This early work by Henry De Vere Stacpoole was originally published in 1915 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Blue Horizon - Romance from the Tropics and the Sea' is a seafaring adventure novel. Henry De Vere Stacpoole was born on April 9th 1863 in Kingstown, Ireland. After finishing his education, Stacpoole travelled widely, taking up a job as a ship's doctor. His time spent at sea undoubtedly inspired many stories and characters in his later writing. Stacpoole's writing career ...
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This early work by Henry De Vere Stacpoole was originally published in 1915 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Blue Horizon - Romance from the Tropics and the Sea' is a seafaring adventure novel. Henry De Vere Stacpoole was born on April 9th 1863 in Kingstown, Ireland. After finishing his education, Stacpoole travelled widely, taking up a job as a ship's doctor. His time spent at sea undoubtedly inspired many stories and characters in his later writing. Stacpoole's writing career started with the publication of The Intended in 1894, but his most famous work is The Blue Lagoon, a romance novel published in 1908.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Toning to fragile pages. in original dustwrapper which has minor edge loss, and is faded to the spine (overprint 1/6 price label to spine). 288 p. Original red cloth, blindstamped design to cover, lettered in black to spine. Undated (owner's 1918 inscription to endpaper) The Blue Horizon-Romance from the Tropics and the Sea by Henry de vere Stacpoole is a seafaring adventure novel. Henry De Vere Stacpoole was born on April 9th 1863 in Kingstown, Ireland. After finishing his education, Stacpoole travelled widely, taking up a job as a ships doctor. His time spent at sea undoubtedly inspired many stories and characters in his later writing. Stacpooles writing career started with the publication of The Intended in 1894, but his most famous work is The Blue Lagoon, a romance novel published in 1908.
