Today's free book is Legends and superstitions of the sea and of sailors in all lands and at all times by Fletcher S. Bassett (1885). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
The book is available at Hathi Trust (I have not checked for other online sources).
Table of Contents
Chapter I.—The Sea-Dangers. Rocks, Water-spouts and Whirlpools, Tides, Moon and Weather, Winds and Wind-Gods
Chapter II.—The Gods, Saints and Demons of the sea: Nick and Davy Jones, The Virgin
Chapter III.—Wind-Makers and Storm-Raisers: Witches, Weather-wise Animals, Storm-raising Deeds
Chapter IV.—Water-Sprites and Mermaids. Sea-Giants and Dwarfs, Water-Horses and Bulls
Chapter V.—The Sea Monsters and Sea Serpents: The Kraken or Island-Fish, Sea Monks, Sea Snakes
Chapter VI.—Legends of the Finny Tribes: Jonah Stories, Sharks, Porpoises and Seals, Fish Stories
Chapter VII.—Stories of Other Animals: Shell-fish, The Barnacle-tree, Four-footed Animals, Birds and Insects
Chapter VIII.—Spectres of the Sea: Apparitions, Ghosts, Spectral Lands, St. Elmo's Lights
Chapter IX.—The Death Voyage to the Earthly Paradise or Hell: Death-barks, Ocean Paradises, Canoe Burial
Chapter X.—The Flying Dutchman: Phantom Boats, Intelligent Ships, Curious Barks, Ocean Wanderers
Chapter XI.—Sacrifices, Offerings and Oblations
Chapter XII.—Ceremonies and Festivals: Launching, Crossing the Line, Wedding the Adriatic, Fishermen's Feasts
Chapter XIII.—Luck, Omens, Images and Charms: Lucky Men. Unlucky Ships, Friday, Images on Ships, The Caul
Chapter XIV.—Miscellaneous: The Drowned and Drowning, Sunken Bells and Towns, The Loadstone, The Deluge, Famous Voyages
