True-life stories of seafarers facing danger and death in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Following on from Cannibals and Carnage and Misery, Mutiny and Menace, the third of Graham Faiella's thrilling collections of tales gathers stories of castaways. Terrible tales of being adrift on the ocean, clinging to life on coral reefs or fighting for survival on a range of inhospitable and desolate islands, these are stories of hardship and suffering and survival against the odds. AUTHOR: Graham Faiella has a deep and abiding interest in the lives of seafarers and ships, particularly of the deep-sea sailing ship era. He has personally sailed as crew on yachts, twice across the Atlantic, and on a 1750 tonne motor yacht around the world in 18 months (1973/74). He has previously written several non-fiction works and accumulated a library collection of c.1000 books on ships, seafarers and navigation, etc. He lives in London. 24 b/w illustrations