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Lifetime: 1732 - 1769 Passed: ≈ 255 years ago

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William Falconer

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Shipwreck

Poetry Adventure History Memoir Tragedy
Nature Friendship Disaster British Literature Shipwreck 18th century poetry Merchant ship Autobiographical poem 18th century sailing vessel Realistic portrayal William Falconer Maritime literature

The poem describes the sinking of the merchant ship Britannia off the coast of Greece and the subsequent struggles of the survivors. Falconer, who had himself survived a shipwreck, drew on his own experiences to create a vivid and realistic account o...