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Eight Bells And Top Masts

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Author : Christopher Lee
language : en
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Release Date : 2012-06-19

Eight Bells And Top Masts written by Christopher Lee and has been published by Faber & Faber this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-19 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

The late 1950s, twilight years of the British Empire, saw the end of the era of the 'tramp steamer' - coal-burning merchant ships that 'tramped' from port to port in the days before bulk carriers, hunting for any cargo that needed hauling to any place. In this marvelous memoir Christopher Lee offers the diaries of a 'Lad' much like himself who, at the age of 17, took his first job aboard the tramp ship Empire Heywood. Over two years this Lad would get to travel through the Suez canal, into the Indian Ocean and across the Pacific - so acquiring a panoramic view of the fading empire - before returning home to England as a man. The diaries give a splendid account of all the dramas of life aboard ship, with an eccentric cast of characters and a wealth of lively seafaring language. A third-person narrative from the author provides invaluable historical context.

Eight Bells Top Masts

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Author : Christopher Lee
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003

Eight Bells Top Masts written by Christopher Lee and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Great Britain categories.

In the late 1950s, an old tramp ship set sail from Amsterdam for the Far East. For nearly two years, she would tramp from port to port, never quite knowing where the next cargo might be or where it would be taken. Grubbing for trade, she sailed a complete circumnavigation of the globe. Aboard her was a young lad from the Kent marshes. He simply wanted to go to sea. Faithfully, in old school notebooks, the lad recorded what he saw, felt and did; moments of magic and moments of fear. Here is the often moving and often hilarious diary of that epic voyage.

Eight Bells

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Author : Charles Treleaven
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-07-12

Eight Bells written by Charles Treleaven and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-12 with categories.

There's no doubt that Charles has had an interesting life. Born in England during the Depression, he experienced the Blitz on London, the Flying Bombs, and then the V2 rockets. From the age of sixteen Charles spent the next 24 years travelling the world aboard British, New Zealand, Fijian, and Australian ships, then settled ashore in Melbourne to start his own packaging business. He was later asked to work with the U.N. in Jordan, based in Amman for some time. On his return to Melbourne, he was appointed CEO for the continued restoration of the award winning sailing ship Polly Woodside, now the pride of our City. Whilst there, Charles initiated the construction of the ship "Enterprize" replica. Finally, he used his knowledge as a navigator to excite over 800,000 Victorian school children with the basics of Science and Astronomy. Charles decided to retire after teaching for 23 years, at the tender age of 82. It is quite a Lifetime. It is quite a story !

Round The Horn Before The Mast

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Author : Basil Lubbock
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1907

Round The Horn Before The Mast written by Basil Lubbock and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1907 with Sailors categories.

Big Book Of Best Short Stories

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Author : Kenneth Grahame
language : en
Publisher: Tacet Books
Release Date : 2019-10-01

Big Book Of Best Short Stories written by Kenneth Grahame and has been published by Tacet Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.

This book contains 25 short stories from 5 classic, prize-winning and noteworthy authors. The stories were carefully selected by the critic August Nemo, in a collection that will please the literature lovers. The theme of this edition is: Children's Literature For more exciting titles, be sure to check out our 7 Best Short Stories and Essential Novelists collections. This book contains: Kenneth Grahame: - The Twenty-First of October - Dies Irae - Mutabile Semper - The Magic Ring - Its Walls Were as of Jasper - A Saga of the Seas - The Reluctant DragonL. Frank Baum: - A Kidnapped Santa Claus - The Man In The Moon - Little Dorothy and Toto - Ozma and the Little Wizard - The Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger - The Scarecrow and The Tin Woodman - How The Beggars Came To TownLaura E. Richards: - Maine to the Rescue - The Coming of the King - The Golden Windows - The Shed Chamber - The Green Satin Gown - The Scarlet Leaves - Don AlonzoLouisa May Alcott: - A Modern Cinderella - My Red Cap - A Christmas Dream, and How it Came to Be True - An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving - Aunt Kipp - Rosy's Journey - The BrothersMaria Edgeworth: - The Grateful Negro - The Prussian Vase - The Good Aunt - The Good French Governess - The Orphans - The False Key - Tarlton

Best Short Stories Omnibus Volume 3

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Author : H. and E. Heron
language : en
Publisher: Tacet Books
Release Date : 2020-04-10

Best Short Stories Omnibus Volume 3 written by H. and E. Heron and has been published by Tacet Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-10 with Fiction categories.

This book contains 350 short stories from 50 classic, prize-winning and noteworthy authors. Wisely chosen by the literary critic August Nemo for the book series 7 Best Short Stories, this omnibus contains the stories of the following writers: - Sheridan Le Fanu - H. and E. Heron - Charlotte Riddell - Flora Annie Steel - Amelia B. Edwards - Margaret Oliphant - Edward Bellamy - Arnold Bennett - S. Baring-Gould - Daniil Kharms - E.F. Benson - John Buchan - Ella D'Arcy - Jacques Futrelle - Frank Richard Stockton - John Kendrick Bangs - Kenneth Grahame - Julian Hawthorne - A. E. W. Mason - Richard Middleton - Pierre Louÿs - Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole - Ethel Richardson - Gertrude Stein - E. Phillips Oppenheim - Arthur Quiller-Couch - Mór Jókai - Andy Adams - Bertha Sinclair - Fitz James O'Brien - Eleanor H. Porter - Valery Bryusov - John Ulrich Giesy - Otis Adelbert Kline - Paul Laurence Dunbar - Frank Lucius Packard - Barry Pain - Gertrude Bennett - Francis Marion Crawford - William Pett Ridge - Gilbert Parker - Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford - Elizabeth Garver Jordan - Richard Austin Freeman - Alice Duer Miller - Leonard Merrick - Anthony Hope - Ethel Watts Mumford - Anne O'Hagan Shinn - B. M. Bower