The Mammoth Book of Men O'War: Stories from the Glory Days of Sail
by Mike Ashley (Editor)
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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 show more era and the sheer, dangerous excitement of life before the mast. show lessTags
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Mike Ashley has specialized in the history of science fiction and fantasy for more than 30 years. He is the author and editor of over a hundred books that in total have sold over a million copies worldwide.
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- 823.010832162 — Literature & rhetoric English & Old English literatures English fiction By type Short stories Collections Themes and subjects Places Types of region
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- PR1309 .S4 .M36 — Language and Literature English English Literature Collections of English literature
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