The Death Ship — William Clark Russell / W. Clark Russell

William Clark Russell (1844 â€"1911) was an English writer best known for his nautical novels. He wrote short stories, press articles, historical essays, biographies and a book of verse, but was known best for his novels, most of which were about life at sea. The Wreck of the Grosvenor was the most popular mid-Victorian melodrama of adventure and heroism at sea. Russell wrote a total of 57 novels.