Rites of passage (Sea trilogy ; #1)
Adventure stories, Sea stories, Award winning fiction
Human-narrated audio
Summary
In the cabin of an ancient, stinking warship bound for Australia, a man writes a journal to entertain his godfather back in England. With wit and disdain he records mounting tensions on board, as an obsequious clergyman attracts the animosity… of the tyrannical captain and surly crew. Followed by "Close quarters" (DC31504). Junior and senior high. 1980 Man Booker Prize. 1980. (Sea trilogy ; 1)