The Adventures of Roderick Random Chapter XXXVII

In which the voyage home is marred by the ill-tempered captain’s demise and the harsh rule of his successor, whose cruel caprice leads to misery and fatality among the crew; disaster strikes as the ship runs aground, plunging all into chaos and despair. Our narrator, though grievously wounded and robbed amid the anarchy of shipwreck, summons a fierce spirit to confront his oppressor, only to be left destitute and forlorn upon the shore.