Eighteen classic sea-faring tales by the best-loved writers of the genre, including Patrick O'Brian, C. S. Forester, Richard Woodman, Herman Melville and Frederick Marryat. Featuring favourite heroes such as Captain Jack Aubrey, Adam Hardy, Horatio Hornblower and Nathaniel Drinkwater. These tales vividly re-create the age of the glory days of sail, aboard the great ships that sailed for trade, discovery or warfare. They include storms and shipwrecks, the great sea battles of the Napoleonic era and the sheer, dangerous ...
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Eighteen classic sea-faring tales by the best-loved writers of the genre, including Patrick O'Brian, C. S. Forester, Richard Woodman, Herman Melville and Frederick Marryat. Featuring favourite heroes such as Captain Jack Aubrey, Adam Hardy, Horatio Hornblower and Nathaniel Drinkwater. These tales vividly re-create the age of the glory days of sail, aboard the great ships that sailed for trade, discovery or warfare. They include storms and shipwrecks, the great sea battles of the Napoleonic era and the sheer, dangerous excitement of life before the mast.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Damaged cover. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner.
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Seller's Description:
Cover by Pete Rozycki. Fine. pp. 496. 35035 shelf. Unread. Thick trade paperback, pictorial beige covers. 18 classic stories by Alexander Kent, H. Melville, Richard Butler, Jane Jackson, C.S. Forester, Harriet Hudson, Walter Wood, et al. Martime fiction anthologies.
Edition:
First Carroll & Graf Edition [stated] May be second printing
Publisher:
Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc
Published:
1999
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
15817386412
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Good. xvi, 496 pages. Appendix (a guide to sea stories of the period 1790-1820). Stories of Britain's naval heritage, from the great voyages of Sir Frances Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh through to the time of Horatio Nelson and Trafalgar. The bulk of the book concentrates on the wars between Britain and France, particularly the Napoleonic period. In total there are eighteen stories of naval warfare and intrigue, stretching around the globe. The stories are by notable authors including Patrick O'Brian, Richard Woodman, C. S. Forester, Walter Jon Williams, Showell Styles, Harriet Hudson, and others, with some classic material from Frederick Marryat, Herman Melville, and Cutcliffe Hyne. The book also includes a bibliography of key Napoleonic naval fiction. For those whose hearts belong to the sea, this collection of 18 tales by the best-loved writers of seafaring stories will allow readers to vicariously experience the heroic feats of captains and seamen, sea voyages, discovery, and warfare. With stories from Patrick O'Brian, C. S. Forester, Richard Woodman, Herman Melville, and Frederick Marryat, and others, these tales vividly recreate the age of tall ships, canon fire, and true seamanship.
