John Scott Hughes (1893–1960)
Author of Come and Sail
About the Author
Image credit: A Family 'snap' fixed in a first edition book purchased as a birthday present for a friend of the author.
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Hughes, John Scott
- Birthdate
- 1893
- Date of death
- 1960
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- journalist
mariner - Organizations
- The Times [London|
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
British Merchant Navy - Short biography
- John Scott-Hughes, was born in 1893 and served before the mast in the Merchant Navy before becoming a master mariner in his thirties. He wrote a number of books on seamanship and his sailing experiences which have become classics and are still relevant some 80 years later. In 1933 he was appointed the Yachting Correspondent of The Times, remaining in his post, barring his Second World War years as a Lieutenant Commander RNVR.
- Nationality
- UK
UK - Places of residence
- Isle of Wight, England, UK
- Associated Place (for map)
- England, UK
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Published in 1935; Told in the Watch Below is twenty-four cruising, sailing and sea-faring yarns richly recounted by an experienced seaman (a Commander in the RVNR) and hauntingly illustrated by Donald Maxwell. The first illustration will speak strongly to any reader with seafaring experience and is an apt frontispiece to the ‘yarns; that could well have been heard from fellow shipmates.
Reminiscent of Round the Cabin Table pieces of Maurice Griffith, John Scott Hughes recounts his sailing show more tales from that ‘golden’ age of wooden boats and gentlemen skippers.
A book that holds the reader’s interest and delights the eye with illustrations that enhance the yarning. show less
Reminiscent of Round the Cabin Table pieces of Maurice Griffith, John Scott Hughes recounts his sailing show more tales from that ‘golden’ age of wooden boats and gentlemen skippers.
A book that holds the reader’s interest and delights the eye with illustrations that enhance the yarning. show less
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- Works
- 12
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 30
- Popularity
- #449,941
- Rating
- 4.3
- Reviews
- 1
- ISBNs
- 2