Author: William Clark Russell
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387090943
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
The Convict Ship; In Three Volumes
Author: William Clark Russell
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387092792
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387092792
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Prison Ship
Author: Paul Dowswell
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408829355
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Sam fights in a fierce battle against the Danish Fleet, led by none other than Admiral Nelson himself, and against all odds victory is theirs. Peace is declared and Britain's war with most of Northern Europe is over. Sam can go home. But on the journey back, he witnesses a crime, for which he is framed. He is sentenced to death, but at the last minute this sentence is commuted to transportation to Australia. With petty thieves, vicious criminals, women and other children, Sam begins an eight month journey to the other side of the world, and a life of slavery in the harsh Australian interior. He knows that, against all odds, he must escape.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408829355
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Sam fights in a fierce battle against the Danish Fleet, led by none other than Admiral Nelson himself, and against all odds victory is theirs. Peace is declared and Britain's war with most of Northern Europe is over. Sam can go home. But on the journey back, he witnesses a crime, for which he is framed. He is sentenced to death, but at the last minute this sentence is commuted to transportation to Australia. With petty thieves, vicious criminals, women and other children, Sam begins an eight month journey to the other side of the world, and a life of slavery in the harsh Australian interior. He knows that, against all odds, he must escape.
The Academy
William Clark Russell and the Victorian Nautical Novel
Author: Andrew Nash
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317320115
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
William Clark Russell wrote more than forty nautical novels. Immensely popular in their time, his works were admired by contemporary writers, such as Conan Doyle, Stevenson and Meredith, while Swinburne, considered him 'the greatest master of the sea, living or dead'. Based on extensive archival research, Nash explores this remarkable career.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317320115
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
William Clark Russell wrote more than forty nautical novels. Immensely popular in their time, his works were admired by contemporary writers, such as Conan Doyle, Stevenson and Meredith, while Swinburne, considered him 'the greatest master of the sea, living or dead'. Based on extensive archival research, Nash explores this remarkable career.
The Tale of the Ten
Author: William Clark Russell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
The Convict and Other Stories
Author: James Lee Burke
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451618476
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
One of the country’s most-acclaimed and popular novelists offers a selection of a dozen short stories set in James Lee Burke’s most beloved milieu, the Deep South. “America’s best novelist” (The Denver Post), two-time Edgar Award winner James Lee Burke is renowned for his lush, suspense-charged portrayals of the Deep South—the people, the crime, the hope and despair infused in the bayou landscape. This stunning anthology takes us back to where Burke's heart and soul beat—the steamy, seamy Gulf Coast—in complex and fascinating tales that crackle with violence and menace, meshing his flair for gripping storytelling with his urbane writing style.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451618476
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
One of the country’s most-acclaimed and popular novelists offers a selection of a dozen short stories set in James Lee Burke’s most beloved milieu, the Deep South. “America’s best novelist” (The Denver Post), two-time Edgar Award winner James Lee Burke is renowned for his lush, suspense-charged portrayals of the Deep South—the people, the crime, the hope and despair infused in the bayou landscape. This stunning anthology takes us back to where Burke's heart and soul beat—the steamy, seamy Gulf Coast—in complex and fascinating tales that crackle with violence and menace, meshing his flair for gripping storytelling with his urbane writing style.
The Reference Catalogue of Current Literature
Australasian Bibliography (in Three Parts)
Author: Public Library of New South Wales
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Australasia
Languages : en
Pages : 1284
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Australasia
Languages : en
Pages : 1284
Book Description
The Bookseller
Historical Records of Australia
Author: Australia. Parliament. Joint Library Committee
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 990
Book Description
Official records of the settlement and administration of Australian colonies and Port Essington; many Aboriginal references.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 990
Book Description
Official records of the settlement and administration of Australian colonies and Port Essington; many Aboriginal references.