I am still near, Watching the smiles I prized on earth, Your converse mild, your blameless mirth.[64
- Date of account
- Late nineteenth-century compilation
- Source
- The Ghost World
- Reference
- The Ghost World · selected passage 185
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English
- Record updated
- 2026-08-24
Record summary
In 'Mélusine' for September 1884,[245] it is stated that, 'in many localities in Lower Brittany, stories are current of a huge ship manned by giant human forms and dogs
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Source passage
Source text · mention onlyIn 'Mélusine' for September 1884,[245] it is stated that, 'in many localities in Lower Brittany, stories are current of a huge ship manned by giant human forms and dogs. The men are reprobates guilty of horrible crimes; the dogs, demons set to guard them and inflict on them a thousand tortures. Such a vessel wanders ceaselessly from sea to sea, without entering port or casting anchor, and will do so to the end of the world. No vessel should allow it to fall aboard, for its crew would suddenly disappear. The orders, in this strange craft, are given through huge conch-shells, and, the noise being heard several miles off, it is easy to avoid her. Besides, there is nothing to fear, if the "Ave Maria" is repeated, and the Saints appealed to, especially St.
Historical context
Contextual commentary · mention onlyThis material belongs to a folklore tradition. Story type, collector, community, transmission and literary editing matter when comparing it with other sources.
Modern context
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