43: 182–207. doi:10.1353/chl.2015.0015.
Further reading
- Hunt, William R. (1971). "Nautical Autobiography in the Age of Sail". The Mariner's Mirror. 57 (2): 135–142. doi:10.1080/00253359.1971.10658590.