Samuel returns home to England where his enjoyment of friends and family is dulled by a nagging illness. After delivering freight between Bristol and Lisbon in a leaky vessel manned by drunk shipmates, Samuel gets a call to return to his old ship the Thetis.

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Interested in true history stories? This podcast is for you! The Journal of Samuel Kelly is a detailed diary kept by an 18th century sailor. It was discovered approximately 100 years after his death. The book is out of print with its final printing occurring around 1925 by the Fredrick A Stokes company.