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Two Years Before the Mast

Name: Two Years Before the Mast
Author: Richard Henry Dana

by Richard Henry Dana

1840•Biography•383 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryadventurehistoricalfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearbig & variedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalall consuming quest

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Boxlist takeA grounded, inventive biography: weighty and emotional. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.3 / 5

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About This Book

Two Years before the Mast is but an episode in the life of Richard Henry Dana, Jr., yet the narrative in which he details the experiences of that period is, perhaps, his chief claim to a wide remembrance.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentaryAdventureHistoricalHuman spirit/resilience/survivalAll consuming quest

Subjects

Large-type booksSailorsSeafaring lifeSpecimensTravelViajesVie en merVoyages

Details

Author: Richard Henry Dana
Published: 1840
Pages: 383
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Source: Open Library

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