The Amazing Judgment
by E. Phillips Oppenheim
Publisher: Downey & Co. 1897
ISBN/ASIN: 1518894704
Number of pages: 279
Description:
A white-winged ship sailed out on the sunlit ocean into a dense sheet of drifting mist. The world of sunshine and blue sky and murmuring waters seemed to have faded into chaos. In a very few moments the decks were wet and slimy, and a damp chilliness hung about the air. The pleasant warmth of the afternoon was gone...
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