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1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

THE WRECK OF THE GOLDEN MARY (PT 2) by CHARLES DICKENS

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

Jon Hagadorn

Fiction, Arts

4.51.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2026

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Pt 2 of 'The Wreck of the Golden Mary' finds our two lifeboats in dire straits as food and water are just about gone.

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Sailing wide across the sea to distant lands where dreams unfold, chase the sun and hunt for gold.

1:01.8

Welcome back everyone to part two of the wreck of the Golden Mary by Charles Dickens.

1:07.9

In the first half of the wreck of the Golden Mary, Captain William George

1:11.9

Ravender takes command of a ship bound for the California Goldfields. Accompanied by his devoted

1:17.1

chief mate, John Stedeman, at a small group of passengers, the voyage begins with a sense of

1:22.9

optimism. However, the ship eventually strikes an iceberg in the dark frozen waters near Cape Horn and founders.

1:31.3

The survivors escape in two boats, the long boat and the surfboat, facing extreme exposure, starvation, and thirst.

1:39.3

A central figure in the struggle is Golden Lucy, a young child who becomes a symbol of hope for the crew.

1:46.3

The physical wasting of the survivors reaches its peak as the last of the coffee berries and water run out.

1:53.2

With Captain Ravinder eventually collapsing from exhaustion and exposure, Stedeman must take the helm and maintain the last sparks of hope.

2:02.7

The focus here shifts to the mental fortitude required to survive when all physical resources are

2:07.7

gone, testing the bond between the two boats.

2:11.5

What happens from that point on? I can't divulge.

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