''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
Joseph Rudyard Kipling ( ; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936)''The Times'', (London) 18 January 1936, p. 12. was an English novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work.
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's letters include reference to his having read the work with his children.
Mention in popular culture: In the Canadian novel, ''Fifth Business'', by Robertson Davies, set in 1908, the older brother, Willie, of the narrator, Dunstan Ramsay, is reading ''The Cruise of the "Cachalot"'' in an early domestic scene.
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Books about whaling
1898 books