Occult Literature
The Fishing Sloop in the Arctic Storm
A fierce snowstorm drives Olaf Jansen and his father northward among the icebergs, threatening to capsize their fishing sloop. The narrator remembers the boat creaking and staggering as provisions are swept from its deck, yet cannot explain how they survive. Williams makes the wave dwarf the vessel, turning the storm into a threshold between familiar Arctic waters and Emerson's imagined inner world.
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John A. Williams. "The Fishing Sloop in the Arctic Storm" [editorial title]. In The Smoky God, Willis George Emerson. Forbes & Company, Chicago, 1908 scan, 1908, Forbes & Company. Source scan leaf 77. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/smoky-arctic-storm
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
The vessel and event illustrate Emerson's narrative. Historical-sounding narration is not evidence that the voyage occurred.
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John A. Williams. The Fishing Sloop in the Arctic Storm. The Smoky God. Scan leaf 77. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/smoky-arctic-storm