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<p><I>The Phantom Ship</I> (1839) is a novel by Frederick Marryat. Inspired by the legend of the <I>Flying Dutchman</I>, a fabled ghost ship doomed to sail the seas until the end of time, <I>The Phantom Ship</I> is a tale of adventure and Gothic horror from an author who served for decades in the British Royal Navy. Philip Vanderdecken had always feared this day would come. Raised by his mother in Terneuzen, he had grown accustomed to life without a father. During a voyage around the Cape of Good Hope, the elder Vanderdecken condemned himself to an eternity at the helm of the <I>Flying Dutchman</I>, a legendary vessel doomed to sail the seas without ever touching land. Now a young man, Philip is informed by his dying mother of the possibility of saving his father by letting his spirit rest. Terrified, he promises his mother to carry a relic of the Holy Cross across the globe until he can find the <I>Flying Dutchman</I>. He joins the Dutch East India Company and sets out at once on an adventure filled with romance, magic, and unimaginable horror. Poorly reviewed upon publication, <I>The Phantom Ship</I> has endured as a cult classic and continues to be adored by generations of loyal

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Author

Frederick Marryat; Mint Editions

Publisher

Graphic Arts Books

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9781590134924

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.44 / 5 (148 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14