In a lifeboat by Jeffery Farnol
In a lifeboat by Jeffery Farnol is a survival short story written in the early 20th century. It centers on three shipwrecked castaways adrift under a merciless sun, using their ordeal to explore thirst, fear, trust, and the moral calculus of sacrifice. John Farrant, a disciplined gentleman, and Joe Trasker, a deteriorating sailor, ration the last water while caring for Eve Wellerby. As the heat intensifies, Trasker becomes volatile and suspicious, and
Farrant stands guard with a knife while he and Eve try to keep hope alive. After a desperate night, Farrant wakes to find Trasker gone and signs of violence, assuming the worst. When a ship is finally sighted, a hidden note reveals that Trasker slipped overboard to give the other two a chance at survival, intending to face sharks with the knife; humbled by this sacrifice, Farrant and Eve bless the man they had feared. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Farnol, Jeffery, 1878-1952 |
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| Illustrator | Tomaso, Rico, 1898-1985 |
| Title | In a lifeboat |
| Original Publication | New York: International Magazine Company, Inc., 1930. |
| Series Title | Produced from the September, 1930 issue of Hearst’s International combined with Cosmopolitan magazine. |
| Credits | Prepared by volunteers at BookCove (bookcove.net) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | Lifeboats -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 78034 |
| Release Date | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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