"Men of the Sea is an opus of eight spectacularly drawn dark, poetic stories adapted by Riff Reb's. This collection offers "A Smile of Fortune," from Joseph Conrad; "The Sea Horses" and "The Shamraken Homeward Bound," from William Hope Hodgson; "The Galley Slaves" and "The Far South," from Pierre Mac Orlan; "A Descent into the Maelstrom," from Edgar Allan Poe; "The Three Customs Officers," from Marcel Schwob; and "The Shipwreck," from Robert Louis Stevenson. These eight tales, themselves interspersed by seven double-page spreads dedicated to extracts from illustrated classics, deliver a rich, poetic, and masterfully crafted work."-- Provided by publisher.

"Originally published in French under the following title: Hommes à la mer by Riff Reb's, ©Éditions Soleil, 2014"

The sea horses /William Hope Hodgson -- The odyssey, illustrated excerpt / Homer -- The gallery slaves / Pierre Mac Orlan -- Kernok the pirate, illustrated excerpt / Eugène Sue -- The Far South / Pierre Mac Orlan -- Malgorn the whaler, illustrated excerpt / Émile Condroyer -- The three customs officers / Marcel Schwob -- The death ship, illustrated excerpt / B. Traven -- A smile of fortune / Joseph Conrad -- Typhoon off the coast of Japan, illustrated excerpt / Jack London -- The sinking ship / Robert Louis Stevenson -- The toilers of the sea, illustrated excerpt / Victor Hugo -- Descent into the maelström / Edgar Allan Poe -- An antarctic mystery, illustrated excerpt / Jules Verne -- The shamraken homeward-bounder / William Hope Hodgson.